What is a CC?

[jakep]

Are they automatic for all dogs that come first in class? Just interested as I really enjoyed my day at Crufts

[NazNomad]

CC - Crufts Champion

"It is a myth which is given support every year by the media, around Crufts time. Also some people think it is a title which exists as less responsible breeders might use the fact that a dog in the pedigree is a "Crufts Champion", when in reality it just won it's class at Crufts.

[woofgang]

sorry Naz but its not, its a challenge certificate
http://www.ehow.co.uk...51_cc-dog-shows_.html

[jules77]

I wish my dog had become a champion from just winning his class at Crufts, its not that easy unfortunately. Woofgangs link tells you more, but with only two CC's on offer per breed, one for dogs, and one for bitches, you have to beat all the other dogs entered to be lucky enough to be awarded the CC. You need three CC's from three different judges for your dog to become a Champion.

[jd_here]

I thought it stood for CRAFTY COCKNEY!

[jules77]

It is sometimes commonly known as the 'ticket', or some call it the green card.

[DTCwordfan]

Crocked Collie?

[lankeela]

There is no such thing as a 'Crufts Champion'. The correct title for the overall winner is 'Best In Show'. They are not only given out at Crufts but at every championship show throughout the year. Not every breed has CC's (Challenge Certificates) some of the rarer or minority breeds don't have them, some breeds don't have them at every show. Also judges do not have to award a CC if they don't feel the dog is worthy of becoming a Champion, which is what the wording on a CC says - that the judge is 'clearly of the opinion that the exhibit is of such outstanding merit as to be worthy of the title of Champion'. Also a puppy can be awarded a CC, but even if it gets three it cannot be officially a champion until it has won at least one CC after the age of twelve months. Judges have to be very experienced in a breed to award CC's and it takes years to get to that stage, having judged many dogs of that breed.

[lankeela]

Although several dogs won their third CC at Crufts this year and so become Champions, some dogs were winning their first, so won't become Champions until they have won another two under three different judges in total. Its not usually the done thing to enter a dog again under a judge who has already given your dog a CC, although an exception is made if its Crufts or a breed club show as people usually want to enter them. However in Obedience if a dog wins a CC it then qualifies for Crufts and if it wins at Crufts the win gives it two CC's therefore making it a Champion.

[RATTER15]

There Naz, thats you told!!

[lankeela]

Us 'show folk' tend to talk in abbreviations and forget that outsiders don't have a clue what we are on about! For example I could be taking a MPD PBGV with a JW and ShCM to WELKS and put him in the PGD and GC classes in the hope of getting the CC and BOB, not to mention BIG and BIS!

[RATTER15]

lol Lankeela, thats easy for you to say!!!

[thugulike]

Too many TLA's. LOL

[DTCwordfan]

whats a TLA - too many of them whatever it is

[DTCwordfan]

(and I do know - not that daft)

[jakep]

Thanks to Lankeela and Jules