MINOR PUPPY — For dogs of six and not exceeding nine calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.

PUPPY — For dogs of six and not exceeding twelve calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.

JUNIOR — For dogs of six and not exceeding eighteen calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.

YEARLING — For dogs of twelve and not exceeding twenty four calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.

SPECIAL YEARLING — For dogs of six and not exceeding twenty four calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.

GRADUATE — For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or four or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Graduate, Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open Classes, whether restricted or not.

POST GRADUATE — For dogs which have not won a Challenge Certificate or five or more First Prizes at Championship Shows in Post Graduate, Minor Limit, Mid Limit, Limit and Open Classes, whether restricted or not.

LIMIT — For dogs which have not become Show Champions under Kennel Club Regulations or under the rules of any governing body recognised by the Kennel Club or won seven or more First Prizes in all, at Championship Shows in Limit or Open Classes, confined to the Breed, whether restricted or not, at Shows where Challenge Certificates

were offered for the Breed.

OPEN — For all dogs of the breeds for which the class is provided and eligible for entry at the Show.

VETERAN — For dogs of not less than seven years of age on the first day of the Show.

IMPORTED REGISTER — For breeds confined to the Imported Breeds Register and only when an Interim Breed Standard has been published by the Kennel Club. Such breeds may be exhibited in this class only and are ineligible for any other competition whatsoever.

NOT FOR COMPETITION — Societies may at their discretion, accept Not For Competition entries. Societies may accept such entries from breeds of dog not included within the title of the Society and at Shows held over more than one day, such entries may be accepted on any day from any breed.

ANY VARIETY NOT SEPARATELY CLASSIFIED — For breeds of dog for which no separate breed classes are scheduled.

RARE BREEDS — Confined to those breeds not granted Challenge Certificates in the current year, with the exception of those breeds whose registration is confined to the Import Register.

SPITZ BREEDS — Confined to the following breeds: Alaskan Malamute, Basenji, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Chow Chow, Norwegian Elkhound, Finnish Spitz, German Spitz (Mittel), German Spitz (Klein), Greenland Dog, Keeshond, Norwegian Buhund, Pomeranian, Samoyed, Schipperke, Siberian Husky, Swedish Vallhund, Akita, Japanese Spitz, Canaan Dog, Finnish Lapphund, Japanese Shiba Inu, Japanise Akita Inu.

BRACE — For two exhibits (either sex or mixed) of one breed belonging to the same exhibitor, each exhibit having been entered in some class other than Brace or Team.

SPECIAL BEGINNERS STAKES — Owner, handler or exhibit never to have won a Challenge Certificate.

SPECIAL VETERAN STAKES — For dogs of not less than seven years of age on the first day of the Show.

SPECIAL CHAMPION STAKES — For dogs which have been confirmed a Champion, or Show Champion.

PRO PLAN/DOG WORLD PUPPY STAKES — Open to all puppies of six and not exceeding twelve calendar months of age on the first day of the Show. Dogs which have already qualified for the Pro Plan/Dog World Pup of the Year final are not eligible to compete.

YKC STAKES — For Any Variety dog or bitch exhibited and handled by a fully paid up member of the Young Kennel Club. The dog should be registered either a) Solely or jointly in the member’s name or b) In the name of a member of the family and under these circumstances the dog must be resident at the YKC member’s address.

YKC HANDLING CLASSES — Exhibitors may handle any dog provided it is fully registered on the Kennel Club Breed Register and eligible to be exhibited at Kennel Club licensed events. The first placed exhibitor from each handling class will be invited to take part in a Handling Competition at Crufts, provided as from 1st December they are a fully paid up member of the YKC. For the purposes of these classes ages should be calculated as their age on the first day of the Show. Entries must be made on the entry form. You are reminded that DOGS MUST be entered in a breed class first where such a class is provided. Please note: Handlers do not need to be YKC members to enter handling classes, but must become a YKC member to take part in the YKC Handling competition at Crufts.

MPD — Minor Puppy Dog     MPB — Minor Puppy Bitch

PD — Puppy Dog                  PB — Puppy Bitch

JD — Junior Dog                   JB — Junior Bitch

YD — Yearling Dog              YB — Yearling Bitch

SYD — Special Yearling Dog    SYB — Special Yearling Bitch

ND — Novice Dog                   NB — Novice Bitch

GD — Graduate Dog              GB — Graduate Bitch

PGD — Post Graduate Dog    PGB — Post Graduate Bitch

MLD — Mid Limit Dog             MLB — Mid Limit Bitch

LD — Limit Dog                      LB — Limit Bitch

OD — Open Dog                   OB — Open Bitch

VD — Veteran Dog                VB —Veteran Bitch 

Where D/B is listed after a class, both dogs and bitches compete against each other. For example: the class PGD/B is contested by post graduate dogs and bitches.