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f. ENTRY IN SPECIAL WORKING GUNDOG CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2026.
A dog is eligible for entry in Special Working Gundog classes for its Breed if it has a Royal Kennel Club Working Gundog
Certificate, a Royal Kennel Club Show Gundog Working Certificate or won an award, Diploma of Merit or Certificate of Merit
in competition at a Field Trial held under Royal Kennel Club or Irish Kennel Club Field Trial Regulations. Awards must be
gained in the UK or Ireland. N.B. Dogs entered into this class no longer have to qualify for entry in a breed class first.
g. ENTRY IN SPECIAL WORKING TRIAL CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2026.
With the exception of Bloodhounds, a dog is eligible for entry in Working Trial classes for its breed if it has gained a qualification
not lower than UD Excellent under the Royal Kennel Club Working Trial Regulations. A Bloodhound is eligible for entry in
Working Trial classes if it has won a prize at a Working Trial for Bloodhounds held under the Royal Kennel Club Working Trial
Regulations.
h. OBEDIENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CRUFTS 2026.
A dog is eligible for entry if it has won a Royal Kennel Club Obedience Certificate at a Show held between Monday 20 January
2025 and Monday 19 January 2026.
OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS.
The following qualifications refer to Royal Kennel Club recognised breeds only (including Royal Kennel Club recognised
Imported Breed Register breeds with an interim breed standard).
(1) Any Champion from a country with which the Royal Kennel Club has a reciprocal agreement qualifies automatically
(for breeds recognised by the Royal Kennel Club).
(2) Any FCI International Beauty Champion and the two Show Champion titles CIB for 'non-working breeds' and CIE for
'working breeds'.
(3) Winners of Junior Dog and Junior Bitch classes, plus the Best Dog and the Best Bitch at nominated Shows in overseas
countries as listed on the Crufts website.
(4) Winners of Junior Dog and Junior Bitch classes, Veteran Dog, Veteran Bitch plus CACIB Dog and CACIB Bitch at the
World Dog Show 2025. Winners of Junior Dog, Junior Bitch, Veteran Dog, Veteran Bitch plus CACIB Dog and CACIB
Bitch at the European Dog Show in Slovenia in 2025.
(5) USA (to be confirmed) – Winners of Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Best Bred-By-Exhibitor, Select Dog and Bitch and
Awards of Excellence at the December 2025 AKC National Championship. In addition, Best of Breed, Best of Opposite,
Best Bred-By-Exhibitor, Select Dog and Bitch and Award of Merit at one National Breed Specialty Show per breed chosen
by the breed Parent Club and agreed by the AKC.
(6) CANADA – The top five dogs from each breed according to the Top Show Dog point system, as well as the Best of
Breed, Best of Opposite, Select Dog, Select Bitch and Award of Merit Winners at the National Specialties agreed by
the Canadian Kennel Club, as well as Best of Breed Winners at the CKC National Show.
(7) AUSTRALIA – Shows have been nominated for 2025 in each of the eight states. Winners of Junior Dog and Junior
Bitch classes, plus the Best Dog and the Best Bitch to qualify at each Show.
(8) JAPAN – Winners of Best Dog and Best Bitch of each breed, as well as Best Puppy Dog and Best Puppy Bitch of each
breed at the JKC Sakura Annual Show 2025 (FCI International Dog), Tokyo, Japan.
(9) NEW ZEALAND (to be confirmed) – Winners of Junior Dog and Junior Bitch classes, plus the Best Dog and Best
Bitch to qualify from the NZKC National Show.
(10) GUERNSEY – All Group Winners, Best Puppy in Show, Reserve Best Puppy in Show, Best Veteran in Show plus Best
Junior in Show from the Spring, Autumn and Winter Open Shows in 2025.
(11) JERSEY – All Group Winners, all Puppy Group Winners, all Junior Group Winners plus Best Veteran in Show from the
three nominated Championship Shows in 2025.
(12) HONG KONG – Winners of CAC Dog and CAC Bitch for all Royal Kennel Club recognised breeds from the Summer
Classic All Breed Championship Dog Show, in June 2025.
(13) SOUTH AFRICA – All Challenge Certificate (CCs) and Best of Breed (BOB) winners at the KUSA Championship Show
31 May 2025.
(14) IRELAND – Winners of Best Junior Dog, Best Junior Bitch, Best Dog and Best Bitch in each Royal Kennel Club
recognised breed from the National Show on 16 March 2025 and the All-Breed Championship Show on 5 October 2025.
In order to compete with your dogs in the UK if your dog isn’t registered with the Royal Kennel Club, you will require an ‘Authority to
Compete’ (ATC) (/crufts.org.uk/dog-exhibitors/dog-showing/authority-to-compete-atc) from the Royal Kennel Club. Please apply for
your ATC as early as possible to ensure plenty of time for your request to be processed.

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