All I can really tell you is that it is just a title. It does not make a dog any better, and there are a lot of dogs, in my opinion that should be in a "HOF " That are not, And some that are in the PTCA HOF I do not agree with. If I had my own HOF I would be the one making the choice, so it would be based on my opinions and the people I had helping me make the choices. I am not sure who makes the choice, but I would guess that it would be based on pedigrees received at the PTCA, and information shared by the members. IF you keep seeing a dog like Nuttall's Miner in pedigrees again and agai