Annual Show

WDTC run a large two day KC agility show every April at Newbury Showground

This show has about 11-13 rings running each day and attracts over 7,400 entries

Some of the classes are qualifiers for prestigious events

There were the following entries:

• 10 rings on Saturday
• 11 rings on Sunday
• 1,728 dogs entered
• 991 FPP accounts entered
• 7,091 dog runs
• 792 YKC runs
• 220 camping units

• 1 broken laminator
• 61 evening dinners for helpers
• 136 breakfast baps for judges and helpers
• 136 lunch vouchers for helpers
• 42 Judges/RM/Scrime lunches

There were the following entries:

• 1,450 dogs entered
• 5,636 dog runs
• 199 camping units

There were the following entries:

• 13 rings on Saturday
• 12 rings on Sunday
• 1,969 dogs entered
• 1,122 FPP accounts entered
• 7,947 dog runs
• 352 YKC runs
• 90 Veteran Handlers.
• 245 camping units

We were due to host:

• Kennel Club Olympia Stakes for Large ABC dogs (Anything But Collies) qualifier
• International Tour qualifier
• Young Kennel Club Crufts Qualifiers
• First Place Processing qualifier
• Dog Vegas qualifier
• Veteran Jumping qualifier

• 1,947 competing dogs
• 77 classes
• 1,064 entries
• 7,586 dog runs
• 11 rings Saturday
• 11 rings Sunday
• 228 camping pitches

Qualifiers

• YKC
• Agility Club Starters Agility Challenge
• LOW 550 Jumping Cup
• SAM’s Steeplechase Cup

• 1,932 competing dogs
• 78 classes
• 7,510 individual entries (i.e. runs) over the two days
• 11 rings Saturday
• 11 rings Sunday
• 249 YKC runs

Qualifiers

• YKC
• Agility Club Starters Agility Challenge
• Showoffs Jumping Cup
• LOW 550 Jumping Cup
• Adams Jumping Cup
• SAM’s Steeplechase Cup

• 7,573 individual entries (i.e. runs) over the two days
• Only 448 (6%) were paper entries as opposed to online entries
• On Saturday there were 4,220 runs, giving an average of just over 350 runs per ring
• On Sunday there were 3,315 runs, giving an average of 368 runs per ring
• 1,760 competing dogs entered online
• 68 different breeds

One of each of these breeds entered:

• Affenpinscher
• Australian Shepherd Dog
• Australian Terrier
• Basset Hound
• Bavarian Mountain Hound
• Brittany
• Chihuahua
• English Pointer
• Fell Terrier
• Flat Coated Retriever
• Greyhound
• Japanese Spitz
• Lagotto Romagnolo
• Norwich Terrier
• Pumi
• Pug
• Small Munsterlander
• Spanish Water Dog
• Swedish Vallhund
• Tibetan Terrier

• 7,246 entries in total
• 6,518 were online entries
• 629 (less than 9%) were postal entries
• On Saturday there were 3,743 entries, giving an average of 416 runs per ring
• On Sunday there were 3,503 runs gave an average of 390 per ring

Some of the more unusual breeds entered:

• American Bulldog
• Small Musterlander
• Large Musterlander
• Spanish Water Dogs
• Swedish Vallhunds
• Curly Coated Retreivers
• Brittany Spaniels

A bit of trivia:

• 10 litres of squash and at least 75 litres of water on the rings due to the fabulous weather
• Ice Cream man did better than the coffee man
• Sponsored Trophies: Teams 3 x 4, Pairs 6 x 2, First Contact – 3, Agility Club – 6
• Trophies – 1 broken 2 spares used
• We ordered 150 trophies from plus 6 spares
• 240 camping pitches
• 70 pegs to reserve camping & trade stands
• 18 rings
• 20 judges
• 65 classes
• 6 trade stands
• 330 offers of help
• Over 70 black waste bags were put out and collected

• 1,027 handlers
• 2,044 dogs
• 7,100 separate class entries
• 183 trophies were handed out
• 671 placed rosettes were awarded
• 401 clear round rosettes