Showing
We spend much of our spare time exhibiting our dogs at various shows around the country. We attend local (Northern England & Southern Scotland) Open Shows, and the bigger Championship Shows which are held all over the country. We are currently showing Chena, Sika and Troy. Elke has more or less retired but don't be surprised you see her in the occasional Veteran class at the Club Show! Check out some of our showing photos in the Showing Gallery.
Dog Showing is about exhibiting your dog before an independent judge who's job it is to determine which exhibit fits most closely to the Breed Standard for that particular breed. There are some judges who judge a wide range of breeds, sometimes within one or more groups, and sometimes across all 7 groups. These are all-rounders and are able to judge Group and Best In Show competitions. Other judges are seen as breed specialists because they involved in the breed in question. They are usually breeders and/or exhibitors of the breed themselves.
Up until 2006 Alaskan Malamutes were classed as Rare Breeds in the UK which meant that they were able to compete at Championship Shows, but did not qualify for Challenge Certificates and were, therefore, not able to become UK Champions.
This changed at Crufts 2006 where our very first set of CCs was offered. Now almost every Championship Show has CCs available for our breed. A dog or Bitch needs to win 3 of these Challenge Certificates under 3 different judges in order to become a UK Champion.
The country's first Champion was Ch Chayo Blue Thunder followed not long after by the first bitch Champion, his daughter, Ch Chayo Moet Chandon, both bred and owned by Sue Ellis.
The ultimate Dog Show is Crufts, held in March every year. This is the only dog show in the UK which requires dogs to qualify and they do so by gaining a 1st, 2nd or 3rd in certain classes at any Championship Dog Show where there are CCs on offer for the breed. This means that there are only 8 opportunities to qualify throughout the year and considering that Championship Shows with CCs attract entries of 100+ Malamutes, even qualification is no mean feat. Gaining a CC or a Reserve CC, or 1st to 3rd place in the Open Class or 1st in Limit, gets a dog entry into the Kennel Club Stud Book and with this they get lifetime Crufts qualification. We are very proud that our little Sika gained her Stud Book Number at the age of 15 months, with her RCC out of the Junior class at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show 2007, and then, at the age of 5, Chena gained her Stud Book number with a 1st in Limit at Border Union in 2011.
Championship Show dates and results can be found on the following websites:
Higham Press
Fosse Data
Dog Showing is about exhibiting your dog before an independent judge who's job it is to determine which exhibit fits most closely to the Breed Standard for that particular breed. There are some judges who judge a wide range of breeds, sometimes within one or more groups, and sometimes across all 7 groups. These are all-rounders and are able to judge Group and Best In Show competitions. Other judges are seen as breed specialists because they involved in the breed in question. They are usually breeders and/or exhibitors of the breed themselves.
Up until 2006 Alaskan Malamutes were classed as Rare Breeds in the UK which meant that they were able to compete at Championship Shows, but did not qualify for Challenge Certificates and were, therefore, not able to become UK Champions.
This changed at Crufts 2006 where our very first set of CCs was offered. Now almost every Championship Show has CCs available for our breed. A dog or Bitch needs to win 3 of these Challenge Certificates under 3 different judges in order to become a UK Champion.
The country's first Champion was Ch Chayo Blue Thunder followed not long after by the first bitch Champion, his daughter, Ch Chayo Moet Chandon, both bred and owned by Sue Ellis.
The ultimate Dog Show is Crufts, held in March every year. This is the only dog show in the UK which requires dogs to qualify and they do so by gaining a 1st, 2nd or 3rd in certain classes at any Championship Dog Show where there are CCs on offer for the breed. This means that there are only 8 opportunities to qualify throughout the year and considering that Championship Shows with CCs attract entries of 100+ Malamutes, even qualification is no mean feat. Gaining a CC or a Reserve CC, or 1st to 3rd place in the Open Class or 1st in Limit, gets a dog entry into the Kennel Club Stud Book and with this they get lifetime Crufts qualification. We are very proud that our little Sika gained her Stud Book Number at the age of 15 months, with her RCC out of the Junior class at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show 2007, and then, at the age of 5, Chena gained her Stud Book number with a 1st in Limit at Border Union in 2011.
Championship Show dates and results can be found on the following websites:
Higham Press
Fosse Data
