Hi
seen a flyer today at open show my local ring craft class is having match tomm night
not sure if i will be back in time from hosptital i would like to take my liver n white pointer
never been or heard of match
what is it please

A match is where 2 dogs compete against each other & the judge will pick one to go onto the next round.
So say there are 20 adults in round one the next round will become 10, round 3 will be 5 (this will either be 2, 2 and 1(called a bye) or 2 & 3) ending up with the last round to get best adult in match.
There is normally a puppy section & an adult section which is the KC recommendation but some clubs have a 'puppy walk' which is pre 6 months old & a veteran section.
The best puppy & best adult go against each other to get Best in Match...

Thank you
yes they have puppy walk
they have hound.gundog etc and vetern
sounds really good and intresting
i have app with surgeon tomm at 3.45 in glasgow bus and train if i get back home by 6pm will def go

Just to cloud the issue slightly, that is indeed the correct way to run a match. But my old ringcraft used to have a 'match night' once a month where it was really just run like a mini show, you'd have baby puppy, puppy, post grad, open, and then the class winners would compete for BIM. So basically it might be a proper match or it might just be a fun competition night.

Flyer says land o burns match night
classes are
Puppy walk
av puppy
av hound/utility
av working/pastrol
av toy/terrior
av gundog
av vetern
rosetts 1st best in match resverv best in match
best puppy
raffe and complimentry food and drink

Never in all my years of showing have I ever seen a match with that kind of 'classes'...

Ahh so is it not match ??
am still bit of newbie well been showin for 6yr the world of dog showing is bit confusing at times

I was thinking the same Lexy. Seems odd to pair the groups together like they have too.

Possibly more like a limit type show? But in a knockout format? Mind boggles!

Very confussing
i do like ring craft they run as its run by gundog people they do spend time with you esp been newbie my liver in white is lot of work and we need all help and advic we can get

I would have suggested this 'match' is more an informal show, with all the usual classes etc.   A 'fun' evening   - be warned, I've been to village fete shows where some competitors get VERY SERIOUS!!    And I've judged a Child Handling Class where the parents round the ring were equally as competitive - I was lucky to get out alive 

Yep, sounds much closer to how my club used to do their 'match' night, more like just a fun show.

Sounds just like pony club mothers
i have shown horses county show level local shows for 25yr so seen it all
i show dogs just for fun as long as we get round ring in one piece and have fun
i showed horses profesinly as it was job and buisness for me
i have bathed and trimmed hector he was so dirty
my app with surgeon 3,45 in glasgow i need to gey train and 2 buses home entry taken 7pm judging starts 7.30 really hope am back in time to get hector and bus to irvine
hector not been shown since last aug so we could do with practic
he enterd for couple open shows in april and may

Ment to ask will i need show ring clip and show lead?? Or will his everyday slip lead do only thing is its pink

Treat it like a show and use show kit. Any ringcraft you should be using that for training anyway so the dog associates walking leads apart from show kit

Thank you
will do my show kit packed again after show yest