The Shows

For the anniversary, there will be two separate shows. For both shows dogs from around the world are welcome to participate.

Full, written critiques will be provided and published for all entered dogs.

Saturday

A very special anniversary show for Irish Wolfhounds only, to be judged by breed specialists Ellen Kroll (Kennel August, USA) and John Lewington (Kennel Greycroft, Australia). Ellen will judge the males as well as the BIS final, BIS puppy, BIS Progeny and BIS Breeder, while John judge the bitches, BIS Junior, BIS Intermediate, BIS Working Class and BIS Veteran. The judges will jointly judge Best Head and Expression and Best Movement.

Sunday

Meet up with sighthound friends for a sighthound show like few others. Judges will be Ellen Kroll, John Lewington and Elisabeth Janzon (Kennel Wolf Tone, Sweden).

Entries are available for all Sighthounds.

Elisabeth Janzon will judge Whippets and Salukis, BIS Junior, BIS Intermediate, BIS Working Class and BIS Veteran, John Lewington will judge Irish Wolfhound males, Best of Breed Irish Wolfhound, the rest of the Sighthound breeds and BIS Puppy, BIS progeny, BIS Breeder and finally the BIS final. Ellen Kroll will judge Irish Wolfhound Bitches.

Show regulations

The shows are held according to the regulations of the Norwegian Kennel Club.

Hounds compete for a major Norwegian CAC given to the best hound of each sex that isn't already a Norwegian champion. The major CAC grants a Norwegian Champion title if the dog is already a champion in a foreign country.

Classes

Each hound is entered in one class only based on age and merit:

• Puppy 4-6 months
• Puppy 6-9 months
• Junior class 9-18 months
• Intermediate class 15-24 months
• Working class (for hounds having achieved a Lure coursing certificate)
• Open Class (for any hound 15 months or older)
• Champion Class (for any hound that has achieved a championship acknowledged by FCI)
• Veteran Class (for any hound 8 years or older)

There are two special classes where entries are allowed on the day:

• Progeny class
  The class is open for sire or dams competing with four of their offspring.
• Breeders class
  The class is open for groups of 4 dogs of the same breed, bred by the same person and/or under the same kennel name

On saturday the judges will nominate candidates for the unofficial classes of Best Movement and Best Head and expression. These classes will be judged jointly by the judges.

Cost

The show entry follows a two-tier pricing-system:

Saturday

Early bird (Through February 1st 2027): NOK 550 (apx €50)

Regular price: February 2nd through may 3rd: NOK 700 (apx €70)

Puppies: NOK 400/550

Sunday

Early bird (Through April 19th): NOK 525 (apx €48)

Regular price: April 20th through may 3rd: NOK 675 (apx €67)

Puppies: NOK 300/450

Every third dog entered by the same owner to the same show is half price.

Entries

Entries are to be made through the Norwegian Kennel Club (NKK) system.

NKK has created a guide for entering with dogs from other countries here.

Enter the saturday show

Enter the sunday show

If unable to use the Norwegian Kennel Club's system, manual entry is possible by email to fiwc@iukn.no. There is a surcharge of NOK 200 for each manual entry to the show.