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The World’s Greatest Dog Show Crufts 2019 Is Back!

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The organisers of the world’s most revered dog show Crufts 2019 promise a better show than the last years. Watch 22,000 pampered pooches as they strut their way to covet the title of Crufts Best in Show. Colloney Tartan Tease, a female whippet, whipped away Crufts 2018 Best in Show.

128th edition of Crufts

The World’s Greatest Dog Show Crufts 2019 is back!

Photo Credit: Twitter

This canine event started in 1891, which marks this year as its 128th year of Crufts. It is also recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest dog show in 1991. It earned more than 4.5 million viewers just to cheer and watch a series of dog competitions in a variety of fields including breeding, obedience, agility, flyball, and heel work.

This year, Crufts competition will start on 7 March up to 10 March at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. The opening time follows 8.15–18.30 in the halls.

Breeds showing off this year

the qualifiers for crufts 2019

Photo Credit: The Kennel Club

More than 200 breeds will be striding their way with their talents. In comparison to last year’s 20,822 competitors, there are only 20,565 canines this time.

Take a look at the dog breeds that have a significant number of entries in this year’s competition:

  • The golden retriever, with 537 entries, is the breed with the most entries just like last year.
  • There is a 50 per cent increase on the entries for Japanese spitz, lowchen, Pharaoh hound, and Australian shepherd compared to last year.
  • Three new breeds are added on the competition: tan coonhound (12 dogs entered), White Swiss shepherd dog (18), and Russian toy (34). As their first entry, they belong to the Imported Breed Register classes at Crufts.

Crufts 2019 arena programme

Crufts 2019 schedule

1st Day: 7th March – Thursday

Breed showing groups: Gundog breeds will compete on this day.

  • Agility – Kennel Club Novice Cup Final (Jumping) (8:45 am)
  • Agility – Kennel Club British Open Final (Jumping) (9:35 am)
  • Agility – Crufts Team – Large Final (10:20 am)
  • East Anglian Staffordshire Bull Terrier Display Team (11:05 am)
  • Dog Activities Display (11:25 am)
  • BREAK (11:45 am)
  • Freestyle HTM Competition (12:15 noon)
  • Agility – Kennel Club British Open Final (Agility) (1:40 pm)
  • Agility – Kennel Club Novice Cup Final (Agility) (2:25 pm)
  • Flyball – Team Quarter Finals (3:15 pm)
  • West Midlands Police Display (4:00 pm)
  • Freestyle Heelwork to Music Competition Winner (4:30 pm)
  • BREAK (4:35 pm)
  • Eukanuba World Challenge Finals Opening (5:00 pm)
    Junior Warrant Competition Final
    Eukanuba World Challenge Final
    Vulnerable Breeds Competition
    Gamekeepers Competition
    Gundog Display (Castlemans Gundogs – Philippa Williams)
    Group Judging (Gundog Group) and Presentation
  • End (8:40 pm)

2nd Day: 8th March – Friday

Breed showing groups: Working breeds and Pastoral breeds

  • Agility – Crufts Large Novice and Medium ABC Final (Jumping) (8:45 am)
  • Agility – Crufts Singles heat – S/M/L (Jumping) (9:25 am)
  • Agility – Crufts Team – Medium Final (10:20 am)
  • Good Citizen Dog Scheme Display (11:05 am)
  • BREAK (11:45 am)
  • Heelwork to Music Competition (12:05 noon)
  • Rescue Dog Agility (1:35 pm)
  • Agility – Crufts Singles Heat – S/M/L (Agility) (2:00 pm)
  • Agility – Crufts Large Novice and Medium ABC Final (Agility) (3:05 pm)
  • Flyball – Team – Quarter Finals (3:55 pm)
  • Heelwork to Music Competition Winner (4:40 pm)
  • BREAK (4:45 pm)
  • Agility – Crufts Singles Final: S/M/L (Agility) (5:00 pm)
    Eukanuba UK Champion Stakes
    Breeders Competition Final
    Group Judging (Working) and Presentation
    Group Judging (Pastoral) and Presentation
  • End (8:20 pm)

3rd Day: 9th March – Saturday

Breed showing groups: Terrier breeds and Hound breeds

  • Crufts – International Invitation – Large – Jumping (8:30 am)
  • Agility – Crufts Team – Small Final (9:10 am)
  • International Junior Handling Competition (Part 1) (10:10 am)
  • Lowland Search and Rescue (11:30 am)
  • Southern Golden Retriever Display Team (11:50 am)
  • International Junior Handling Competition (Part 2) (12:10 noon)
  • Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Competition (1:00 pm)
  • RAF Display (2:25 pm)
  • Agility – International Invitation – Large (Agility) (2:55 pm)
  • West Midlands Police Display (3:45 pm)
  • Flyball – Team – Semi Finals (inc YKC Flyball) (4:05 pm)
  • BREAK (4:55 pm)
  • Agility – International Invitation – Large – Agility Finals (5:10 pm)
    Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Winner
    International Junior Handling Competition – Final Judging
    Scruffts Final
    Obedience Champion (Dog) and Reserve (Dog) Display
    Presentation of Painting to 2018 Best in Show Winner
    Group Judging (Terrier) and Presentation
    Group Judging (Hound) and Presentation
  • End (8:20 pm)

4th Day: 10th March – Sunday

Breed showing groups: Utility breeds and Toy breeds

  • Agility – Championship – Round 1 – Jumping (9:10 am)
  • Dog Activities Display (10:20 am)
  • Good Citizen Dog Scheme Display (10:40 am)
  • Agility – Championships – Round 2 – Agility (11:00 am)
  • Lowland Search and Rescue (12:15 noon)
  • Heelwork to Music (12:40 noon)
  • Gundog Display (Castlemans Gundogs – Philippa Williams) (12:45 noon)
  • Southern Golden Retriever Display Team (1:05 pm)
  • Flyball – Team Final (1:20 pm)
  • RAF Display (1:40 pm)
  • Programme ends and arena to be cleared (2:00 pm)
  • Doors open to ticket holders (3:30 pm)
    Agility – Championship Final
    Friends for Life
    Eukanuba Pup of the Year
    YKC Stakes Final and Presentation
    Group Judging (Utility) and Presentation
    Group Judging (Toy) and Presentation
    Interval
    West Midlands Police
    Presentation of the Police Dog Tram Operational
    Humanitarian Action of the Year Award
    Stage Set for Best in Show
    Best in Show and Presentation
  • End (9:00 pm)

Please note that indicated times may be subject to change.

Check out this link from time to time.

How to get Crufts 2019 tickets

Crufts 2019 ticket prices start at £15 with additional £2 for fulfilment fee. Tickets with the exemption of Best in Show and Obedience Ring include general admission to the canine event.

Note that there will be no other dogs allowed into the show except those that are invited by the Kennel Club and assistance dogs.

How to get to NEC, Birmingham

By train

Direct services by train run the all day. Birmingham International Rail Station is the nearest train station to Birmingham NEC. However, if you are travelling from a greater distance, you might have to travel through a connecting train at Birmingham New Street. There is only a fifteen-minute journey from both stations.

By bus

Plan your journey early on with these express bus options:

  • National Express
  • Network West Midlands
  • Megabus

By car

It is wise to plan your travel ahead of time with the latest traffic information in mind. As for the parking space, there are over 16,500 spaces available at the NEC.

Payments can be done through a variety of payment methods:

  • Express parking
  • Prepaid parking
  • Standard parking (pay on the day)
  • Disabled prepaid parking
  • Disabled parking

Check out prices here.

Where to stay

Check out hotels near National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. These hotels are within a mile of NEC:

  • Barncroft Luxury Guest House
  • Broadwell Guest House
  • Copthorne Hotel Birmingham
  • Elmdon Lodge
  • Jurys Inn Birmingham
  • Hilton Birmingham Metropole
  • Langley Cottage Guest House
  • Stayford Apartments – Meriden

Check out more hotels here.

As most of the hotels near in NEC may have been fully booked, check out other options. Hotels near Birmingham International Rail Station include:

  • Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham
  • Novotel Birmingham Airport
  • Genting Hotel at Resorts World Birmingham
  • Ibis Styles Birmingham

The UK Pets team will also attending Crufts, so we will see you there!

You may also like to read:

  • Crufts 2019 in Pictures and Clips
  • Crufts 2019 Kicked Off with Gundog Breeds
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