CRUFTS HEELWORK TO MUSIC / FREESTYLE
COMPETITION REGULATIONS 2009

All Crufts qualifying competitions will be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club Regulations in force at the time of the event.  Competitors entering any competition will be deemed to have agreed to abide by these Regulations.

All heats will take place at Kennel Club licensed shows and the class name in the schedule must replicate exactly the name of the competition as stated in these Regulations.

To be eligible to enter these classes, dogs must be eligible to compete in Advanced classes.  Both the show organisers and the Kennel Club reserve the right to verify a dog’s eligibility to compete.

The semi finals for Crufts Heelwork to Music and Freestyle competitions will be scheduled by Rugby Dog Training Club at its HTM show held at the Sports Connexion, Coventry each year.  The first ten placed Freestyle entries will qualify for the Freestyle Finals at Crufts and the first ten placed dogs will qualify for the Heelwork to Music Finals at Crufts.

Once a routine has been performed at the Crufts Finals by a handler it may not be repeated again at future Crufts Finals.

CRUFTS ADVANCED FREESTYLE COMPETITION

Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. 

Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the semi final and may qualify more than one dog for the final.

Once a dog has qualified for the semi final, further heats may be entered for competitions although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the semi finals.

The first three placed previously unqualified dogs from each heat will be invited to compete in the semi finals, ie in the event that the first to third placed dogs have already qualified for the semi final at a previous heat, the fourth, fifth and sixth placed dogs from that heat will be invited to compete in the semi final.

The Kennel Club will provide place rosettes 1st to 10th for this class.

CRUFTS ADVANCED HEELWORK TO MUSIC COMPETITION

Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. 

Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the semi final and may qualify more than one dog for the final.

Once a dog has qualified for the semi final, further heats may be entered for competitions although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the semi finals.

The first three placed previously unqualified dogs from each heat will be invited to compete in the semi finals, ie in the event that the first to third placed dogs have already qualified for the semi final at a previous heat, the fourth, fifth and sixth placed dogs from that heat will be invited to compete in the semi final.

The Kennel Club will provide place rosettes 1st to 10th for this class.