CRUFTS HEELWORK TO MUSIC / FREESTYLE

COMPETITION REGULATIONS 2009

The Kennel Club has announced the guidelines and dates for its qualifying heats for the Crufts Heelwork to Music and Freestyle competitions in 2009.

QUALIFYING FOR HEATS AND FINALS AT CRUFTS

All Crufts qualifying competitions will be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club Regulations in force at the time of the event. Competitors entering any competition will be deemed to have agreed to abide by these Regulations.

All heats will take place at Kennel Club licensed shows and the class name in the schedule must replicate exactly the name of the competition as stated in these Regulations.

To be eligible to enter these classes, dogs must be eligible to compete in Advanced classes. Both the show organisers and the Kennel Club reserve the right to verify a dog’s eligibility to compete.

The semi finals for Crufts Heelwork to Music and Freestyle competitions will be scheduled by Rugby Dog Training Club at its Heelwork to Music show held at the Sports Connexion, Coventry each year. The first ten placed Freestyle entries will qualify for the Freestyle Finals at Crufts and the first ten placed dogs will qualify for the Heelwork to Music Finals at Crufts.

Once a routine has been performed at the Crufts Finals by a handler it may not be repeated again at future Crufts Finals.

CRUFTS ADVANCED FREESTYLE COMPETITION

Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat.

Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the semi final and may qualify more than one dog for the final.

Once a dog has qualified for the semi final, further heats may be entered for competitions although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the semi finals.

The first three placed previously unqualified dogs from each heat will be invited to compete in the semi finals, ie in the event that the first, second and third placed dogs have already qualified for the semi final at a previous heat, the fourth, fifth and sixth placed dogs from that heat will be invited to compete in the semi final.

The Kennel Club will provide place rosettes 1st to 10th for this class.

CRUFTS ADVANCED HEELWORK TO MUSIC COMPETITION

Qualifying heats will be held as follows:-

10 & 11 May 2008 at All About Dogs, Brentwood Showground, Doddinghurst Road, Essex. CM15 9NN.
Contact: Kath Hardman, PO Box 7519, Matlock, DE4 9EG kath.hardman@btinternet.com

24 & 25 May 2008. Louth and District Dog Club with Northern Mutts at Teesdale Sports Centre, Strathmore Road, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, DL12 8DS
Contact: Carol Mortimer, 2 Venom Road, Manby Lincolnshire. LN11 UE
carol.mortimer@btopenworld.com

7 June 2008. Fife Institute of Physical & Recreation Education, Viewfield, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2RB
Contact: Heather Smith, 34 Merrick Avenue, Muirhead, Troon, Ayreshire, KA10 7BH heathersmithdancingdogs@yahoo.co.uk

21 & 22 June 2008. Fennis Field Farm, Little Lawford Lane, Kings Newnham, Rugby, Warks, CV23 0JJ
Contact: Gina Pink, 1 Woodside Park, Bordon, Hampshire. GU35 0EY
busydogs@hotmail.co.uk

12 & 13 July 2008. Ynys Mon DTS, Gaerwen Farm, Dwyran, Anglesey LL61 6AX.
Contact Maggie Blackhouse at above address
rex@seddon4444.freeserve.co.uk

26 & 27 July 2008. Threemilestone Community Centre, Pengelly Way, Threemilestone, Truro, TR3 6DP
Contact: Gina Pink, 1 Woodside Park, Bordon, Hampshire. GU35 0EY
busydogs@hotmail.co.uk

31 August 2008. Playfootball.net, Garstang Road West, Blackpool, FY3 7JH
Contact: Barbara Whittaker, 60 Hardhorn Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Blackpool, FY6 8AX
barbwhitt@talktalk.net

6 & 7 September 2008 – at Tomlinson’s, Upper Grange Farm, Ratby Lane, Markfield, Leics, LE67 9RJ.
Contact: Kath Hardman, PO Box 7519, Matlock, DE4 9EG
kath.hardman@btinternet.com

13 & 14 September 2008 – The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, Kent. Contact: Gina Pink, 1 Woodside Park, Bordon, Hampshire. GU35 0EY
busydogs@hotmail.co.uk

17th April 2008
The Kennel Club