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                                                                                                                                           2012 Show Dates

The Limit and Open shows below are all within an hour or so of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,

the Championships shows a little further (or a lot further depending on if you like to drive or not)

Remember always: Judging is subjective based on a breed standard and the judges own likes and dislikes,

and no matter how good a show was or was not you always take the best Dalmatian home with you

***Please note the dates below are subject to change - please check with the appropriate society to confirm the date*** 

          

January

 Boston & District Canine Society Championship Show (Utility 08th January)

Spennymoor & District Canine Society Open Show (14th January)

Carlise & District Canine Society Open Show (15th January)

Manchester Dog Society Championship Show (Utility 20th January)

Northern Dog Club Show (28th January)

 

February

Darlington & District Canine Society Open Show (04th February)

Cumberland Canine Association Open Show (05th February)

Ashington & District Canine Society Limit Show (11th February)

Jarrow & Hebburn Canine Society Open Show (12th February)

Joint Dalmatian Club Open Show (25th February)

Easington, Peterlee & District Canine Society Open Show (25th February)

Billingham Synthonia Canine Club Open Show (26th February) 

Ripon & District Canine Society Open Show (28th February)

 

March

Gateshead Canine Society Open Show (04th March)

DFS Crufts (Utility 8th March – FirstDay)

Cheviot & Berwick Canine Society Limit Show (17th March)

Newton Aycliffe & District Canine Society Open Show (18h March)

Otley Canine Society Open Show (18th March)

North of England Dalmatian Club Open Show (25th March)

 

April

Birtley & District Canine Society Open Show (01st April)

Tweedmouth Canine Society Open Show (06th April)

Easton & Barnaby Canine Society Limit Show (08th April)

Consett Canine Society Open Show (12th April)

Dalmatian Club of Scotland Championship Show (14th April)

Cleveland Dog Society Open Show (21st  April)

Sunderland & District Canine Society Open Show (22nd April)

W E L K S Championship Show (Utility 27th April) 

 

May

Hartlepool & District Kennel Association Open Show (06th May)

Birmingham Dog Show Society Championship Show (Utility 12h May)

British Dalmatian Club Open Show (05th May)

Seaham & District Canine Society Open Show (05th May)

Houghton-le-Spring Open Show (12th May)

Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show (Utility 18th May)

Cumberland Canine Society Limit Show (23rd May)

Bath Canine Society Championship Show (Utility 28th May)

 

June

Southern Counties Canine Assoc' Champ Show (Utilities 01st June)

Ripon & District Canine Society Open Show (03rd June)

Northumberland County Open Show (04th June)

Beverley & District Canine Society Open Show (09th June)

Three Counties Agricultural Society Champ Show (Utilities 09th June)

South West Durham Canine Society Open Show (10th June)

Border Union Agricultural Society Champ Show (Utilities 16th June)

Blackpool & District Canine Society Champ Show (Utilities 22nd June)  

Ashington & District Canine Society Open Show (30h June)

 

Dalmatian Entry Figures for Crufts

 

Number of Entries                       Entered in Classes             

DOG     BITCH    TOTAL         DOG    BITCH    TOTAL

2012                                       201                                             223

2011       76          112            188                81         122           203

2010       75          117            192                82         126           208

2009       88          125            213                94         136           230 

2008       93          128            221               104        139           243

 

Previous show catalogues schedules can be downloaded from the Kennel Club at: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/3158 Check out the 1891 Schedule and Catalogues for the Dalmatian entries, which were shown in ring 8. On page 147 you will find a breed description, and information that prizes were confined to Dalmatian Club members. If I have counted right there were 14 dogs and bitches entered in total, and some have clearly "not for sale" in their description while others are anything from £6 to £1000!

 

                                                     

July 

Windsor Dog Show Society Champ Show (Utilities 01st July)

Lanchester Agricultural Canine Society Open Show (03rd July)

East of England Agricultural Society Champ Show (Utility 07th July)

North of England Dalmatian Club Champ Show (14th July)

Cheviot & Berwick Canine Society Limit Show (14h July)

Durham County Canine Society (15h July)

Cumberland Agricultural Canine Society Open Show (21st July)

 

Leeds & District Canine Association Champ Show (Utility 30th July)

 

August 

British Dalmatian Club Championship Show (04th August)

Harrogate & District Agricultural Society Open Show (11th August)

Sedgefield & District Agricultural Society Open Show (11th August)

Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show (Utility 19thAugust)

Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show (Utility 26th August)

 

September

Wolsingham & Wear Valley Agricultural Society Open Show (01st Sept)

City of Birmingham Canine Society Champ Show (Utility 02nd Sept)

Richmond Dog Show Society Champ Show (Utility 09th Sept)

Stanhope Agricultural Society Open Show (09th Sept)

Darlington Agricultural Society Champ Show (Utility 14h Sept)

Driffield Agricultural Society Champ Show (Utility 23rd Sept)

Nidderdale Agricultural Society Open Show (24th Sept)

Carlise & District Canine Society Limit Show (25th Sept)  

Birtley & District Canine Society Limit Show (30th Sept)

 

October

Hartlepool & District Canine Society Limit Show (07thOctober)

Eston and Barnaby Canine Society Open Show  (21st October)

Dalmatian Club of Scotland Open Show (???? October )

Midland Counties Canine Society Champ Show (Utility 26th October)  

Chester-le-Street Canine Society Open Show (28th October)

 

November

British Dalmatian Club Open Show (03rd November)

Newton Aycliffe & District Canine Society Open Show (17th Novemver)

 

December

British Utilities Breeds Champ Show (01st  December)

Otley Canine Society Open Show (05th December)

Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show (Utility 15th December)

Tweedmouth Canine Society Limit Show (15th December)

Sunderland & District Canine Society Open Show (09th December)

 

 

 

2012 Dalmatian Judges 

25th February Joint Dalmatian Clubs To be judged by Dr Sidney Bolt & Alan Talbot

8th March CRUFTS To be judged by Mr Colin Dandy

14th April Dalmatian Club of Scotland To be judged by Joan Atkinson

27th April WELKS To be judged by Mrs S Neath-Duggan

5th May British Dalmatian Club Open To be judged by Mrs A Smith & Mrs M Gibbs

12th May Birmingham DSS To be judged by Ann Bliss

18th May Scottish KC To be judged by - To Be Announced

28th May Bath CS To be judged by Mrs, Ilex Whiting

1st June Southern Counties CA To be judged by - To Be Announced

9th June Three Counties AS To be judged by Andrew Brace

16th June Border Union AS To be judged by Mrs Donna Whincup

22nd June Blackpool DCS To be judged by Mrs J Lanning

1st July Windsor DSS To be judged by Mrs P Dickinson

7th July East of England AS To be judged by Mr L M Cutts

14th July NOEDC To be judged by Mrs Karen Goff-Leggett & Mrs Heide Cutts

30th July Leeds City DCA To be judged by Mark Dunnachie

4th August British Dalmatian Club Championship To be judged by Mrs N Byles MBE & Mrs Elaine Tillson

8th August Paignton DFA To be judged by Mrs G J Lilley

11th August Bournmouth CA To be judged by Mr Espen Engh DVM

19th August Welsh KC To be judged by - To Be Announced

26th August Scottish KC To be judged by Johnathan Goulding

2nd September City of Birmingham CA To be judged by Mr Jack Bispham

9th September Richmond DSS To be judged by - To Be Announced

14th September Darlington DSS To be judged by Martin Freeman

23rd September Driffield AS To be judged by Mrs I Hernandez

30th September Belfast DSS To be judged by Mary Deats

14th October South Wales KA To be judged by Lynda Lewis

26th October Midland Counties CS To be judged by Mrs Shelagh Stevenson

3rd November British Dalmatian Club Open To be judged by Mrs J Saunders & Miss L Garton

1st December BUBA To be judged by Christine Lewis

8th December LKA To be judged by Linda Moore

 

 

 

 

Best of Breed (BOB)

  • At Open or Limit Shows where dogs and bitches are entered in the same class, the Best of Breed is selected from all class winners.

  • At Open or Limit Shows where dogs and bitches are judged separately, a best dog and a best bitch is awarded and Best of Breed chosen from these two.
  • Best of Breed is awarded at Championship Shows to the dog or bitch which the judge deems to be the best representative of the breed.
  • With all three record the name of the judges who have given you the title of Best of Breed for that show.

 

 

Best in Show (BIS)

  • At shows judged on the Group system, all Best of Breed winners in their respective groups are judged and the winner from each Group goes forward to Best in Show. *Note you cannot go through to the  Best in Show if you have beaten in any class, for example you Win Dalmatian Open but get a 2nd in Dalmatian Graduate, the 2nd means you were beaten in Dalmatian Graduate.

  • The Best in Show  is then selected from the seven Group winners.

  • At shows not judged on the Group system all Best of Breeds go forward to enter for Best in Show.
  • Best of Show will also get you entry in to Crufts. Again record all your winnings for that day as you get points towards Show Certificate of Merit

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Show Certificate of Merit (ShCM)

The show certificate of Merit [ShCM] was introduced by the Kennel Club as part of its campaign to encourage exhibitors to enter at Open shows.

Various methods had been tried to remedy the falling entries at general open shows, such as changing the junior warrant points system and enabling top winners to qualify for Crufts.

A Kennel Club Show Certificate of Merit (ShCM) will be issued on receipt of an application from the registered owner at the time of qualification, in respect of a dog that has obtained 25 points at General and Group Open Shows.

 

A minimum of five points must be won in Group Competition, translated you must be placed at least two times in a group (puppy groups do not count) and get a total of five points, for example a 2nd = 3 points + a 3rd = 2 points or get placed five times in 4th place for 5 x 1 point.

 

The scale of points are as follows:

 

1 Five points for Best in Show

 

2 Four points for Single Group Best in Show

 

3 Three points for Reserve Best in Show at a General Open Show or Group Open Show not judged on the Group System effective date 1st February 2006

 

4 Group placings will obtain the following points (Multi Group Shows only): 1st - four points, 2nd - three points, 3rd - two points and 4th - one point (Puppy Group placings do not gain points)

 

5 One point for Best Any Variety Not Separately Classified (AVNSC Utility, Hound etc. winner of overall Best AVNSC). AV classes and Stakes do not count towards points.

 

6 One point for Best of Breed

 

7 Only points won on after the 1st January 2003 may be counted towards this award

 

The title "ShCM" may be used after the name of the dog on show entries and in catalogues. The registered owners need to apply to the KC for their award with show results.

 

 

Junior Warrant (JW)

A Junior Warrant will be awarded to a dog that has obtained 25 points at shows whilst between the ages of  6 and 18 months.

 

A minimum of 3 points must be won at Championship Shows where Challenge Certificates for the breed are on offer, and a minimum of 3 points won at Open Shows or Championship Shows where Challenge Certificates are not offered for the breed.

 

Scale of points:-

(1)  Three points for each First Prize awarded in a Breed Class at a Championship Show where Challenge Certificates where on offer. 

 

(2)  One point for each First Prize awarded in a Breed class at a Championship Show where Challenge Certificates where not offered for the breed, or at an Open Show.

 

(3)  One point for the award of Best of Breed at an Open Show. Only to be claimed if no Junior Warrant Points where gained by that dog by winning a Breed Class or Classes.

 

(4)  Junior Warrant Points cannot be claimed from classes or for awards with less than three dogs of the breed present:

 

  • In assessing the number of dogs present in each class, exhibitors may count a dog as having been present in a class provided it was entered in that class and was present in its first class for the breed at that Show.

(5)  Junior Warrant holders will awarded a Stud Book Number.

 

(6)  The title "JW" may be used after the name of the dog on Show entries and in Catalogues.

 

 

Stud Book Numbers

You can gain a Stud Book Number by winning a 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Open or a 1st in Limit (if a CC is on offer, which for Dalmatians there nearly always is).

 

A Stud Book number is automatic if you win a Challenge Certificate, Reserve Challenge Certificate or gain a Junior Warrant. If you are lucky enough to gain a Stud Book Number you do not need to apply for it as it will be automatically sent to you by the Kennel Club, and it gives you entry for Crufts for that dog for life - worth winning for that reason only.

 

You can only get one Stud Book number per dog, which will be listed in the Kennel Clubs Stud Book for that year with all the Championship results for that year.

 

If you intend breeding a Stud Book is a good start for looking for a mate as you know you are getting a good Dalmatian that conforms to the breed standards.