Junior Handler competitions will take place on each day of the show.
There is only one age group, i.e. 10-17 years.
On each day, the judge selects four finalists, but does not place them. On the last day of the show, a Junior Handler final will be held, in which the sixteen finalists selected at the World Dog Show 2008 will be joined by competitors entered by the national kennel organisations of the individual countries. The person judging the final will not have judged earlier heats of this competition.
The judge will place the four best junior handlers 1st to 4th. The winner will be awarded the ”World Winner Junior Handler 2008” title.
Judges:
The heats:
Thursday: Cindy Pettersson, Sweden
Friday: Elisabeth Rhodin, Sweden
Saturday: Catalina Gustafsson, Sweden
Reserve judge: To be announced
The Final:
Sunday: Peter Green, England
World Winner
with reference to the guidelines provided by F.C.I. (revised sample from 2001)
The World Winner Dog show is as the European Winner, held by different organizing countries every year. In General it is organized in the same manner as the European Winner dog show, and the organizing country set up specific regulations for the Junior Handling competition. The Junior Handlers also here show a dog of their own.
At the previous World Winner Dog shows the organizing country invites recognised national kennel clubs to send a Junior Handler representative to the international Junior Handling final held at the final day of the World Winner dog show. Many speak of the Junior Handling Final at the World Dog show as an unofficial Junior Handling World Championships (where the international final at Crufts in general is recognised as the official).
(C-Loise Dufwa)
Thursday 5 th of july Friday 4th of July Saturday 5th of July Sunday 6th of July Cindy Pettersson (S) Elisabeth Rhodin (S) Catalina Gustafsson (S) Peter Green (GB)
**FINAL only!**
Junior Handling judges at WW -08
General information
The show will be held under FCI and Svenska Kennelklubben show regulations. Exhibitors undertake to observe these regulations.
Breeds which are recognised by the FCI or the Swedish Kennel Club (SKK) and registered with a kennel organisation recognised by the FCI can be entered in the show.
If the show has to be cancelled for reasons outwith the organiser’s control, entry fees will not be repaid but will be used to cover costs incurred in connection with the event.
The organiser has the right to refuse a dog entry to the show without specifying the reason for the refusal.
The organiser is not responsible for any injury or damage caused by dogs or exhibitors.
NB! It is not permitted for another person located inside or outside the ring to try to influence the showing of a dog. Exhibitors must not enter into conversation with a judge while that judge is judging.
All dogs participating in the show must be identified by microchip or tattoo. More information on the identification of dogs brought into Sweden is available from the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket) www.sjv.se.
According to the Swedish Animal Protection Law it is not allowed to use so called prong collars.
A muzzle may be used when entering or exiting the show venue, but not while a dog is being judged in the ring.