ObedienceUK, Dog Training, Competitive Obedience, Crufts Obedience, Championship C
HANDLER ACHIEVEMENTSHandlers Achieving the Most Crufts Obedience Championship Wins6 Crufts Wins:
Dot Watts won 7 times (with 5 dogs)
4 or 5 or 6? Crufts Wins (with two before records kept):
Bill Shackleton won 6 times .. 4 that are on the record book and two before it was recorded ~ (info from Robert Harlow) However, from DTW in 1971 a write up for Bill Shackleton stated the following wins:
4 Crufts Wins:
Mary Ray won 4 times:
2 Crufts Wins:
Handler Gaining 1st & 2nd in ChampionshipsIn 2023 Kathy Russell came 1st and 2nd in the Bitch Championships:
1st: OB CH RUSKATH KLASSIFIED IMAGE 2nd: OB CH SARKAM EXPLICIT IMAGE FOR RUSKATH Youngest Handler to Win Crufts Obedience ChampionshipAged 18 (1984): Allison Abrams won Crufts Obedience in 1984 under judge Andy Anderson she was 18 years old and it was her first appearance at the Championships, her dog was OB Ch Sian Trooper (WSD), they also gained 4th place at their next time of competing at Crufts
(info from Sandra Gordon / amended 29/4/23 with info from Allison Abrams - now Ashworth) Aged 19 (1979) Julie Herring (now Julie Jones) Won under Norman Stephens & also Aged 22 (1982): won under Fred Jones with Cindy From Frobisher (WSD) (info from Roy Page & Julie Jones & records) Youngest Handler to Qualify for CruftsAged 13: Jan McNeil Won ticket with Bionic Bessy (at Cambridge 1987), and was only just 14 (on 3rd March) when competed at Crufts in 1988 (info from Jan McNeil 2021)
Aged 17 (1989): Michelle Newman with Ob Ch Driftway Laurel CDex, UDex, WD Open (info from Michelle Newman) Handlers Qualifying Most Dogs in Crufts Obedience Championships in One YearDogs Worked at Crufts in same year by One Handler:
2014 Kathy Ingham Qualified 4 Dogs to Compete
Handlers Qualifying the Most Dogs in Crufts Obedience Championships11 Total Dogs Qualified to Compete at Crufts:
3 Dogs Worked at Crufts on one or more occasions:
Related Handlers Qualifying for Crufts in the Same yearCrufts 2017 Madge Thompson & daughter Jo Neal
Crufts 2015 Jenny Lunn & daughter Jodi Lunn Crufts 2009 Jenny Lunn & daughter Jodi Lunn Years not yet confirmed: Pat Watson & Herbie Watson Dot Watts & Ian Watts Steve Shucksmith & Maureen Shucksmith Anita Neal & Roy Neal Sue Howell & Dave Howell Phil Barnes & Steve Barnes Jenni Watson & daughter Cheryl Watson Jenni Watson & Herbie Watson Kathy Ingham & Paul Ingham Linda White & Jim White Dorothy Homan & Margery Homan (sisters) Barbara Hill & Dick Hill |
DOG ACHIEVEMENTSDogs Achieving the Most Crufts Obedience Championship WinsMuriel Pearce won 4 times with same dog:
Most Dogs from Same Litter Appearing In Crufts Obedience Championships9 Related Dogs Working at Crufts:
5 Related Dogs Working at Crufts:
Dogs Winning Crufts Championship at their first appearance2020 Bitch Championship : Ob Ch Longwaves Luminescent (Jodi Lunn) - first time this dog competed in the Championships having won 5 tickets in 2019.
2016 Bitch Championship : Everush Olympic Flame (BC) 05/09/12 (Suzy Tooley) - first time competing in the championships at the age of 3 1/2
Dogs Appearing at Crufts Obedience Championships in Consecutive Years11 Consecutive years : 2006-2016 Ob Ch Ruskath Makana Image (Kathy Russell)
10 Consecutive Years : 2000-2010 Ob Ch Whatknow Razzamatazz (Herbie Watson) 9 Consecutive Years : Ob Ch Barlingo Go Balistic (Kim Innes) 8 Consecutive Years : Ob Ch Ashluan Karisma Kid (Kim Innes) 7 Consecutive Years : Ob Ch Nobite Defence Of The Realm (Geraldine Steadman) & Croftmist River of Krismos (Janet Mathews) |