Heelwork to Music - Qualifying for Crufts

Mary Ray doing Heelwork to Music at Crufts 2009 One of the highlights of a Heelwork to Music competitor's career is the opportunity to compete in front of an audience of thousands at Crufts.

Each year Crufts hosts the finals of both Heelwork to Music and Freestyle competitions. All 'Advanced' level dogs and handlers can qualify for Crufts by entering one or more of a series of qualifying events held throughout the year (see below).

During 2011, the first two dogs at each heat which have not already qualified will go forward to the semi-finals, which will be held by Rugby Dog Training Club at its HTM show in January 2012. At the semi-finals, the first ten placed Freestyle entries will qualify for the Freestyle Finals at Crufts and the first ten placed dogs in Heelwork to Music will qualify for the Heelwork to Music Finals at Crufts.

Crufts 2009 Heelwork to Music All Crufts qualifying competitions are judged under the appropriate Kennel Club Regulations in force at the time of the event. Heelwork%20to%20Music%20Crufts%202009%20International%20Freestyle%20Finals%20cowboy%20starburst To be eligible to enter these classes, dogs must be eligible to compete in Advanced classes. Both the show organisers and the Kennel Club reserve the right to verify a dog’s eligibility to compete.

Crufts also caters for Heelwork to Music's growing international following by hosting the Kennel Club Crufts International Freestyle Competition. The competition is open to one competitor from each country involved, with England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales represented by the highest placed competitors from each 'home country' in the Crufts Freestyle Final , where possible.

More details of the Crufts Competitions