Competing in Young Kennel Club Agility competitions

YKC member doing agility

For competitions which qualify for either Crufts or the Junior Open Agility World Championships please read below.

Crufts

We host various agility competition finals at Crufts with certain ways in which to qualify. Each individual competition follows different rules which are summarised below. Please ensure that you read each individual section to find out further information regarding restrictions and rules/regulations. These rules are for the Young Kennel Club competitions and must be read in conjunction with the specific agility regulations (H).

This section will only detail the competitions with qualifying classes. 

Rules for Young Kennel Club Agility at Crufts 2024

YKC Agility Rules 2024 (Crufts 2025)

Agility Dog of The Year & Junior Open Agility World Championships

The YKC Agility Dog of The Year competition is the YKC’s flagship agility event, and seeks to find the best of the best young agility talent in the UK. YKC members need to complete two rounds per competition, with their overall score coming from the two rounds combined. Winning this event not only qualifies you to Crufts, but also into the YKC Team GB Try-out squad for the Junior Open World Championships.

Click here for the rules to the Agility Dog of the Year competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)

Jumping Cup

The YKC Jumping Cup removes the contact equipment (A-Frame, See-Saw & Dog Walk) focuses solely on the jumping obstacles and weaves to determine who is the winner. This class is a Crufts Qualifiers where the semi-final takes place in the YKC ring and the Grand Final in the Main Arena.

Click here for the rules to the YKC Jumping Cup competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)

Graduate Agility

The YKC Graduate Agility competition is for dogs competing in Grades 1-3. This aims to give those dogs who don’t have the same experience as those competing at the highest levels a place to hone their skills.

Click here for the rules to the YKC Graduate Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)

ABC Agility

The YKC ABC (Anything But Collies) competition is for Non-Border Collie or Border Collie Crossbreeds to compete against one another.

Instead of specific competitions for YKC ABC, you instead gain points by competing in YKC Jumping Cup & Agility Dog of the Year competitions. Your placings in these will give you points to use when applying to qualify for the ABC competition.

Click here for the rules to the YKC ABC Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)

Pairs Agility

The YKC Pairs competition aims to get YKC members working as a team, two YKC members (with dogs that compete in the same height category) team up and complete the course as fast as possible, one member does an agility course, the other does a jumping course, and in the middle there is a baton change over!

Click here for the rules to the YKC Pairs Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)

Young Kennel Club Qualifiers

Jumping Cup

The YKC Jumping Cup removes the contact equipment (A-Frame, See-Saw & Dog Walk) focuses solely on the jumping obstacles and weaves to determine who is the winner. This class is a Crufts Qualifiers where the semi-final takes place in the YKC ring and the Grand Final in the Main Arena.

First day of show
Name of Dog Club / Society and
Venue location
Show processor
Region

20/04/2024

WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW

Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ

AGILITY PLAZA

South East

11/05/2024

DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB

Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH 

AGILITY SHOWS ONLINE

Northern Ireland

25/05/2024

NOTTINGHAM AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2024

Newark Showground, NG24 2NY

AGILITY PLAZA

East Midlands

01/06/2024

DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW 

Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU

AGILITY PLAZA

South East

22/06/2024

LUNE VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB

Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH 

AGILITY PLAZA

North West

12/07/2024

DERBYSHIRE DOG AGILITY SHOW

Locko Park, DE21 7BW

AGILITY PLAZA

East Midlands

12/07/2024

RVA CHAMPIONSHIP AGILITY SHOW

The Camp Ramsey, PE26 2XB

AGILITY SHOWS ONLINE

East Of England
27/07/2024 - YKC SUMMER CAMP

Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW

YKC WEBSITE

East Midlands
08/08/2024 - THE INTERNATIONAL AGILITY FESTIVAL

Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW

AGILITY PLAZA

East Midlands

24/08/2024

SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB PREMIER AGILITY SHOW

Border Union Showground, TD5 8LS

SHOWTIME ONLINE

Scotland

31/08/2024

GLENIFFER DTC

Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA

SHOWTIME ONLINE

Scotland

21/09/2024

POINTZERO

Lechlade K9 Centre, GL7 3DL

AGILITY PLAZA

South West

21/09/2024

WYRE PREMIER AGILITY SHOW

Myerscough College, PR3 0RY

AGILITY PLAZA

North West
Agility Pairs

The YKC Pairs competition aims to get YKC members working as a team, two YKC members (with dogs that compete in the same height category) team up and complete the course as fast as possible, one member does an agility course, the other does a jumping course, and in the middle there is a baton change over!

First day of show
Name of Dog Club / Society and
Venue location
Show processor
Region

22/04/2023
Wallingford Dog Training Club

Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ
First Place Processing

South East

03/06/2023
Dartford DTC

Orsett Showground, RM16 3EH
Agility Shows Online

South East

24/06/2023
Lune Valley

Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH
First Place Processing

North West

07/07/2023
RVA Championship Agility show

The Camp, PE26 2XB
ASO

East

08/07/2023
East Lothian Dog Training Club

Meadowmill Sports Centre, EH33 1LZ
Showtime Online

Scotland

28/07/2023
Derbyshire Dog Agility Show

Locko Park, DE21 7BW
First Place Processing

Central

10/08/2023
Kennel Club International Agility Festival

Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW
Agility Plaza

Central

26/08/2023
SKC (Agility August)

Border Union Showground, TD5 8LS
Showtime Online

Scotland

01/09/2023
Prestbury Park

Cirencester Park, GL7 6JT
Agility Plaza

South West

02/09/2023
Gleniffer DTC - Sept

Lanark Racecourse, ML11 9GA
Showtime Online

Scotland

Agility Dog of The Year

The YKC Agility Dog of The Year competition is the YKC’s flagship agility event, and seeks to find the best of the best young agility talent in the UK. YKC members need to complete two rounds per competition, with their overall score coming from the two rounds combined. Winning this event not only qualifies you to Crufts, but also into the YKC Team GB Try-out squad for the Junior Open World Championships.

First day of show
Name of Dog Club / Society and
Venue location
Show processor
Region

20/04/2024

WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW

Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ

AGILITY PLAZA

South East

11/05/2024

DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB

Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH 

AGILITY SHOWS ONLINE

Northern Ireland

18/05/2024

SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

Royal Highland Showground, EH28 8NB

SHOWTIME ONLINE

Scotland

25/05/2024

GLENIFFER DTC

Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA

SHOWTIME ONLINE

Scotland

25/05/2024

NOTTINGHAM AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2024

Newark Showground, NG24 2NY

AGILITY PLAZA

East Midlands

01/06/2024

DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW 

Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU

AGILITY PLAZA

South East

22/06/2024

LUNE VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB

Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH 

AGILITY PLAZA

North West

06/07/2024

EAST LOTHIAN DOG TRAINING CLUB

Meadowmill Sports Centre, EH33 1LZ

SHOWTIME ONLINE

Scotland

27/07/2024

YKC SUMMER CAMP

Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW

YKC WEBSITE

East Midlands

08/08/2024

THE INTERNATIONAL AGILITY FESTIVAL

Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW

AGILITY PLAZA

East Midlands

13/08/2024

DOGS IN NEED AGILITY SOCIETY

Suffolk Showground, IP3 8UH

AGILITY SHOWS ONLINE

South East

21/09/2024

POINTZERO

Lechlade K9 Centre, GL7 3DL

AGILITY PLAZA

South West
Graduate Agility

The YKC Graduate Agility competition is for dogs competing in Grades 1-3. This aims to give those dogs who don’t have the same experience as those competing at the highest levels a place to hone their skills.

First day of show
Name of Dog Club / Society and
Venue location
Show processor
Region

22/04/2023
Wallingford Dog Training Club

Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ
First Place Processing

South East

03/06/2023
Dartford DTC

Orsett Showground, RM16 3EH
Agility Shows Online

South West

07/07/2023
RVA Championship Agility show

The Camp, PE26 2XB
ASO

East

21/07/2023
Granite City Dog Agility Club

Brechin Castle showground, DD9 6RL
Showtime Online

Scotland

28/07/2023
Derbyshire Dog Agility Show

Locko Park, DE21 7BW
First Place Processing

South East

26/08/2023
SKC (Agility August)

Border union showground, TD5 8LS
Showtime Online

North West

01/09/2023
Prestbury Park

Cirencester Park, GL7 6JT
Agility Plaza

Scotland

02/09/2023
Gleniffer DTC - Sept

Lanark Racecourse, ML11 9GA
Showtime Online

Central

09/09/2023
North Derbyshire

Epworth Showground, DN9 1EA
Agility Plaza

East

ABC Agility

The YKC ABC (Anything But Collies) competition is for Non-Border Collie or Border Collie Crossbreeds to compete against one another.

Instead of specific competitions for YKC ABC, you instead gain points by competing in YKC Jumping Cup & Agility Dog of the Year competitions. Your placings in these will give you points to use when applying to qualify for the ABC competition. Full rules on how to qualify can be viewed in the rules document linked above.

Click here to submit your YKC ABC Points for Crufts 2024.

Deadline:

10 December 2023.