DEFINITIONS OF THE BREED CLASSES AT SHOWS
HELD UNDER THE NZ KENNEL CLUB’S RULES & REGULATIONS AND SOME INFO RE
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER CLASSES
BREED CLASSES
Class
No. 1 / 1a - Baby Puppy Dog / Baby Puppy Bitch
For
dogs or bitches three and under six months of age, on the first day of the
show.
Class
No. 2 / 2a - Minor Puppy Dog / Minor Puppy Bitch
For
dogs or bitches six and under nine months of age on the first day of the show.
Class
No. 3 / 3a - Puppy Dog / Puppy Bitch
For
dogs or bitches six and under twelve months of age on the first day of the
show.
Class
No. 4 / 4a - Novice Dog / Novice Bitch
For
dogs or bitches that have not won a first prize except in a Baby Puppy Class
under six months of age at any Open or Championship Show, up to the time of
closing of entries at any show.
Class
No. 5 / 5a - Junior Dog / Junior Bitch
For
dogs or bitches twelve and under twenty-four months of age on the first day of
the show.
Class
No. 6 / 6a - Intermediate Dog / Intermediate Bitch
For
dogs or bitches twenty-four months of age and under thirty-six months of age on
the first day of the show.
Class
No. 7 / 7a - Limit Dog / Limit Bitch
For
dogs or bitches which have not won more than four Challenge Certificates up to
the time of closing of entries at any Championship Show. Overseas Champions are
ineligible for Limit Class in
Class
No. 8 / 8a -
For
dogs or bitches born in
Class
No. 9 - Stud Dog
For
dogs which have sired one or more registered litters. (NB This is a breed
class only; dogs are not judged with or by their progeny.)
Class
No. 9a - Brood Bitch
For
bitches which have whelped one or more registered litters. (NB This is a
breed class only; bitches are not judged with or by their progeny.)
Class
No.10 / 10a - Veteran Dog / Veteran Bitch
For
dogs or bitches seven years or over on the first day of the show.
Class
No. 11 / 11a - Open Dog / Open Bitch
For
any dog or bitch six months of age and over on the first day of the show.
ALL
BREEDS & GROUP CLUBS are permitted to
schedule a maximum of seven breed classes at their shows. These must include
Puppy, Junior, Intermediate & Open classes. Most NZ clubs will also
schedule a Baby Puppy & NZ Bred class.
MULTI-BREEDS
& SPECIALIST CLUBS are permitted to schedule any of the
breed classes listed, with Puppy, Junior, Intermediate & Open classes being
obligatory.
RIBBON PARADES
Clubs
may have any of the listed breed classes at Ribbon Parades.
Champions,
and any dogs qualified for the title of Champion, are not permitted to enter
breed classes at Ribbon Parades but may compete in any Stakes classes
scheduled.
NEUTERED
DOGS AND BITCHES may not compete in breed classes at All
Breeds or Group Championship Shows but are permitted to enter any scheduled
Stakes classes. They can compete in breed classes at Open Shows.
Neutered
dogs and bitches may also compete in breed classes at Specialist Club’s
Championship Shows providing the officiating club has advertised
in its Official Schedule that neutered dogs / bitches may enter the breed
classes (i.e. it is optional for the club to permit this).