Hi all,
Just a quick query, as I get a bit confused with all the different ways to qualify for crufts..

Theres a Beagle Club championship show in march. They have the classes from minor puppy - veteran for both dog and bitch and says Kennel club challenge certificates awarded. To get a cc and qualify for crufts, do you have to come first in your class (i.e. post graduate) or come first overall...(ie. best dog)

To qualify for crufts you only need one cc right?

Sorry if i sound a bit stupid lol

Thanks

The qualifying places and classes for beagles are 1st - 3rd in Minor Puppy, Puppy, Junior, PostGraduate, Limit, Open (and I think Veteran). CCs aren't necessary for qualification to be shown at Crufts. :)

Oh i see thanks.

Well our beagle would be put into Novice, so if we came first in that class we wouldnt be able to qualify?

That's correct, you would have to enter Post Graduate too to have a chance of qualifying for Crufts :)

No, Novice isn't a qualifying class in itself. However if he won his Novice class and then won the CC (or Reserve CC? Can someone confirm please?) in the competition for Best Dog (all class winners automatically compete for the CC) he'd qualify that way. But it's extremely unusual to win a CC from Novice. Better to enter a qualifying class as well for a better chance. :) How old is your beagle?

CC and RCC both give stud book no's so would qualify for life.

I'm afraid Novice isn't a qualifying class.  You could put him in Post Graduate as well as Novice and see how he gets on :)

Debs

Sorry - posted the same time as Chaumsong and JG :d

Hi,

To qualify for Crufts with a Beagle, you need to win any of the following awards at a show with challenge certificates on offer for the breed:

First, Second or Third in Minor Puppy Class

First, Second or Third in Puppy Class

First, Second or Third in Junior Class

First, Second or Third in Post Graduate Class

First, Second or Third in Limit Class

First, Second or Third in Open Class

First, Second or Third in Veteran Class

Each of these gives you a qualification for the following year. If you were lucky enough to win a CC, a reserve CC, or a stud book number through class placings (1st in Limit class, 1st-3rd in Open class for Beagles), that would qualify your dog 'for life'.

The CC is awarded to the top dog and bitch in the breed, and the reserve to the next best. (You don't need a CC to qualify for Crufts.)

Hope that's answered the questions, feel free to ask more - we all had to learn it at the start.

M.

Thanks ever so much, thats helped alot. I think we'll put him in post graduate as well and see how he gets on.. =)

Hi (fellow beagle owner),

The show in March which you mentioned is only a beagle club open show.  Their champ show is held in June.  But, nonetheless, it is still well worth entering as the breed shows as small and friendly and they are a good opportunity to get to meet other beagle people.

Maybe see you there.

sarah
bonnie, willow & rasha

Hi,
there is an open breed show for the beagle association on 24th fed, A houndshow open show on 1st april and the humberside hound association open show on 21st april but the show i was refering to was the Four Counties Beagle Club championship show on 18th marth in durham. Am going to all four shows..did not know there was another beagle show in march...but unfortunatly all my weekends are booked up. Are you going to any of the other shows?

Hi,

sorry, thought you were talking about the Beagle Club open show on 24th March.  Good luck with the 4 counties show.  Are the schedules out for the houndshow in April?

I have a spare one so will pop it in the post to you.

Thanks Hermione.

sarah

dont know wether rule still applies but if you went b.i.s. at an all breeds open show that also USED to qualify for crufts but as i say dont know if it,s still the same

I'm not sure if it still does either Welshie.  I qualified a bitch that way for 2005, but don't know now - would be interested to hear though.

2. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS A DOG MUST HAVE FOR ENTRY AT CRUFTS 2007:

A. ENTRY IN BREED CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2007, WHERE CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES ARE OFFERED.

A dog is eligible for entry in breed classes where Challenge Certificates are offered if it has qualified in any of the following ways under the Rules and Regulations of the Kennel Club:

(1) If it is a Champion, Show Champion, Field Trial Champion, Working Trial Champion, Obedience Champion or Agility Champion under the Rules of the Kennel Club.

(2) If it is entered in the Kennel Club Stud Book, or qualifies for entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book by 8 January 2007.

(3) If it is entered in the Kennel Club Stud Book, or qualifies for entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book by 8 January 2007 through Field Trials or Working Trials.

(4) If it has won any of the following prizes in a breed class (as defined in Kennel Club Regulations for the Definitions of Classes at Championship Shows) at a Championship Show, including Crufts, where Challenge Certificates were offered for the breed between 6 January 2006 and 8 January 2007.

i. First, Second or Third in Minor Puppy Class

ii. First, Second or Third in Puppy Class

iii. First, Second or Third in Junior Class

iv. First, Second or Third in Yearling Class (For Breeds in Stud Book Band E only - see list below)

v. First, Second or Third in Post Graduate Class

vi. First, Second or Third in Limit Class

vii. First, Second or Third in Open Class

viii. First, Second or Third in Veteran Class

STUD BOOK BAND E

Hound Group - Afghan Hound, Whippet

Gundog Group - Irish Setter, Retriever (Flat Coated), Retriever (Golden), Retriever (Labrador), Spaniel (Cocker)

Terrier Group - Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Utility Group -

Pastoral Group - Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Shetland Sheepdog

Working Group - Boxer, Dobermann, Great Dane, Rottweiler

Toy Group - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

(5) If it has won a First Prize in any breed class at Crufts 2006. (NB. This is in addition to those dogs which have qualified in classes listed under 2 a (4) above).

(6) If it has been awarded a 5-point or higher Green Star at a Show held under the Rules and Regulations of the Irish Kennel Club.

(7) If a Beagle, has won a First Prize at a Hound Show between 6 January 2006 and 8 January 2007 held under the Rules and Regulations of the Masters of Harriers and Beagles Association.

(8) Premier Open Show

For dogs that have been declared best of breed provided there were more than three breed classes (more than five classes for Stud Book Band E breeds) scheduled for the breed between 6 January 2006 and 8 January 2007.

(9) If it has won Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show or Best Puppy in Show at a General or Group Open Show between 6 January 2006 and 8 January 2007.
The qualifications for 2008 haven't yet been announced

Thanks for that :-)