Crufts is not invitation only...but it is not open to all and sundry, either. Nor is the number of dogs who can enter limited. But, you must be qualified to enter, and for the British dogs at least, that means the dog will have won something (I'm not sure what but it doesn't have to be a CC) at a "qualifying" show, which is usually any Championship show that offered the right number of classes. Their system is different from ours in many ways, one of which is that not all shows have classes for all breeds, and not all the same classes at those shows. I don't know how foreign dogs qualify, but even they can't just enter off the bat--there's some kind of qualification there, too. BTW - Westminister is more than limited in entry. Nowadays you have to be a Champion to show there. In the past, you only had to have won a first in a class............. Peggy Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx wrote: >Just out of curiousity - is Crufts invitation only like Eukanuba, or does it >have a limited total entry like Westminster? Or is it open to any and all >who want to enter? >Janice > > >In a message dated 2/3/2005 4:12:24 PM Mountain Standard Time, >pmick@xxxxxxxxx writes: >Suzanne, I know what Crufts is. I was going to say we'd never have that >many at Westminster or Eukanuba, either... > Given the entire entry, I'd say fewer than 10 percentof the entry >there are from other countries. I don't think you can compare Crufts >or the South Wales show to anything over here. >Peggy > > >============================================================================ >POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original >author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind >are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the >Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY >MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS >PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY >FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE >PROSECUTED. > >For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================