TYPES OF SHOWS
General Championship Shows and Breed Club Championship Shows -
General Championship Shows are open to all Kennel Club registered dogs and are held by Societies throughout the UK. Rough and Smooth Collies are fortunate to have Challenge Certificates on offer at most General Championship Shows and this is where you can qualify your dog for Crufts. All Breed Clubs hold one Championship Show per year (unless it is their club's CC rotation year) and General Championship Shows are often held over 3 - 4 days and split into groups - the Rough and Smooth Collie being in the Pastoral Group.
General Open Shows and Breed Club Open Shows -
Open to all Kennel Club registered dogs and the starting block for most exhibitors. General Open shows schedule classes for many different breeds and are run by general canine societies. There are several Rough and Smooth Collie Breed Clubs throughout the UK and each one will hold at least one Open Show per year. In General Open Shows there may only be 3 or 5 classes, and dogs and bitches will often be judges together.
Limited Shows
These are limited to 75 classes and any dog that has won either a Challenge Certiciate or any win that counts towards the status of Champion is ineligible for entry.
Companion Shows
These are fun informal events open to all dogs, KC registered or not and is quite often where people enter for fun and get bitten by the show bug. They are usually held to raise money for charity and fundraising events.
When entering a dog show you will need to follow the guidelines below for which class to enter your dog into...........
MINOR PUPPY — For dogs of six and not exceeding nine calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.
PUPPY — For dogs of six and not exceeding twelve calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.
JUNIOR — For dogs of six and not exceeding eighteen calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.
SPECIAL YEARLING — For dogs of six months and not exceeding two years of age on the first day of the Show.
MAIDEN — For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or a First Prize at an Open or Championship Show (Minor Puppy, Special Minor Puppy, Puppy and Special Puppy Classes excepted, whether restricted or not).
NOVICE — For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or three or more First Prizes at an Open or Championship Show (Minor Puppy, Special Minor Puppy, Puppy and Special Puppy Classes excepted, whether restricted or not).
GRADUATE— For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or four or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Graduate, Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open classes, whether restricted or not.
POST GRADUATE — For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or five or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open classes, whether restricted or not.
MID LIMIT — For dogs which have not won three Challenge Certificates or five or more First Prizes in all at Championship Shows in Mid Limit, Limit and Open classes, confined to the breed, whether restricted or not, at shows where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed.
LIMIT — For dogs which have not won three Challenge Certificates under three different judges or seven or more First Prizes in all at Championship Shows in Limit and Open classes, confined to the breed, whether restricted or not, at shows where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed.
OPEN — For all dogs of the breeds for which the class is provided and eligible for entry at the show.
VETERAN — For dogs over seven years of age on the first day of the Show. |
