Judges at Kennel Club licensed Working Trials are expected to maintain and abide by the highest standards in accordance with Kennel Club Rules and Regulations and appropriate Codes of Best Practice as published from time to time.  The Guide for Obedience Judges and Stewards is also available to download in PDF format free of charge (below) or you may wish to purchase the printed booklet from our Online Shop.  It is also important to keep a record of your judging appointments, one day you may be invited to award Working Trial Certificates, an official Judges Record Book can be purchased from our Online Shop.

Guide for Working Trial Judges and Stewards

How to become an Open Working Trial judge

Before you can embark on your Working Trial judging career you must be fully conversant with the Working Trial (I) Regulations, which can be downloaded in PDF format free of charge (below) or you may wish to purchase the printed booklet from our Online Shop.

Working Trial and Bloodhound Trial Regulations 2008

Before you are appointed to judge at an Open Working Trial you must have qualified a dog “Excellent” in the Stake you are going to judge, or in a higher Stake.  For a TD (Tracking Dog) or PD (Patrol Dog) appointment you must have previously judged the nosework section of a lower tacking stake.

Prior to judging for the first time you must have attained a Kennel Club Working Trial Regulations and Judging Procedure Seminar and passed the Regulations and Judging Procedure examination.  This examination is nothing to fear, it is a multiple choice exam paper and the answers to all the questions will be covered in the preceding seminar. 

List of approved Working Trial Accredited Trainers

Societies, individuals or groups can organise a seminar by contacting any of the accredited trainers personally. 

Working Trial Seminars

Anyone who holding a working trial–related seminar this year is invited to email the details to the Kennel Club’s Canine Activities Team at canineactivitiesteam@thekennelclub.org.uk so that the seminar can be listed on our new Events Calendar.  Simply click on the Seminars icon on the right to search our Events Calendar for Working Trial Seminars in your area or by date. 

How to become a Championship Working Trial Judge for CD (Companion Dog), UD ( Utility Dog) or WD (Working Dog) Stakes

Before you can judge at a Championship trial you must fulfil the following minimum criteria:

For CD Stake – You must have judged at least two Open Working Trials and have qualified a dog “Excellent” as a handler, in at least a Championship CD stake.

For UD Stake – You must have judged all groups in UD, WD, PD or TD Stakes at  two Open Working Trials, have judged CD Stake at a Championship Working Trial and have qualified a dog ”excellent” as a handler, in a Championship UD Stake.

For WD Stake – You must have judged UD Stake at a Championship Working Trial and have qualified a dog “Excellent” as a handler, in a Championship WD Stake.

How to become a Championship Working Trial Judge for TD or PD Stakes

The Kennel Club is responsible for the approval of Championship Working Trial Judges for TD and PD, all nominations must be received by the Kennel Club at least 9 months before the appointment using the official nomination form. All first time appointments must be applied for at least 12 months before the trial using the Working Trial Judge’s questionnaire.

Championship Working Trial Judges for TD and PD nomination form

Working Trial Judge's Questionnaire

Once you have been judging for a number of years you may be asked to judge a Championship TD or PD Stake and award Working Trial Certificates.  If this is the first time you have awarded Working Trial Certificates it is important to make sure you meet the following criteria:

1. You must have 5 years experience of judging at Kennel Club licensed Working Trials.
2. Have judged WD Stake at a Championship Trial.
3. Have judged two or more Open Working Trials, including TD open for TD judges and PD open for PD judges.
4. Have qualified a dog “Excellent” in the nominated Stake.
5. You must have attended a Kennel Club Working Trial Regulations and Judging Procedure Seminar and passed the Regulations and Judging Procedure examination. (see note above).

A person approved to judge a Championship Working Trial Certificate Stake may not judge the same Stake within a period of six calendar months.  (the relevant date being the last day of each trial).

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