Canine Athletics guide

How DVS works

DVS compares a result with the dog’s height inside one discipline.

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100.00

The leading performance receives 100 DVS

Other dogs receive a score based on how close their result-to-height ratio is to the leader.

The calculation

Long Jump example

Step 1 Result ÷ height 450 ÷ 45 = 10.00 Find the dog’s performance ratio.

Step 2 100 ÷ best ratio 100 ÷ 10.00 = 10 The leader creates the dynamic variable.

Step 3 Ratio × variable 10.00 × 10 = 100 The final DVS for this discipline.

Two dogs compared

Result and height together

Wine 45 cm tall · 450 cm jump · ratio 10.00 100.00 DVS

Dog B 47 cm tall · 440 cm jump · ratio 9.36 93.62 DVS

Dog B jumps only 10 cm shorter, but Wine has the stronger result compared with body height.

Current DVS

Records, statistics and current rating use the best ratio recorded now. When a new leader appears, current DVS values are recalculated.

Used onRecords · Statistics · Rankings

Event DVS

The DVS calculated at an event remains part of that event’s history. A later record does not rewrite what was shown at the competition.

Used onEvent result pages

Good to know

Each discipline has its own DVS

Long Jump is compared with Long Jump, High Jump with High Jump and Trackmill with Trackmill. A score of 100 in one discipline is not compared with 100 in another.

Why does the best dog always have 100?

The dynamic variable is created from the best result-to-height ratio. That converts the leading ratio to exactly 100 and places every other valid result below it.

What data is required?

The result, discipline and dog height must be recorded. A result without a valid height cannot receive a trustworthy DVS.