What is a Champion?
Any purebred dog, registered with the Canadian Kennel Club which has
won at least 10 points accumulated under at least three different
judges at Championship shows. A maximum of five points can be
accumulated per show. |
What does Conformation mean?
Breed clubs describe the characteristics of the "perfect" dog in
their breed. These Breed Standards are then approved by the
Canadian Kennel Club.
At Championship shows, dogs are measured against their breed
standard to see how good a specimen - or how close to "perfect" they
are in the judges opinion. |
Breed Judging
With each breed, there are five classes; Junior Puppy,
Senior Puppy, Canadian Bred,
Bred By Exhibitor and Open.
Male dogs are judged against each other first before bitches (female
dogs) are judged, also against each other first.
All dogs entered in one class are judged and 1st - 4th place ribbons
are awarded. Then the next class is done until all classes are
done.
The first place winners of each class of Dogs (males) are then
judged against each other to find the best (Winners)
and second best (Reserve) dog. The Bitches
(females) are then judged using the same process. It is at
this level that the Winners receive their points
according to the number of dogs in their own sex that they defeated.
Along with the Winners Dog (male) and
Winners Bitch (female), the Specials
(Champions) are judged to select the Best of Breed.
From these dogs, the Judge will also select the Best of
Opposite Sex, the Best of Winners and the
Best Puppy in the breed. The Winners
Dog and Winners Bitch may earn
additional points at this level.
This process is repeated for each breed in each group. As
there are 7 groups, this is a lengthy process so judging will occur
in many rings at the same time. |
Group Judging
When all breeds in a group have been judged, the Best of
Breed from each breed in that group is called to the ring
for
group judging.
The Judge chooses the dog felt to be the best example of its breed.
He/she will also select the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placers and choose the
Best Puppy in Group. |
Best in Show
At the next (and final) level, the seven Best in Group
winners are judged against each other to choose the Best in
Show, the one dog felt to be the best example of its breed
at that show. The Best Puppy in Show is also
selected at that time.
There may also be extra unofficial classes such as Brace
(two matched dogs shows as a pair on a single lead) or
Miscellaneous Class (unusual or rare breeds).
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Group
1 -
Sporting Dogs |
Barbet
Braque Francais
Griffon (Wire Haired Pointing)
Kleiner Munsterlander (Listed Breed)
Pointer
Pointer (German Long-Haired)
Pointer (German Short-Haired)
Pointer (German Wire-Haired)
Pudelpointer
Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)
Retriever (Curly-Coated)
Retriever (Flat-Coated)
Retriever (Golden)
Retriever (Labrador)
Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Setter (English)
Setter (Gordon)
Setter (Irish)
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Setter (Irish Red and White)
Spaniel (American Cocker)
Spaniel (American Water)
Spaniel (Blue Picardy)
Spaniel (Brittany)
Spaniel (Clumber)
Spaniel (English Cocker)
Spaniel (English Springer)
Spaniel (Field)
Spaniel (French)
Spaniel (Irish Water)
Spaniel (Sussex)
Spaniel (Welsh Springer)
Spanish Water Dog (Listed Breed)
Spinone Italiano
Vizsla (Smooth-Haired)
Vizsla (Wire-Haired)
Weimaraner
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Group 2 - Hounds |
Afghan Hound
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bloodhound
Borzoi
Coonhound (Black & Tan)
Dachshund (Miniature Long-Haired)
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired)
Dachshund (Miniature Wire-Haired)
Dachshund (Standard Long-Haired)
Dachshund (Standard Smooth-Haired)
Dachshund (Standard Wire-Haired)
Deerhound (Scottish)
Drever
Finnish Spitz
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Foxhound (American)
Foxhound (English)
Greyhound
Harrier
Ibizan Hound
Irish Wolfhound
Norrbottenspets
Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Lundehund
Otterhound
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Saluki
Shikoku (Listed Breed)
Whippet |
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Group 3
- Working Dogs
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Akita
Alaskan Malamute
Anatolian Shepherd (Listed Breed)
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black Russian Terrier (Listed Breed)
Boxer
Bullmastiff
Canaan Dog
Canadian Eskimo Dog
Cane Corso (Listed Breed)
Doberman Pinscher
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Eurasier
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Greenland Dog
Hovawart
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Karelian Bear Dog
Komondor
Kuvasz
Leonberger
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Parson Russell Terrier (Listed Breed)
Portuguese Water Dog
Rottweiler
Samoyed
Schnauzer (Giant)
Schnauzer (Standard)
Siberian Husky
St. Bernard
Tibetan Mastiff (Listed Breed)
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Group 4
- Terriers
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Airedale Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Border Terrier
Bull Terrier
Bull Terrier (Miniature)
Cairn Terrier
Cesky Terrier
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
Fox Terrier (Wire)
Glen of Imaal Terrier (Listed Breed)
Irish Terrier
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Kerry Blue
Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Schnauzer (Miniature)
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Skye Terrier
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Staffordshire BullTerrier
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
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Group 5 - Toys |
Affenpinscher
American Eskimo Dog (Toy)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua (Long Coat)
Chihuahua (Short Coat)
Chinese Crested
Coton de Tulear (Listed Breed)
English Toy Spaniel
Griffon (Brussels)
Havanese
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Spaniel
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Maltese
Miniature Pinscher
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Poodle (Toy)
Pug
Silky Terrier
Toy Manchester Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
Xoloitzcuintli (Toy)
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Group 6 - Non-Sporting |
American Eskimo Dog (Miniature)
American Eskimo Dog (Standard)
Bichon Frise
Boston Terrier
Bulldog
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Dalmatian
French Bulldog
German Pinscher
Japanese Spitz
Keeshond
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Lhasa Apso
Lowchen
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Schipperke
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Xoloitzcuintli (Miniature)
Xoloitzcuintli (Standard)
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Group 7 - Herding |
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie (Listed Breed)
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Bearded Collie
Belgian Shepherd Dog
Berger des Pyrenees
Berger Picard
Border Collie (Listed Breed)
Bouviers des Flandres
Briard
Collie (Rough)
Collie (Smooth)
Finnish Lapphund (Listed Breed)
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German Shepherd Dog
Iceland Sheepdog
Mudi (Listed Breed)
Norwegian Buhund
Old English Sheepdog
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Portuguese Sheepdog (Listed Breed)
Puli
Shetland Sheepdog
Swedish Vallhund
Tatra Sheepdog (Listed Breed)
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) |
