Could anybody please clarify what dogs are allowed to enter exemption shows ?? We are new to showing and have heard the 'CC' Winners ?? are not allowed to partipate, does this include crufts qualifiers, as we seem to have been competing with a few.

Hope you can help

Thanks

Any dog can enter an exemption show, many people use them as a start to get their dogs used to it, even crossbreds have classes in them.

Hiya Brianhurst, Any dog , wether pedigree, mongrel, KC reg or not, can enter exemption shows, except CC winners, Res CC winners and JW winners. No puppy under the age of six months may enter. There are classes for pedigree dogs and novelty classes for pedigrees, mongrels and crossbreeds. Hope this makes things a bit clearer for you.

The CC, RCC, and JW winners can still enter the novelty classes, and Obedience classes though! An Obedience Ch or Certificate winner cannot go in the obedience but can go in the pedigree(assuming it is a pedigree) and novelty classes too!

My youngest dogs cannot now go in the pedigree classes, and I love my Exemption shows, so still put them in novelties, as it supports a good cause and is fun!

No rare breeds allowed. They must have a published breed standard! I know some do enter but that is KC Regs.

Hi John,

Rare breeds are allowed to be exhibited at exemption shows (we have interim breed standards)

Is it Import Register dogs that can't?

:)

I was trying to keep it simple :) As I said, if there is a breed standard then they can go in.

John

Import register breeds have an interim breed standard too ;-)

As I said Leigh, if there is no breed standard issued then they cannot enter the pedigree classes at an exemption show. We had a case at a show we organised and checked it out with the KC to make sure of our facts for the future.

My reply was to Jacquie, John :-)

So can import dogs compete at exeptions shows or not?
My mum showed an australian shephard at exemption shows when they were still on the import register and was never told or aware of this rule.

Apparently yes Emma :)

Thanx.....:)

Great reply, thanks. I am still confused that the majority of shows I go to in Pedigree classes people I stand next to and chat to who win the classes show off about having CC's and Crufts qualifications. By all of your replies I assume these people are just so called 'Pot Hunters' ?

With this in mind I would like to think that the exemption levels shows should be a fun day out for the family and their pets and not a day out for CC winners and JW holders to bask in the glory of winning a rosette or two. Is seems not unlike somebody owning a porsche and entering a go kart race. Surely this is why there are several levels of competitive dog showing ?

Hi again, In all fairness, not all real show goers are pot hunters, but if you have a really nice dog, its fun to see how far up the ladder you can go!! Some people ( and Im one of them) love exemptions shows as a fun day out, but also they are a good training ground for young pups and inexperienced adults, and they are very good practice for novice exhibitors too.

The people who say they have CC & JW still have young stock to train and an exemption show is ideal. I doubt they would be stupid enough to enter a CC winner and stand there and boast about it, but you never know. Next time you are told that, challenge the person and say if it is the dog they are showing you will inform the steward, won't make you popular but will make them think twice. Must be mad imagin having your lovely champion chucked out at an exemption show, I for one would not take the risk. Ja:)kie

PS I take dogs with a Crufts qualification to exemption show, just because they have a 1st, 2nd or 3rd at a champ show does not mean they don't need practice or that we can't have fun at a exemption show. But I would not tell the person next to me about my dogs placings.

Having read your message and the responses up to now, I wondered if part of your query was actually 'what is a CC winner' opposed to just Crufts qualified. This does not seems to have been addressed by any of the other replies, so here goes - (Dog showing basics, 101) CCs = Challenge Certificates, RCCs = Reserve Challenge Certificates, JW = Junior Warrant (all mentioned in other replies giving excellent advice on who can and cannot compete in what at an exemption show.
Both a Dog and Bitch CC winner are declared in each breed (for which CCs are on offer) at Championship Shows throughout the year. 3 CCs give you the title of Champion or Show Champion, depending on your breed. A RCC is given to the runner dog and bitch to each of the above. Winning a CC or RCC automatically qualifies your dog for life for Crufts, as it gains a Stud book number with the award. However many, many dogs qualify for Crufts who do not have CCs (and probably never will!) You gain a Crufts qualification by being placed in the first 3 in certain breed classes at Championship shows, or by winning Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show or Best Puppy in Show at an all breeds open show. Hope this clears up that part of your query - apologies for boring all the 'old hands' at showing!

I do agree, many of us use exemption shows as a training ground for young or problem dogs, or just a fun day out and a chance to support a good cause. As far as the organisers are concerned - the more entries the merrier. We ran one a couple of years ago in aid of our DNA research fund and raised £600 - we were delighted to see many well known show faces in the ring, along with complete novices trying their hands for the first time. And even more experienced owners can still be delighted at an Exemption show win - a dog I bred won BIS at one last week (having got 2nd at Crufts this year) and the owners were jubliant at the win - delighted to one more person think that their girl is "the best".
Gwen