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(4) If it has won Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show or Best Puppy in Show at a General or Group Open
Show held between 24 January 2022 and 23 January 2023.
e. ENTRY IN FIELD TRIAL CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2023.
A dog is eligible for entry in Field Trial classes for its breed if it has at any time won an award, a Diploma of
Merit or a Certificate of Merit in actual competition at a Field Trial held under The Kennel Club or Irish Kennel
Club Regulations.
f. ENTRY IN SPECIAL WORKING GUNDOG CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2023.
A dog is eligible for entry in Special Working Gundog classes for its breed if it has at any time been awarded
a Working Gundog Certificate, a 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 the rules of any governing body recognised
by The Kennel Club.
g. ENTRY IN SPECIAL WORKING TRIAL CLASSES AT CRUFTS 2023.
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 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
Kennel Club Working Trial Regulations.
h. OBEDIENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CRUFTS 2023.
A dog is eligible for entry if it has won a Kennel Club Obedience Certificate at a Show held between 24 January
2022 and 23 January 2023.
OVERSEAS QUALIFICATIONS.
The following qualifications refer to Kennel Club fully recognised breeds only.
(1) Any Champion from a country with which The Kennel Club has a reciprocal agreement qualifies
automatically if it is domiciled in the UK and is on The Kennel Club Breed Register.
(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, plus CACIB Dog and CACIB Bitch at the World Dog
Show 2022, winners of Junior Dog, Junior Bitch, Veteran Dog, Veteran Bitch plus CACIB Dog and CACIB
Bitch at the European Dog Show in 2022.
(5) USA (to be confirmed) – Winners of Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Awards of Excellence at the AKC
National Championship, December 2022 and in addition, Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Grand Champion
Select Dog and Bitch, Award of Merit Winners (if offered) and Best Bred by Exhibitor (if offered) at one
National Breed Specialty Show per breed chosen by the parent breed 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.
(7) AUSTRALIA – Shows have been nominated for 2022 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 of each breed (BOB Dog) and Best Bitch of each breed (BOB Bitch), as
well as Best Puppy Dog of each breed (BPOB Dog) and Best Puppy Bitch of each breed (BPOB Bitch)
at the FCI Japan International Championship Show 2022, 2/3 April, Tokyo (JKC Sakura Annual Show).
(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.

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