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Celebrating the British love affair with dogs, Crufts will be returning to the NEC Arena in Birmingham and to our television screens again on 6 – 9 March 2014. The four-day event will see the nation's most heroic dogs rewarded in the prestigious Friends for Life competition; the UK's favourite crossbreeds compete in the Scruffts Grand Final alongside the world's most athletic canines battling it out in dog sports such as Agility and Flyball and the world-famous Best in Show competition.

Almost 22,000 dogs competed over the four days of the show for the chance to win the most celebrated title in the world of dogs. Only seven dogs made it all the way through to the Final. Handlers from all over the world also came to compete in Agility as well as for Best in Breed and for Friends for Life with the show being watched by millions around the world.  Just in case there wasn't enough on offer a new competition was introduced to the world called  'Obreedience ', which was won by a team of four Corgis.

 Friends for Life

There were five contenders for the Friends for Life award. which was won by  a Cocker Spaniel named Molly was announced as the winner of the Crufts Friends for Life 2014 competition for helping her owner Lucy Watts from Benfleet in Essex. Molly and Lucy, who's 20, were voted the most deserving winners out of five shortlisted finalists by the British public. Lucy has a life-limiting rare genetic illness called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, that has left her in a wheelchair. Lucy said she was isolated, withdrawn and unhappy but Molly has given her independence again and taken the focus of strangers away from her condition

Agility winners

• Large Team - Beacon Red

• Team Medium - Final - Cornforth Crackers

• Team Small Final - Beacon Smalls

• Novice Cup - Large - Janet Thompson with Border Paws Dark Wish

• Novice Cup - Medium (Overall) - Kate Davies with Miss Miasie Minx

• Novice Cup - Medium - Naomi Hall with Dunnellon Fae Tal Atrakshun

• Novice Cup - Small (Overall) - Lara Staplehurst with Kenmilleven Dark Wish

• Novice Cup Jumping - Small - Bernadette Bay with Obay Boyz Toyz

• KC British Open Small - Bernadette Bay with Ag.Ch. Obay Itz Got Pizazz AW(G)

• KC British Open Small (Overall) - Bernadette Bay with Ag.Ch. Obay Itz Got Pizazz AW(G)

• KC British Open Medium (Round 2) - Ashleigh Butler with Ag.Ch. Ashpen Pudsey Bear AW(S)

• KC British Open Medium (Overall) - Steven Richardson with Ag.Ch. Noworries Sweep's Dream

• KC British Open Large Round 2) - Sam Clarke with Indysols Miss Moneypenny AW(G)

• KC British Open Large (Overall) - Geertje Schijf with Jamaican Me Crazy From Let's B

• Medium ABC Jumping - Round 2 - Nicola Wildman with Ag.Ch. Za Zar Zoom AW(G)

• Medium ABC Jumping - Round 2 - Ag.Ch. Za Zar Zoom AW(G)

• Large Novice ABC Jumping - Round 1 - Lucy Waldron with Exmoor Kangaroo Kid

• Medium ABC Overall - Eleanor Balchin with Sheldray Smoke on the Water AW

• Large ABC Overall -  Lucy Waldron with Exmoor Kangaroo Kid

• International Invitation - Jumping Round 1 - Usa - Rosanne DeMascio with All Zet Air Attack Strafe

• International Invitation - Jumping Round 2 - Switzerland - Anita Leonardi with Jolly Spirit

• Agility International Invitation - Final - Germany - Thomas Behrendt with Duncan of Goblin's Fountain

• International Invitation - Overall - Switzerland - Anita Leonardi with Jolly Spirit

   

  Full results for Agility, Best in Show and Best in Group can be seen below.

   

Best in Show

• Crufts 2014 Best in Show was won by Ricky (Ch.Am. Ch. Afterglow Maverick Sabre, a Standard Poodle from Preston, Lancashire, owned by Jason Lynn. The Best in the Gundog Group was won by Pearl Sh Ch Afterglow Pearl's A Singer), an American Cocker Spaniel from Bletchley, Milton Keynes

• The reserve best in show was Samoyed Ch Nikara Diamond Dancer JW  a Samoyed owner by Mrs V Freer  & Mrs S A Freer & Smith

Corgis Win First Ever ‘Obreedience’ Display Competition At Crufts

A team of four Welsh Pembroke Corgis has won the first ever ‘Obreedience’ competition at Crufts, beating eight other breed teams to prove their worth as the most obedient breed in a fun competition at the world’s biggest dog event. Obreedience, the new and exciting Team Obedience competition, was introduced at Crufts this year as a special display event, and fans of each of the nine breeds – Hovawarts, Spanish Water Dogs, Tibetan Terriers, Rottweilers, Papillons, Afghan Hounds, Corgis, Boxers and Staffordshire Bull Terriers – watched in their droves as the Welsh Pembroke Corgis achieved their victory.

Each Obreedience team comprised four handlers and four dogs, who took part in two rounds.  The first was a heelwork round completed as a group, with the dogs being assessed on their ability to complete different moves whilst remaining synchronised with their team mates, which was marked out of ten points.  The second round featured four set exercises and each member needed to successfully complete one of the four different exercises. Points were deducted for any faults and the team with the most points won. The exercises included a Retrieve (handler’s own article), a Send to Bed, Stop the Dog, and Scent Over Articles.  This round was marked out of 40, ten for each exercise.

Crufts Gallery

THURSDAY, 6 MARCH 2014

Large Team - Final

Novice Cup - Large - Round 1

Novice Cup - Large - Round 2

Novice Cup - Medium - Overall

Novice Cup - Medium - Round 1

Novice Cup - Medium - Round 2

Novice Cup - Small - Overall

Novice Cup Small - Jumping - Round 1

Novice Cup Small - Jumping - Round 2

KC British Open Small - Round 1

KC British Open Small - Round 2

KC British Open Small - Overall

KC British Open Medium - Round 1

KC British KC British Open Medium - Round 2

KC British Open Medium - Overall

KC British Open Large- Round 1

KC British Open Large - Round 2

KC British Open Large - Overall

FRIDAY, 7 MARCH 2014

Medium ABC Jumping - Round 1

Medium ABC Jumping - Round 2

Large Novice ABC Jumping - Round 1

Large Novice ABC Jumping - Round 1

Medium ABC Overall

Large ABC Overall

Team Medium - Final

SATURDAY, 8 MARCH 2014

International Invitation - Jumping Round 1

International Invitation - Jumping Round 2

Team Small - Final

Agility - International Invitation - Final

International Invitation - Overall

Crufts to Get Record Coverage on Channel 4

The nation's favourite dog event, Crufts, is to be televised on Channel 4 across three nights for the first time ever this year. Both the Saturday and Sunday of the show, plus an hour and a half of Friday's coverage, will broadcast on the channel, with Thursday and the rest of Friday's show airing on More4.

With Clare Balding at the helm, Channel 4 and More4 will broadcast the main action from Crufts 2014 at the following times:

Thursday, 6 March

• More4 -18.30 – 21.00

Friday, 7 March

• More4 - 18.30 – 19.30

• Channel 4 - 19.30 – 21.00

Saturday, 8 March

• Channel 4 - 19.00 – 21.00

Sunday, 9 March

• Channel 4 - 19.00 – 21.00

Clare Balding will host daily highlights of the world's biggest dog event live from the NEC in Birmingham, whilst Liza Tarbuck will look after presenting duties for Thursday's programme and will join Clare for Friday's More4 show.  The exciting climax of Crufts, Best in Show, will be judged at 20.30 on Sunday and will be shown live on Channel 4.

There will be extensive coverage on More4 and Channel 4 of the events in the main arena, including the agility and flyball competitions that are so popular with dog lovers, and the judging of the Group finalists. Coverage will feature discussion on the serious topics of how to buy a puppy and initiatives to ensure healthy breeding. Vet, Nick Blayney, will return to give his views on dog health, along with other experts and dog owners. Reporter Sonali Shah will explore the stories around the show and Kate Beavan will be joining the team as health and welfare reporter.

The Scruffts competition will also return and coverage will include features on all the Scruffts finalists as they prepare for the event. Plus, there is the much loved Friends for Life competition, which will see viewers vote via phone for one of five hero dog finalists and owner which they feel should be crowned 2014 Friends for Life.

Caroline Kisko, Secretary of the Kennel Club, which organises Crufts, says, 'Millions of people will be able to watch the grand finale of the world's greatest dog event on Channel 4's Sunday night programme.  Crufts is one of the most exciting events in any dog lover's calendar and the past few years of More4's coverage, and last year's Channel 4 coverage of Best in Show, really captured the special relationship between humans and our dogs, and showcased this to millions of dog-loving viewers.

'The coverage on More4 and Channel 4 means that Crufts will continue to be essential viewing, whether people are looking for information on choosing, caring for and enjoying life with their dog or simply want to watch dogs of all shapes and sizes showing off a range of special talents.'

David Sayer, Commissioning and Development Editor for Channel 4, said: 'This year Channel 4 will be showing more coverage of Crufts than ever before, reflecting both its popularity and the passions of its loyal dog-loving audience. Coverage on More4 and Channel 4 will explore a diverse range of issues – from dog welfare and breeding to training and buying as well as reporting on the wins from the show ring and agility arenas. Scruffts, the competition for crossbreed dogs, will also receive lots of coverage this year.'

Sunday night's programme on Channel 4 will include highlights from throughout the day and the final Arena programme, which will include live coverage of the moving dog heroes competition, Friends for Life, an exciting heelwork to music display and the live Best in Show competition.

Crufts coverage for More4 and Channel 4 will be produced by Sunset + Vine.

More Dogs Head to Crufts 2014

Almost 22,000 dogs will be heading to the NEC in Birmingham from 6-9 March to compete in some of the world's most prestigious canine competitions at Crufts 2014.

Kennel Club entry figures show that 21,614 dogs will be taking part in breed judging and Gamekeepers' classes as well as the Obedience and Agility championships, an increase of nearly five percent on 2013.

As ever, the event has a true international flavour with 2663 dogs competing from overseas, compared to 2,131 in 2013, an increase of 25 percent. Dogs from a total of 48 overseas countries will take part in the show, compared to 41 in 2013 including Bermuda, Japan, Taiwan and Israel.

The Any Variety Import Register classes, for breeds that are currently on the Import Register and who were not previously qualified to compete at Crufts, will compete for the second year, and have attracted 137 dogs.

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Secretary, said: 'Crufts continues to grow in size and popularity, as the number of dogs entered into this year's event is five percent up on last year. The fact that dogs come in their tens of thousands to Crufts is testament to the immense popularity of the event and we thank everybody in the UK and overseas for their continued passion for this esteemed event and its many world class competitions.We also look forward to welcoming thousands of other dogs and their owners who make Crufts such a wonderful event, from those who take part in the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme and YKC rings and the numerous displays to our Friends for Life and Scruffts finals and those dogs in the Discover Dogs area, which help visitors to understand more about the different breeds.'

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Show &  Ticket Information

Celebrating the British love affair with dogs, Crufts will be returning to the NEC Arena in Birmingham and to our television screens again on 6-9 March 2014.

The four-day event will see the nation's most heroic dogs rewarded in the prestigious Friends for Life competition; the UK's favourite crossbreeds compete in the Scruffts grand final; the world's most athletic canines battling it out in dog sports such as agility and flyball, and the world-famous Best in Show competition. The individual breed judging that leads to the Best in Show final will see Working and Pastoral breeds compete on Thursday, 6 March, Terriers and Hounds on Friday, 7 March, Toy and Utility breeds on Saturday, 8 March and Gundogs on Sunday, 9 March.

National TV treasure, Clare Balding, will again be guiding viewers through the canine extravaganza on More 4 from Thursday to Saturday and then culminating on Channel 4 for the Best in Show finale on Sunday evening. Those outside the UK can watch all the key action live on the Crufts YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/Crufts.

Crufts will be preceded by a three week Channel 4 series called The Dog Show where dogs will compete in a series of activity challenges and the winner will make an appearance at Crufts. The Kennel Club will also be asking for people to submit videos of their own talented canines in the New Year for its on-line Crufts Factor competition.

Among the competition and events at Crufts will be the inaugural ‘Obreedience' competition, where different breeds will go head-to-head to demonstrate their superior obedience skills.

Tickets cost £16.50 for adults in advance and £18 on the door. Best in Show tickets start from £17.50. £11 concessions for Thursday and Friday and £16 adults, £12 concessions for Saturday and Sunday. All tickets are subject to a booking fee.  Book by calling the Crufts Ticket Hotline at The Ticket Factory on 0844 338 0338, or online at www.crufts.org.uk. For more information, please visit www.crufts.org.uk. Tickets for Crufts 2014 dog show are now on sale, and the Kennel Club has raised the age for children to go free with all children aged eleven and under benefiting from free entry.  Advance tickets are subject to administration and fulfilment fees.

The popular Best in Show tickets for Sunday evening are sold separately, with no change in ticket price for 2014, at £25.50, £20.50 and £17.50.

The price of tickets for the daily obedience competitions has also been frozen, with seats reservable for £10 on each day. To make things easier for fans of Obedience, these will now be administered through the main Crufts box office so that they can be bought alongside general admission tickets and Best in Show tickets in one simple transaction.

Crufts Competitors

The list of Crufts competitors is now available below:

Championship Agility - Large

Championship Agility - Medium

Championship Agility - Small

 Large Novice ABC Agility Stakes

Medium ABC Agility Stakes

Singles - Large

 Singles – Medium 

 Singles – Small

 Crufts Team Large

Team Medium

 Team Small

KC British Open Large

KC British Open Medium

KC British Open Small

KC Novice Cup Large

KC Novice Cup Medium

KC Novice Cup Small

Qualifying heats

Qualifying heats for the series of prestigious agility finals at Crufts are held at Agility shows across the country and throughout the year. Crufts is one of the three most important 'showcase' events for agility in the UK.

Single & Team Agility Heat Results

Single - Small
up to 14 July 2013

Single - Medium
Up to 14 July 2013

Single - Large
Up to 14 July 2013

Team - Small
Up to 14 July 2013

Team - Medium
Up to 14 July 2013

Team - Large
Up to 14 July 2013

2013 Qualifying Heats for Crufts Team Flyball 2014

Every year Crufts. the world's largest dog show, highlights the fun, speed and excitement of a major Flyball competition as sixteen teams strive to become Crufts Flyball champions in front of a massive, noisy and enthralled audience in the NEC Arena.

Eight qualifiers held at a range of shows during the year give teams from all over the country the opportunity to make it to the 'grand prix' of GB Flyball. Dates below.

Team Flyball Heat Results

Dates of Qualifying heats during 2013 for Crufts Team Flyball 2014

List of Qualifying heats

Team Flyball

Rules and Regulations 2013/14

1. These rules are for the Crufts Team Flyball event and should be run in conjunction with the specific Flyball Regulations H(2).
    

2. This is a team competition (knockout). Two teams will compete against each other on separate equipment. The best two of either three or five runs will decide the winner to go into the next round in the heats. In the Final at Crufts 2014 the best of three runs will decide the winner to go into the next round.
    

3. Each team shall consist of four handlers and dogs plus two reserves. A club may enter more than one team, and a club may qualify more than one team for the Final. No handler or dog can enter/compete in more than one team. All dogs entering in KC Licensed Flyball competitions must be Kennel Club registered.
    

4. A Crufts entry fee of £10 will be levied for each dog in the team (not including the reserves) – total cost £40 per team.
    

5. Teams should note that each team must have at least one ABC (anything but a Collie) dog in the team. To ensure clarity, the ABC dog should not be a Border Collie, Working Sheepdog or a Cross of these. In the event of a dispute at the heats or Crufts Final over the parentage of a dog, a decision will be left to the judge's discretion. (this dog should be an active member of the team not just a listed reserve to satisfy this rule).
    
6. The two highest placed teams will be invited from each heat to compete in the Semi-final/Final at Crufts 2014. Teams that have previously qualified cannot enter further heats for competition, The Kennel Club reserve the right to take additional qualifiers from heats if any of the planned eight heats do not take place.
    

7. Flyball boxes to be used in this competition will be the commercially available flat fronted type and all teams will provide their own Flyball box and tennis balls for any Crufts Flyball competition entered which will include the Final at Crufts 2014. Clubs holding heats will be expected to have a spare approved box available should it be required. The host club will also provide all other equipment needed to run the event e.g. Hurdles (12inches/30.9cm) high, backstops, etc.
    

8. This competition is governed by Kennel Club regulations for Flyball in force at the time of the heat/Final.
    

9. Only handlers who are members of the original team, or named as reserves on the entry form, will be allowed to compete in the Final at Crufts 2014. Any requests for team changes to be made in writing stating reasons to the Crufts office for consideration by the show management.

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