Crufts – Page 3

WELSH OWNER AND DOG BECOME CRUFTS OBEDIENCE CHAMPIONS

Luca, a working sheepdog, and his owner Carolyn Heath from Wenvoe, Wales, took home one of the top obedience prizes at Crufts on Saturday 12 March after winning the Obedience Championship (dog) final. The judge was Mrs Pat Watson.

Eight-year-old Luca (Jezzady It’s Time To Play), came first in the final held at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, after competing against some of Britain’s best dogs for the coveted title.

All competitors at the championships had made it through to the final after qualifying at one of the championship shows that were held last year.

MORE CRUFTS ON TV THAN EVER BEFORE

A record-breaking 16 hours of coverage this year

More than nine hours at the weekend on Channel 4 alone!

Dog lovers can look forward to a record-breaking 16 hours and 15 minutes of television coverage when Crufts returns to Channel 4 and More4 this March to celebrate the world’s largest dog show. This is 75 minutes more than the 2020 show which was then a record in itself and means that, at the weekend, viewers will be treated to a total of nine and a half hours of Crufts on Channel 4 alone!

With Clare Balding at the helm once again, Channel 4 and More4 will broadcast all the action from the show, leading up to the grand finale on Sunday when Best in Show will be crowned.

CRUFTS 2022 – ENTRIES CLOSING SOON

Exhibitors are reminded that online entries for Crufts 2022 close on Monday 24 January, for dogs which have qualified for the show. Those exhibitors who prefer to send their entry by post must have done so by Monday 10 January (postmark).

The Working and Pastoral groups will be shown on Thursday 10 March; Terriers and Hounds on Friday 11; Utility and Toys on Saturday 12; and Gundogs on Sunday 13.

Best in Show will be judged on Sunday evening by Stuart Plane, breeder of the well-known Stuane Scottish Terriers.

Three breeds will be creating history at the 2022 show. Hungarian Pumis will have their own classes for the first time, Smooth Faced Pyrenean Sheepdogs will make their debut in the Imported Breed Register classes, and Harriers will be making their first appearance in the Crufts breed ring since 1898.

The Obedience Championships for dogs are on Saturday, with bitches on Sunday. In Agility, the Small and Medium Championships are on the Thursday, with the Intermediate and Large Championships on the Sunday.

Attention All Crufts Championships Qualifiers

Dog Championships Saturday 12th March 2022 – 18 competitors

Bitch Championships Sunday 13th March 2022 – 18 competitors

Judge: Pat Watson

Firstly, congratulations to everyone who has qualified for the 2022 championships.

Once again the entry forms and schedules will be sent by email.

Could all qualifiers please let me have their email address as soon as possible so that the office can start work on next year’s show. If you can do this either by Facebook Messenger or email to richkebble@gmail.com that would be great.

If you were at Crufts 2020 I have your email address so you do not need to tell me unless you have changed your email address. Please don’t reply to this post as it may slip off the bottom and I’ll miss it, thanks.

If you know of anyone who is not on Facebook or ObedienceUK.net can you please pass on the message.I look forward to hearing from you all and to a great show in 2022.

Richard Kebble

Crufts 2022 – South East & East Anglia Inter Regionals Team Applications

DO YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE COUNTIES?

If the answer is YES, here is an opportunity for you to compete at Crufts.

We are looking for handlers and dogs of all breeds to come along to the try-outs in:

Beginners, Novice, Test A, B & C.

There will be 2 tryout days –

@ Berkshire & Essex (see Attachment for details).

The Inter Regional’s reverted to the standard G Regs for all tests from 2017.

Attachments:

PDF-ENTRY-FORM-2022-SEEA-CRUFTS-INTER-REGIONAL Download

PDF-GUIDELINES-2022-SEEA-CRUFTS-IR Download

PDF-SEEA-2022-IR-Crufts-DATA-A5x1-flyer Download

PDF-SEEA-2022-IR-Crufts-PRINT-A5X2-flyer Download

PDF-TRYOUT-VENUES_DATES-2022-SEEA-CRUFTS-IR-Download

WORD-ENTRY-FORM-2022-SEEA-CRUFTS-INTER-REGIONAL Download

Crufts 2022 – South East & East Anglia Inter Regionals Team Try Outs

Crufts 2022 Team Day is
Friday 11th March 2022…

Application forms will be available very soon… and will be downloadable here

Early Try out days this year – been tricky finding dates us selectors can manage…

Try Out 1:- Saturday 23rd October
At Knowl Hill Village Hall,
Near Maidenhead.

Try Out 2:- Saturday 30th October
At Halstead Village Hall,
Pebmarsh, Halstead. Essex.

The Final:- Saturday 4th December
At Flaunden Village Hall,
Flaunden, near Bovingdon, Herts.

Crufts 2022 – Scottish Inter-Regional Obedience Team Application

Inter-Regional Obedience Team Competition

To be held on Friday 11^th March 2022

“Under Kennel Club ‘G’ Regulations”

If you would like to be considered for the SCOTTISH TEAM,

Applications for South and Southwest Crufts Obedience team 2022

Hi Everyone,

It’s great to be back !!.

Whilst we appreciate a lot of people are slowly returning to our fantastic sport why not give yourselves something to aim for !!!

Do you live in these fantastic counties Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire, Avon, Devon, Cornwall,Somerset, Dorset, then why not come along and tryout for the Crufts Inter Regional Obedience team.

WALES INTER-REGIONAL TEAM CRUFTS 2022!!

Hi to all Welsh candidates!

Just to let u all know after such a long break my co managers and I are now on the case starting to bring together our exciting journey to Crufts 2022!!!!

We have booked our Try out days for all South & West Wales candidates at the Dowlais Leisure Centre on Sunday, 14th November 2021 from 10am to 4pm and we have a provisional date for all North & East Wales candidates in Oswestry(details to follow) for 7th November 2021(times to be confirmed).

Crufts 2022 – Northern Team Inter Regional Application

CRUFTS INTER-REGIONAL TEAM COMPETITION Friday 11^th March 2022

NORTHERN TEAM – APPLICATION FORM

The Inter-Regional Competition next year will be held on Friday 11^th March 2022.

The format will feature 1 Beginner dog, 2 Novice dogs, 2 ‘A’, 1 ‘B’ and 1 ‘C’ plus a Beginner reserve. Two Border Collies or Working Sheepdogs only may feature in the team with a maximum of three Crossbreeds, one of which may not be of Collie type and no more than three of any other single breed.

It is of utmost importance that the selectors have a wide and strong choice of other breeds.

The Northern Team will be selected by myself, Alison Gresty and Julie Rowlands.

Dogs must not be Obedience Champions and handlers and dogs competing at the 2022 Crufts Championships are not eligible. Those eligible to apply for the Northern Team are to reside in Co. Durham, Cleveland, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, Humberside, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside.

The closing date for eligibility is 31^st October 2021 and all entries must be received by myself by 18^th December 2021.

Emma Lavender

Northern-team-application-2022-CRUFTS Download

Northern-INFO-sheet-2022-CRUFTS Download

The try out dates will be:

Sunday 14th November at Newton Heath

Saturday 18th December at Eggborough Village Hall

I would normally like to do them closer together but I have left it quite late to book venues and try to avoid clashing with things, which proved near impossible so these are the only dates we can do this year. Hope you can attend.

If you would like more info please ask. I will post more updates with times etc as we get closer