The Kennel Club will be hosting an ‘Eye for a Dog’ assessment in May for judges wishing to progress to award Challenge Certificates to subsequent breeds via the Judges Education Programme (JEP) route and a few places remain on the morning and afternoon sessions. Judges applying to be approved for groups and best in show and policy judge must have also successfully passed the Eye for a Dog Assessment.
The assessment will take place on Saturday 3 May at The Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. In order to be eligible to take part, a candidate must have been approved for at least one breed and judged them at Challenge Certificate (CC) level.
The passing of the Eye for a Dog assessment is a one-off mandatory requirement for judges progressing to award CCs to a fourth or subsequent breed, however the assessment is also available for those judges progressing for a second or third CC breed under the JEP route.
A copy of the Code of Best Practice for the assessment can be found online.
The assessment is available to book at a cost of £25 and there are two sessions available to book online (candidates must be logged into their online account) and places will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
The morning session starts at 9am – click here to book the morning session
The afternoon session starts at 1pm – click here to book the afternoon session
Those judges who have previously taken the assessment and have passed are not required to take it again. For anyone who was unsuccessful at a previous attempt then 12 months needs to have passed before retaking the assessment.
Enquiries in relation to the Eye for a Dog assessment should be directed to
Judges Education Programme (Breed Shows)