Its a dog thing

[Hettster]

Which is announced first at a dog show?

01) best in show
or
02) reserve best in show

[lankeela]

It has to be Best In Show, because you cannot be Reserve Best In Show to something that has not been chosen yet! Also Best Puppy has to be chosen after Best In Show as the BIS might be a puppy so therefore would have already beaten all the other puppies and automatically also be Best Puppy. KC rules and custom and practice are that no results are given in reverse order like Miss World!

[Hettster]

thank you for that Lankeela . . .as soon as I read your answer I thought yes its so obvious . . . . . . how dumb am I . . . . . all I want to do is make sure I get it right for all those that attend the garden party. . . . thank you again

[lankeela]

Not sure if this link will come out but it is a Dog Show schedule that might be of interest to you - quite a few good classes in the Novelty section:

Dog Show Schedule2011.doc

[lankeela]

No hasn't come out so I will cut and paste some of the classes!

[lankeela]

1 Dog with the nicest eyes
2 Best Groomed Dog – non pedigree
3 Handsomest Dog
4 Prettiest Bitch
10 Fastest Retrieve puppies under 12 months
11 Fastest Retrieve – dogs over 12 months old
12 Dog with the best smile
13 Dog with the waggiest tail
14 Dog most like his/her owner
15 Best Junior Handler – under 12 years old
16 Most appealing pair of dogs
17 Most obedient dog - over 12 months old
18 Most obedient puppy - under 12 months old
19 Best Conditioned Veteran – over 10 years old
20 Best Village Dog – resident in Old Newton, Dagworth or Gipping
21 Fastest Sausage Eater
Fun Best in Show + Reserve Best in Show

[lankeela]

Don't know what happened to the numbering!

[blackcat77]

One of my labradors would definitely win the Fastes Sausage Eater!!