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Summary
of
The
Norwegian Kennel Clubs Show Regulations.
Effectuated
January 1st 2011
The judge
will be assisted by a qualified steward, whose
responsibility is to see that all formal requirements
are fulfilled in the ring. The steward is also
responsible for the paperwork, and as the judge is not
expected consult the catalogue at any time in the ring,
will check that only dogs eligible for the various
classes are brought before the judge at the proper time.
The dogs
are judged on individual merits in two types of classes,
i.e. in “quality classes” and “competition classes”. In
the quality classes, the dogs are assessed in relation
to the ideal for the breed, while the prizes are awarded
in the competition classes on the basis of merits and
each dog in relation to the other dogs in the class.
Organization
and Leadership
All
organizers shall appoint a Show Manager. He or she shall
make sure the exhibition is conducted according to this
set of rules, and that in the case of disagreements or
where doubts arise they may be solved immediately on
site. The Show Manager may decide to expel any person
from the show premises who is found breaking any of the
show rules. Dogs displaying unwanted behaviour may be
dismissed by a judge or by the Show Manager. Conflicts
or disagreements which may arise between exhibitioners
are not the responsibility of the organizers.
The
Minimum Age for Participating at Shows
The dog
must have reached the age of 9 months at the first day
of exhibit, independent of which day the breed is judged
in cases of shows running over several days.
Earcrouping/Tail
Docking
According
to paragraph 614 of Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety
Authority) dogs that are ear and/or tail docked may not
participate at shows or trials, regardless of in which
country the docking has taken place. Imported Norwegian
owned dogs that has a written “show permit” from the
Mattilsynet (former Statens Dyrehelsetilsyn) dated
before January 1 2001 may participate at shows and
trials. The original certificate must be presented to
the Steward before the judging starts. If the exhibitor
has forgotten to bring the certificate a right copy with
details of the dog’s registration number, and of place
and date for the exhibition must be sent to the NKK
within 8 days.
Health
Status
The dog may
not be entered if:
-it’s ill
-it’s
infested with fleas or other parasites
-it’s blind
and/or deaf
-it has
less than 30 days till delivery(counted 63 days after
first mating)
-it has
puppies that are under 75 days old
The dog
shall be in good mental and physical health and not show
any sign of illness. If a dog has been injured and this
can be certified by a veterinarian, the attest must be
brought to the show. It will always be the judge’s
decision, weather this should be taken to consideration
or not, in the juding.
The
manager, the judge or the veterinary may request that
the dog be examined by a veterinary. A dog which has had
its testicles removed due to illness may participate at
shows, if the owner has been granted a permission by the
NKK. The certificate of permission to exhibit may be
issued by the NKK on request. Bitches that have been
neutered are given a general dispensation to exhibit.
Doping/Faking is prohibited
By doping
it is understood the use of medicine or other remedies
that through its effects stimulates, calms down, kills
pain, affects behaviour, temperament or in any other way
can be assumed to affect the dog’s performance or
quality.
It is not
permitted to exhibit a dog where:
-surgery
has been performed with the intention to improve the
dog’s conformation.
-the coat,
nose or skin has been treated with products that change
its colour or structure.
Influencing
the Results
It is
forbidden to:
-Try to
disturb the dogs of other exhibitors
-Openly
influence a dog with the help of person(s) standing
ringside.
All
enquiries from the exhibitor to the judge must be done
via the Steward throughout the whole duration of the
judging.
Late
Arrivals
Any dog
which shows up too late for the ordinary judging, may be
given a critique and quality judging, after the breed
judging has finished. Dogs that show up to late, cannot
compete in competition classes.
Criticizing
the Judge
It is
prohibited to criticize any judge regardless of the
forum of which it is done, or openly criticize the
judge’s assessment.
Profiling
During the
judging the exhibitor may not wear clothes or any outfit
bearing a visible kennel name.
Judges,
Managers and Stewards/Assistants in the Ring
The judge
may only exhibit dogs that he/she, or anyone from the
close family or spouse owns, co-owns or has bred. The
judge may not judge any dogs he/she has owned, co-owned,
sold or had in his/her possession the last 6 months.
According to the FCI rules, a judge may not enter any
dogs where he/she is appointed to judge.
Execution
of
judging
Dogs and
bitches are exhibited separately. The class is
determined by age and formerly gained results. The dog
may be entered to one (1) class only. The judging
consists of a quality part and competition part. At the
quality part the judge considers the dog in regards to
the breed standard and submits a written critique with a
copy to the exhibitor and to the breed’s club. The
critiques are written in one of the Scandinavian
languages or one of the four FCI languages (English,
French, German or Spanish).
General
Rules for Quality and Competition Classes
There’s
individual judging of quality in all classes. The prizes
are as follows: excellent, very good, good, sufficient
as well as. 0 prize and KIP (cannot be assessed). There
are competition judging in all classes, 4 (four)
placements.
For the
Dachshund breeds, the Toy-, Miniature and Medium Size
Poodle, Miniature- and Medium Size Spitz special rules
apply when participating in the Junior-, Intermediate-
and Open class, se 11.17.
Participants in the Junior or Veterans class do not
compete for CACIB.
The
Junior Class – JK:
Dogs must
have reached the age of 9 months, but be under the age
of 18 months at the first day of exhibition. NB: Dogs
that are entered to the junior class do not compete for
the CACIB.
Junior
Competition Class – JKK:
The class
is open for dogs that have gained an excellent in the
Junior Class (1JK). The judge may grant a champion
Quality (CK) to dogs of champion quality. Only dogs with
CK may participate in the Best Dog/Best Bitch Class.
Intermediate
Class – UK:
The dog
must have reached the age of 15 months but not yet the
age of 24 months on the first day of competition.
Intermediate Competition Class – UKK:
The class
is open for dogs that have gained an excellent in the
Intermediate Class (1UK). The judge may grant a champion
Quality (CK) to dogs of champion quality. Only dogs with
CK may participate in the Best Dog/Best Bitch Class.
Open Class
– AK:
The dogs
must have reached the age of 15 months at the first day
of the exhibition and not have gained the title
Norwegian Show Champion.
Open
Competition Class – AKK:
The class
is open for dogs that have gained an excellent in the
Open Class (1AK). The judge may grant a champion Quality
(CK) to dogs of champion quality. Only dogs with CK may
participate in the Best Dog/Best Bitch Class.
Champions
Class – CHK:
The class
is mandatory for dogs that are Norwegian Show Champions.
Dogs with other National and International Show Champion
titles may also be entered to this class.
Champion
Competition Class – CHKK:
The class
is open to dogs that have gained excellent in the
Champions Class (1CHK) The judge may grant champion
quality (CK) to dogs of champion quality. Only dogs with
CK may participate in Best Bitch/Best Dog class.
Veterans
Class – VK:
The class
is open for dogs that have reached the age of 8 years on
the first day of the show.
Veterans
Competition Class – CHKK:
The class
is open for dogs that have gained an excellent in the
Veterans Class (1VK). The judge may grant champion
quality (CK) to veterans found in excellent condition.
Only dogs with CK may participate in Best Dog/Best Bitch
class. NB: Dogs entered to the Veterans Class do not
compete for the CACIB.
11.13 Best
Dog Class – BHK / Best Bitch Class – BTK:
The classes
are open for all the breed’s dogs of the same sex that
have gained CK in the classes JK, UK, AK, CHK, BK, VK.
Competition
judging: 4 placements: 1BHK, 2BHK, 3 BHK, 4BHK. The
Certificate is handed out in BHK/BTK to the best dog
that is not yet a Norwegian Show Champion, to the dog
after there will be handed out a reserve certificate,
that will qualify as a certificate if the certificate
winner is disqualified later. At International
exhibitions one also competes for the CACIB and ResCACIB
in this class.
CACIB is
granted the best placed dog from the classes UK, AK, BK,
CHK. ResCACIB is granted the next best dog from the same
classes.
CACIB
regarding breeds with colour variations: Also dogs that
have not been placed in BHK/BTK may be considered for
the CACIB/ResCACIB.
11.14 Best
of Breed – BIR and Best of Opposite Sex – BIM:
The best
dog (1BHK) and the best bitch (1BTK) compete for the
BIR/BIM. If a breed is being judged by more than one
judge, one of the judges is appointed to judge the
BIR/BIM, Best Veteran, Best Progeny Class and Best
Breeders Class. The appointment must be announced before
the show.
11.15 The
Progeny Class – AVKL:
The class
is open for dogs and bitches that compete with 4 of its
offspring. The sire or dam must be entered to an
official class or in the Progeny Class and be presented
together with the group. The sire or dam must have
gained at least a Good at the show in question or at a
prior show. The offspring must be entered and judged in
one of the other classes at the show. The group may not
hold more than one Very good. Offspring with Good,
sufficient, KIP, or 0. Prize may not participate. Only
one group of the same breed after the same sire/dam may
be entered. All the offspring in the group must be of
the same size/type of coat variations. When assessed it
is the group’s average quality and homogenous expression
in relation to type that is decisive, before the single
dog’s individual quality. Groups of homogenous and
excellent quality may be granted HP.
The best
progeny group with HP goes on to compete in the finals.
The owner or the representative for the sire/dam shall
inform the Steward as well as the owners of the
participating dogs that he/she is entering the group in
the Progeny Class.
11.16
Breeders Class – OPPDKL:
The class
is open for groups of 4 dogs of the same breed, bred by
the same person. If more than one person are breeders of
the same dogs all of them must be announced as breeders.
If a person has his/her own breeding and in addition is
a co-breeder of other litters, offspring from both
breedings can not be presented in the same group. Only
one group of the same breed from the same breeder may be
entered. All the offspring in the group must be of the
same size/type of coat variations. All participating
dogs must be entered and judged at one of the show’s
other classes. The group may not hold more than one Very
good. Dogs with Good, sufficient, KIP or 0. prize may
not participate.
When
assessed it is the group’s average quality and
homogenous expression in relation to type that is
decisive, before the single dog’s individual quality.
Groups of homogenous and excellent quality may be
granted HP. The best breeding group with HP goes on to
compete in the finals. The breeder or his/her
representative shall inform the Steward as well as the
owners of the participating dogs that the group is
entered to the Breeders Class.
11.19
Finals
Results
from the finals are not entitled to be registered in the
studbook. The finals are a competition of the groups’
and the show’s best dog – BIG and BIS, 4 dogs are
placed. Dogs that have been BIR compete for the Best in
the Group (BIG). Dogs that have been placed 1.BIG
compete for the Best in Show (BIS). If the arranging
party finds it convenient, for instance due to the
number of participating breeds, two or more groups may
be judged as one. A merging of two or more groups in the
group finals must be announced in the prior announcement
of the judges.
The
competition for the show’s Best Veteran is open for dogs
that have been placed as BIR Veteran. The competition
for the best Progeny and Breeders Class is open for the
best group of the breed with HP.
12.
Definitions of Prizes
12.1
EXCELLENT
may only be
awarded to a dog which comes very close to the ideal
standard of the breed, which is presented in excellent
condition, displays a harmonious, well-balanced
temperament, is of high class and has excellent posture.
Its superior characteristics in
respect of
its breed permit that minor imperfections can be
ignored; it must however have
the typical
features of its sex.
12.2 VERY
GOOD
may only be
awarded to a dog which possesses the typical features of
its breed,which has well-balanced proportions and is in
correct condition. A few minor faults may be tolerated
but none of a morphological nature. This award can only
be granted to a dog that shows class.
12.3 GOOD
is to be awarded to a dog that possesses the main
features of its breed however
showing
faults provided these are not concealed.
12.4
SUFFICIENT
must be
awarded to a dog which corresponds adequately to its
breed, without possessing the generally accepted
characteristics or whose physical condition leaves
something
to be desired.
12.5
DISQUALIFIED
must be
awarded to a dog which does not correspond to the type
required bythe breed standard; which shows a behaviour
clearly not in line with its standard or which
behaves
aggressively; which has testicular abnormalities; which
has dental flaw or a jaw
anomaly;
which shows a colour and/or coat imperfection or clearly
shows signs of albinism.
This
qualification shall also be awarded to dogs that
correspond so little to a single feature of
the breed
that their health is threatened. It should furthermore
be awarded to dogs that
show
eliminating faults in regard to the breed standard.
Dogs that
cannot be awarded one of the above qualifications shall
be released from the ring
with the
rating :
CANNOT BE
JUDGED.
This rating
is to be given to any dog which does not move,
constantly jumps up and down on its handler or tries to
get out of the ring, makes it impossible to assess the
gait and the movement or avoids constantly to be
examined by the judge and makes it impossible to inspect
teeth, anatomy and structure, tail or testicles. This
rating is also to be given if traces of operations or
treatment can be observed which seem to indicate that
the exhibitor wanted to deceive the judge.
The same
applies if the judge has ample reason to suspect
operations that were intended to
correct the
original condition or feature (e.g.: eyelid, ear or
tail). The reason
why the dog
was rated
CANNOT BE JUDGED has to be stated in the judge’s report.
12.6
Prize of Honor (HP)
Could be
awarded to equal breeders and progeny classes.
12.7
Certificate/CK (Champion Quality):
Typical all
through, and all in all a correctly built dog with so
distinct advantages and so insignificant faults that the
judge finds it to be of champion quality.
12.8
CACIB/Reserve CACIB (Nomination for the International
Show Champion Title):
May only be
handed out at International shows and only to dogs that
really excel (and which compete in classes/breeds where
CACIB may be given and where the dog has at least 3
registered generations of ancestors in its pedigree).
Normally the requirements for CACIB are higher than for
the certificate. For Norwegian breeds there is no
difference in quality for CERT/CK and CACIB.
Dispensation
The NKK
General Committee may, when unusual circumstances
require it, make exemptions from these rules.
Ribbons
All prizes
are shown with ribbons:
BIS=
National coloured, broad
BIG= White
and blue
BIR= Red
and yellow
BIM= White
and green
BIR
Veteran= Grey and pink
CACIB=
White
Reserve
CACIB= Orange
Certificate
(Cert)= National coloured, narrow
Reserve
Certificate= light blue
Certificate
quality (CK)= Pink
Champion=
Red and green
Honorary
Prize (HP)= Lilac
Honorary
Prize for Progeny and Breeder’s Class= Lilac and white
All
participating dogs in Obedience (LP) regardless of
class=Red, black and yellow
All
participating dogs in Agility (AG) regardless of
class=Black and orange
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prize in
quality class, competition class, LP and AG= Red
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prize in
quality class, competition class, LP and AG= Blue
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prize in
quality class, competition class, LP and AG=Yellow
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prize
(placement) in competition class, LP and AG= Green
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prize in
quality class, LP and AG= Grey
KIP (cannot
be judged) in quality class, LP and AG= Brown
To winners
of BIS, BIG, Best Veteran, Best Progeny Group and Best
Breeders Group as well as for certificate, CK and HP
there shall be given additional prizes/gifts. The
arranging party is free to hand out prizes to other dogs
as well as it sees fit. The exhibitors will be given the
ribbons as well as the judge’s written critique in the
ring.
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