• Exemption shows : classes for pedigree dogs and also novelty classes (prettiest bitch etc)

• Open show : the number of classes varies and many breeds have a specific breed class

• Limited show : only open to members of the running societies club

• Championship Show : these are the shows where CC's are on offer (but not always in every breed at every champ show)

• A win or placing at a Champ show has more Kudos than a class win at an open show as normally a champ show has the top breeders exhibiting and attracts larger entries

Groups:

• shows are often split into groups : pastoral, gundog, terrier, working, hound, utility, toy.  Siberian Huskies fall into the working group.
• Each group has classes for the individual breeds in the group or if not a class for a specific breed there is a class called AVNSC (any variety not separately classified).
• The winner of each breed or AVNSC compete for Best in Group and then each of the group winners competes for Best in Show.
• How many classes for the different breeds depends on the size and type of the show.  These range from puppy classes through to Veterans.  Class definitions are described on show entry forms.

Stud Book No

• Stud book numbers are awarded to dogs and bitches that have 'won' at a certain level.

• For Siberian Huskies, a 1st 2nd or 3rd in an Open classes and a 1^st in Limit class at Championship Shows qualifies a dog for it's stud book number.   A CC or RCC won from any class qualifies for the Stud Book number.

• Stud book numbers entitle a dog to be shown at Crufts without annual qualification as is otherwise necessary.

• Junior Warrant winners also qualify for the Stud Book.

Crufts

• You need 1st 2nd or 3rd at a Show where CC's are on offer for your Breed in (and these are the only qualifying classes) Minor Puppy, Puppy, Junior, Post Graduate, Limit, or Open.

• You can get life qualification by getting your Stud book Number.

• You can qualify for the next year by winning a class at Crufts.

• A Puppy qualifies in the normal way, but you enter Crufts according to age not the class you qualified from. Crufts only allows pups over 9 months to compete.  If a pup has qualified for Crufts but is still to young to compete at Crufts for that year if it is under 8 months, it is eligible to compete for the following year.

Champions

• You need to win three Challenge Certificates (CC`s) under three different judges for your dog to become a champion and use the letter CH in front of its KC name.

• CC`s can only be won at Championship shows, and is given to best overall winner for each of the dog and bitch classes

• The amount of CC`s on offer each year is restricted to x by the Kennel Club.

Junior Warrants

• A Junior Warrant will be issued once a dog has obtained 25 show points between the ages of 6 and 18 months.

• Junior Warrant holders will be awarded a Stud Book Number.

• The title “JW” may be used after the name of the dog on Show entries and in catalogues

• A minimum of 3 points must be won at Championship Shows where Challenge Certificates for the breed are on offer and a minimum of 3 points won at Open Shows or Championship Shows where Challenge Certificates are not offered for the breed.

• All class wins at open and Ch shows count. So if you win more than one class at a show you get the points for each one so the JW can be won quicker than you think

• The points have to come from breed classes. Any variety classes also do not count

The scale of points is as follows:

(1) Three points for each First Prize awarded in a Breed Class at a Championship Show where Challenge Certificates were on offer for the breed.

(2) One point for each First Prize awarded in a Breed Class at a Championship Show where Challenge Certificates were not offered for the breed, or at an Open Show.

(3) One point for the award of Best of Breed at an Open Show. Only to be claimed if no Junior Warrant Points were gained by that dog by winning a Breed Class or Classes.

(4) Junior Warrant points cannot be claimed from classes or for awards with less than three dogs of the breed present. In assessing the number of dogs present in each class, exhibitors may count a dog as having been present in a class provided it was entered in that class and was present in its first class for the breed at that Show.