Crufts 2022 – Early and Late Starts

With an entry of over 16,000 dogs heading to the NEC in Birmingham on 10 – 13 March, to compete at Crufts 2022, we have reviewed the entry over the four days of the show. To assist exhibitors on all days, a number of breeds will start judging after 9am although some will start before 9am. We have tried to keep these early starts to a minimum.

The breeds affected with the early and late starts are shown below:

Day 1 – Working and Pastoral Groups

Hall 1

• Ring 1 – Collie (Rough) dogs late start 10am
• Ring 2 – Collie (Rough) bitches late start 10.30am
• Ring 3 – Border Collie dogs late start 10am
• Ring 5 – Polish Lowland Sheepdog late start 10.30am
• Ring 7 – Bearded Collie dogs late start 10am

Hall 2

• Ring 10 – Hungarian Puli late start 9:30am
• Ring 11 – Shetland Sheepdog dogs late start 10.30am
• Ring 12 – Shetland Sheepdog bitches late start 9.30am
• Ring 13 – Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) late start 10.30am
• Ring 14 – Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinios) late start 10.30am

Hall 4

• Ring 15 – Briard late start 10am
• Ring 16 – Samoyed late start 10.30am
• Ring 17 – Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) late start 11am
• Ring 18 – Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) late start 10am
• Ring 19 – Old English Sheepdog late start 10am
• Ring 21 – Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long-Haired) late start 10.30am
• Ring 22 – Bouvier des Flandres late start 11.30am
• Ring 23 – Alaskan Malamute late start 10.30am
• Ring 24 – Portuguese Water Dog late start 10am

Hall 5

• Ring 25 – Siberian Husky late start 10am
• Ring 26 – Dobermann late start 10am
• Ring 27 – Rottweiler late start 10am
• Ring 29 – Leonberger late start 10am
• Ring 31 – Dogue de Bordeaux late start 10.30am
• Ring 32 – Bullmastiff late start 10am
• Ring 33 – Boxer late start 11am
• Ring 34 – Newfoundland late start 10.30am
• Ring 35 – Great Dane late start 10.30am
• Ring 36 – Giant Schnauzer late start 9.30am

Day 2 – Terrier and Hound Groups

Hall 1

• Ring 1 – Cesky Terrier early start 8.30am
• Ring 3 – Parson Russell Terrier early start 8.30am
• Ring 7 – Skye Terrier late start 9.30am
• Ring 8 – Manchester Terrier late start 10am

Hall 2

• Ring 9 – Scottish Terrier early start 8.30am
• Ring 10 – Norwich Terrier late start 10.30am
• Ring 11 – Bull Terrier late start 10am
• Ring 12 – Border Terrier early start 8.30am
• Ring 14 – Staffordshire Bull Terrier bitches early start 8.30am

Hall 4

• Ring 15 – Dachshund (Smooth Haired) late start 10.30am
• Ring 16 – Dachshund (Wire Haired) late start 10am
• Ring 17 – Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) early start 8.30am
• Ring 18 – Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired) late start 10am
• Ring 19/20 – Irish Wolfhound late start 10am
• Ring 21 – Whippet dogs late start 9.30am
• Ring 22 – Whippet bitches early start 8.30am
• Ring 23 – Dachshund (Miniature Long-Haired) late start 10am
• Ring 24 – Norwegian Elkhound late start 10.30am

Hall 5

• Ring 25 – Saluki late start 10.30am
• Ring 26 – Deerhound late start 11am
• Ring 27 – Otterhound late start 11am
• Ring 28 – Borzoi late start 10.30am
• Ring 29 – Beagle early start 8.30am
• Ring 30 – Basenji late start 10am
• Ring 31 – Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) late start 10.30am
• Ring 32 – Basset Hound late start 10am
• Ring 33 – Afghan Hound late start 10am
• Ring 35 – Pharoah Hound late start 10.30am

Day 3 – Utility and Toy Groups

Hall 1

• Ring 1 – Schnauzer late start 10.30am
• Ring  2 – Miniature Schnauzer late start 11am
• Ring 3 – Kooikerhondje late start 10.30am
• Ring 4 – Akita late start 9.30am
• Ring 5 – Chow Chow late start 10am
• Ring 6 – Japanese Spitz late start 10am
• Ring 7 – Dalmatian early start 8.30am
• Ring 8 – German Spitz (Mittel) late start 11am

Hall 2

• Ring 11 – Poodle (Toy) late start 11am
• Ring 12 – Poodle (Miniature) late start 10.30am
• Ring 13 – Shih Tzu late start 9.30am
• Ring 14 – Lhasa Apso late start 10.30am

Hall 4

• Ring 15 – Bulldog early start 8.30am
• Ring 16 – French Bulldog early start 8.30am
• Ring 17 – Tibetan Spaniel late start 9.30am
• Ring 19 – Shar Pei late start 9.30am
• Ring 20 – Griffon Bruxellois late start 9:30am
• Ring 22 – Pug bitches early start 8.30am
• Ring 23 – Pekingese late start 10.30am
• Ring 24 – Lowchen (Little Lion Dog) late start 10.30am

Hall 5

• Ring 25 – Chinese Crested early start 8.30am
• Ring 27 – Chihuahua (Long Coat) early start 8.30am
• Ring 28 – Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) late start 10.30am
• Ring 31 – Miniature Pinscher late start 10.30am
• Ring 32 – King Charles Spaniel late start 10.30am
• Ring 33 – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs late start 10.30am
• Ring 35 – Yorkshire Terrier late start 10.30am
• Ring 36 – Coton de Tulear late start 10.30am

Day 4 – Gundog Group

Hall 1

• Ring 2 – Irish Red & White Setter late start 10.30am
• Ring 3 – Irish Setter dogs late start 10am
• Ring 6 – English Setter late start 10.30am
• Ring 7/8 – Pointer early start 8.30am

Hall 2

• Ring 9 – Spaniel (American Cocker) late start 10.30am
• Ring 11- Spaniel (Field) late start 10am
• Ring 14 – Spaniel (Cocker) bitches early start 8.30am

Hall 4

• Ring 15 – Weimaraner late start 10am
• Ring 16 – German Shorthaired Pointer late start 10.30am
• Ring 19 – Italian Spinone late start 10.30am
• Ring 21 – Retriever (Curly Coated) late start 10am
• Ring 24 – Retriever (Flat Coated) bitches late start 10am

Hall 5

• Ring 27/28 – Retriever (Golden) dogs early start 8.30am
• Ring 31/32 – Retriever (Labrador) bitches early start 8am
• Ring 33/34 – Retriever (Golden) bitches early start 8am
•  Ring 36 – Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) late start 10am

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