The Kennel Club Special Crufts Qualifying Show for Irish Native Breeds is set to take place on the 31^st May 2009, with Kennel Club Challenge Certificates on offer for Irish native breeds. Postal entries close on the 10^th April and online entries close on the 24^th April.

The Irish Kennel Club and the Kennel Club announced in 2006 that the Kennel Club would hold a Championship Show for Irish native breeds in Dublin in May 2009. The show will be part of a festival celebrating Irish breeds, which is to be hosted by the Irish Kennel Club to coincide with the FCI European Winner Show. The breeds to be scheduled with CCs at this show will be: Irish Wolfhounds, Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, Irish Water Spaniels, Kerry Blue Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers and Irish Terriers.

Said Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Secretary “The Kennel Club is looking forward to working with the Irish Kennel Club for the benefit of dogs and celebrating the Irish native breeds on this special occasion.”

The Kennel Club Special Crufts Qualifying Show will be held under Kennel Club Rules and will be a Crufts qualifying event like any other KC Championship Show. It will be held at the same venue as the FCI European Winner Show and will be timed to enable those who wish to enter Irish breeds at the European Show to stay an extra day and take in both shows in a single trip.

For schedules contact the Kennel Club Events Department on 0844 463 3980; they can also be downloaded online from www.fossedata.co.uk.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL CRUFTS QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW FOR IRISH NATIVE BREEDS

Q. Where will the CCs for this show come from and will this affect the normal allocation of CCs for these breeds in 2009?

A. The CCs will be a special additional one-off allocation for this special occasion and as such will not affect the normal allocation of CCs for 2009.

Q. How will the show be organised?

A. It will be held entirely under normal KC Regulations and the judges, classification, entry fees and administration will all be arranged by the Kennel Club.

Q. Will the show be benched?

A. No. This is the one area where the show will vary from KC Regulations as it is impossible due to the cross-border nature of the show, to organise benching.

Q. Will dogs from overseas be able to enter – if so how?

A. Yes. Dogs registered with the Kennel Club will enter normally in the same way as for any Championship Show held under KC Rules. Overseas dogs not previously registered with the Kennel Club will require an Authority to Compete (ATC) from the Kennel Club in advance. This is to enable the particulars of winning dogs to be easily available for entry to the KC Stud Book.

Q. Which breed standards will be used?

A. The judges selected are likely to have judged these breeds internationally but since this is a show held under KC Rules and Regulations, they will be required to judge to the KC breed standard. In most significant cases differences are, in any case, not major.

Q. Where and when will the show be held?

A. At the Royal Dublin Society Irish International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Dublin on 31^st May, 2009.

Q. Will the show be a Crufts qualifier and if so what will qualify the dogs?

A. Yes. The show will have the same Crufts qualifying status as any other Championship Show held under KC Regulations. Wins at this show will also count in the normal way against entry qualifications for classes such as Novice, Graduate etc at future shows.  This show will feature in the Kennel Club Stud Book alongside all other Championship Shows held in 2009.

Q. Will the show be judged on the Group basis?

A. No. It will operate rather as does the Scottish Breeds CS General Championship Show and all unbeaten Best of Breeds will be eligible to compete for Best in Show.

Q. Will a dog’s results at the European Winner Show affect its eligibility to compete for Best of Breed or Best in Show at this special Championship Show or vice versa?

A. No, this show is a completely separate competition to the European Winner Show.

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