Newfoundland Club of Victoria Inc.
Championship Show 2024
Best in Show and Intermediate in Show: CH Bouvet Never Say Never
Bred and Exhibited by Ms Angela Kelly
CONFORMATION
The Newfoundland Club of Victoria Inc. conducts activities which assist new members to acquire knowledge and a better understanding of the sport of dogs.
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To help you understand how a dog show is run, here are the different categories for dogs to be shown.
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A dog show is divided into several classes which are based on either age of exhibit or prior qualifications.
The following are the specifications of classes approved for show fixtures.
Where separate classes are provided for each sex, the class numbers for bitches are followed by the letter 'a', i.e. Baby Puppy Bitch Class 1a.
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Class 1 Baby Puppy - for dogs of three and under six months of age
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Class 2 Minor Puppy - for dogs of six and under nine months of age
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Class 3 Puppy - for dogs of six and under 12 months of age
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Class 4 Junior - for dogs of nine and under 18 months of age
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Class 5 Intermediate - for dogs of 18 months and under 36 months of age
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Class 6 Novice - for dogs six months of age or over which have not won a first prize at any open show or championship show
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Class 7 Graduate - for dogs six months of age or over which have not won a challenge certificate
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Class 8 Limit - for dogs over 12 months of age which are not champions or have not gained sufficient points to qualify as a champion
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Class 9 State Bred - for dogs six months of age or over whelped (born) in the state in which it is exhibited
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Class 10 Australian Bred - for dogs six months of age or over whelped (born) in Australia
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Class 11 Open - for dogs six months of age or over
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Class 12 Veteran - for dogs seven years and over
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Class 13 Veteran - for dogs 10 years and over
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Class 15 Puppy Neuter - for neuter dogs aged six and under 12 months
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Class 16 Junior Neuter - for neuter dogs aged nine and under 18 months
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Class 17 Intermediate Neuter - for neuter dogs aged 18 and under 36 months
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Class 18 Open Neuter - for neuter dogs aged six months or over
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Class 21 Champion - for all champions entering an open show
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Newfoundland Club of Victoria Inc.
Championship Show 2024
Best in Show and Intermediate in Show: CH Bouvet Never Say Never
Bred and Exhibited by Ms Angela Kelly pictured with
International Judge Ms Kirsteen Farrar (Darkpeak Newfoundlands - U.K.)