What you need to do is get there dead early, well before judging starts at 9am, the stalls should be open, so you can shop then !
Unfortunately I can't say what time any of us will be in the ring, as whilst we know the total entry we don't know the numbers in each class until the day.
Linda - The classes at Crufts are as follows, they differ slightly from ordinary Champ shows in as much as the age qualification slighty differs.
The classes for Cockers are as follows :
Veteren Dog Veteren Bitch Not less than 7 yrs old
Special puppy dog Special puppy bitch between 8 & 14 mths
Special Junior dog Special Junior bitch between 8 & 18 mths
Special Yearling dog Special Yearling bitch between 12 & 24 mths
undergraduate dog Undergraduate bitch not won CC or 3 or more
1sts except in or mp
Graduate dog Graduate bitch Not won CC or 4 or
more 1sts in Grad,
P.Grad, Minor Limit,
Mid limit, limit & open.
Post Grad. dog Post Grad bitch Not won CC or 5 or more
1sts in classes as in Grad.
Mid limit dog Mid limit bitch Not won 3 CC's or 5 or
more 1sts in mid limit,
limit or open.
Limit dog Limit bitch Not won3 CC's under
different judges, or 7 or
1sts in limit or open.
Open dog Open bitch For all dogs of the breed.
All 1st wins mentioned are for those won at Champ shows.
And yes we know our bench numbers when we get the passes, hopefully should help us find them :roll:
