Classes at EDS 2023

Age: 3-6 months (unofficial class)

Designations: Very Promising, Promising or Less Promising.

Titles (unofficial): Future Hope of Europe to the best minor puppy of each sex with Very Promising.

The best minor puppy of the breed competes for Best Minor Puppy of the Day in the Main Ring.

Age: 6-9 months (unofficial class)

Designations: Very Promising, Promising or Less Promising.

Titles (unofficial): Future Hope of Europe to the best puppy of each sex with Very Promising.

The best puppy of the breed competes for Best Puppy of the Day in the Main Ring.

Age: 9-18 months (official class)

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.
Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition: Danish junior CAC, FCI international junior certificate.
Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC.
Please note: Dogs entered in the junior class do not compete for the CACIB.

Titles in competition: FCI European Junior Winner 2023 to the best junior with Excellent of each sex.

The best junior of the breed competes for Junior Best in Group in the Main Ring.
The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

Age: 15-24 months (official class)

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.

Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC, CACIB.

Possible titles in competition: FCI European Winner 2023 to the winner of the CACIB.

The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

Age: From 15 months (official class)

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.
Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC, CACIB.

Possible titles in competition: FCI European Winner 2023 to the winner of the CACIB.

The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

Age: From 15 months (official class)

Working trial required – please attach FCI WCC when the dog is entered.

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.
Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC, CACIB.

Possible titles in competition: FCI European Winner 2023 to the winner of the CACIB.

The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

Age: From 15 months (official class)

National or international championship required – please attach documentation when the dog is entered.

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.
Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC, CACIB.

Possible titles in competition: FCI European Winner 2023 to the winner of the CACIB.

The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

Age: From 8 years (official class)

Designations: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Sufficient, Disqualified, Cannot be Judged.
Excellent dogs can obtain a “CQ” (Champion Quality) if the quality is high enough.

Possible awards in competition: Danish veteran CAC, FCI international veteran certificate.
Possible awards in competition (all official classes combined): Danish CAC.
Please note: Dogs entered in the veteran class do not compete for the CACIB.

Titles in competition: FCI European Veteran Winner 2023 to the best veteran with Excellent of each sex.

The best veteran of the breed competes for Best Veteran of the Day in the Main Ring.

The best of breed (all official classes combined) competes for Best in Group in the Main Ring.

A progeny group consists of a sire or dam with 3-5 of his/her progeny (first generation, sons/daughters).

The dogs must be entered for the show in the champion class, junior class, intermediate class, open class, working class or veteran class and have obtained either Excellent or Very Good at the show in question. The sire or dam may, however, be entered for the show outside judgment. Minor puppies and puppies cannot take part in the group.

It is only possible to enter one group after the same sire or dam. The exhibitor must own the entered sire or dam. The owner of the sire/dam must obtain the dog owners’ confirmation for their dogs’ participation in the progeny group.

A dog can at the same show take part in a progeny group after both the dog’s mother and the dog’s father.

A breeder’s group consists of 3-5 exhibits of the same breed and variety, without distinction of sex, bred by the same person (same kennel name), even if they are not under his/her ownership. The breeder’s group can only be entered by the breeder (owner of the kennel name).

The dogs must be entered for the show in the champion class, junior class, intermediate class, open class, working class or veteran class - and have obtained either Excellent or Very Good at the show in question. Minor puppies and puppies cannot take part in the group.

The group’s homogeneity is emphasised in the judging, though without regards to whether the dogs are of the breed’s different variants of colour. (Please note that only the variants of colour, size, and coat that according to the FCI Breed Nomenclature share the same CACIB can constitute a breeder’s group).

Each breeder can only enter one breeder’s group within each breed. It is the breeder’s duty to obtain the dog owners’ confirmation for their dogs’ participation in the breeder’s group.

The breeder decides which dogs should constitute the breeder’s group among the entered dogs of his/her breeding who have obtained Excellent or Very Good at the show in question.