For competitions which qualify for either Crufts or the Junior Open Agility World Championships please read below.
Crufts
We host various agility competition finals at Crufts with certain ways in which to qualify. Each individual competition follows different rules which are summarised below. Please ensure that you read each individual section to find out further information regarding restrictions and rules/regulations. These rules are for the Young Kennel Club competitions and must be read in conjunction with the specific agility regulations (H).
This section will only detail the competitions with qualifying classes.
Rules for Young Kennel Club Agility at Crufts 2024
YKC Agility Rules 2024 (Crufts 2025)
Agility Dog of The Year & Junior Open Agility World Championships
The YKC Agility Dog of The Year competition is the YKC’s flagship agility event, and seeks to find the best of the best young agility talent in the UK. YKC members need to complete two rounds per competition, with their overall score coming from the two rounds combined. Winning this event not only qualifies you to Crufts, but also into the YKC Team GB Try-out squad for the Junior Open World Championships.
Click here for the rules to the Agility Dog of the Year competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)
Jumping Cup
The YKC Jumping Cup removes the contact equipment (A-Frame, See-Saw & Dog Walk) focuses solely on the jumping obstacles and weaves to determine who is the winner. This class is a Crufts Qualifiers where the semi-final takes place in the YKC ring and the Grand Final in the Main Arena.
Click here for the rules to the YKC Jumping Cup competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)
Graduate Agility
The YKC Graduate Agility competition is for dogs competing in Grades 1-3. This aims to give those dogs who don’t have the same experience as those competing at the highest levels a place to hone their skills.
Click here for the rules to the YKC Graduate Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)
ABC Agility
The YKC ABC (Anything But Collies) competition is for Non-Border Collie or Border Collie Crossbreeds to compete against one another.
Instead of specific competitions for YKC ABC, you instead gain points by competing in YKC Jumping Cup & Agility Dog of the Year competitions. Your placings in these will give you points to use when applying to qualify for the ABC competition.
Click here for the rules to the YKC ABC Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)
Pairs Agility
The YKC Pairs competition aims to get YKC members working as a team, two YKC members (with dogs that compete in the same height category) team up and complete the course as fast as possible, one member does an agility course, the other does a jumping course, and in the middle there is a baton change over!
Click here for the rules to the YKC Pairs Agility competition in 2024 (Crufts 2025)
Young Kennel Club Qualifiers
Jumping Cup
The YKC Jumping Cup removes the contact equipment (A-Frame, See-Saw & Dog Walk) focuses solely on the jumping obstacles and weaves to determine who is the winner. This class is a Crufts Qualifiers where the semi-final takes place in the YKC ring and the Grand Final in the Main Arena.
| First day of show Name of Dog Club / Society and |
Venue location Show processor |
Region |
|---|---|---|
|
20/04/2024 WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW |
Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ |
South East |
|
11/05/2024 DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH |
Northern Ireland |
|
25/05/2024 NOTTINGHAM AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2024 |
Newark Showground, NG24 2NY |
East Midlands |
|
01/06/2024 DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU |
South East |
|
22/06/2024 LUNE VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH |
North West |
|
12/07/2024 DERBYSHIRE DOG AGILITY SHOW |
Locko Park, DE21 7BW |
East Midlands |
|
12/07/2024 RVA CHAMPIONSHIP AGILITY SHOW |
The Camp Ramsey, PE26 2XB |
East Of England |
| 27/07/2024 - YKC SUMMER CAMP |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
| 08/08/2024 - THE INTERNATIONAL AGILITY FESTIVAL |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
|
24/08/2024 SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Border Union Showground, TD5 8LS |
Scotland |
|
31/08/2024 GLENIFFER DTC |
Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA |
Scotland |
|
21/09/2024 WYRE PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Myerscough College, PR3 0RY |
North West |
Agility Pairs
The YKC Pairs competition aims to get YKC members working as a team, two YKC members (with dogs that compete in the same height category) team up and complete the course as fast as possible, one member does an agility course, the other does a jumping course, and in the middle there is a baton change over!
| First day of show Name of Dog Club / Society and |
Venue location Show processor |
Region |
|---|---|---|
| 20/04/2024 - WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW |
Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ |
South East |
| 11/05/2024 - DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH |
Northern Ireland |
| 01/06/2024 - DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU |
South East |
| 22/06/2024 - LUNE VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH |
North West |
| 06/07/2024 - EAST LOTHIAN DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Meadowmill Sports Centre, EH33 1LZ |
Scotland |
| 12/07/2024 - DERBYSHIRE DOG AGILITY SHOW |
Locko Park, DE21 7BW |
East Midlands |
| 12/07/2024 - RVA CHAMPIONSHIP AGILITY SHOW |
The Camp Ramsey, PE26 2XB |
East Of England |
| 27/07/2024 - YKC SUMMER CAMP |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
| 08/08/2024 - THE INTERNATIONAL AGILITY FESTIVAL |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
| 24/08/2024 - SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Border Union Showground, TD5 8LS |
Scotland |
| 31/08/2024 - GLENIFFER DTC |
Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA |
Scotland |
Agility Dog of The Year
The YKC Agility Dog of The Year competition is the YKC’s flagship agility event, and seeks to find the best of the best young agility talent in the UK. YKC members need to complete two rounds per competition, with their overall score coming from the two rounds combined. Winning this event not only qualifies you to Crufts, but also into the YKC Team GB Try-out squad for the Junior Open World Championships.
| First day of show Name of Dog Club / Society and |
Venue location Show processor |
Region |
|---|---|---|
|
20/04/2024 WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW |
Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ |
South East |
|
11/05/2024 DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH |
Northern Ireland |
|
18/05/2024 SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW |
Royal Highland Showground, EH28 8NB |
Scotland |
|
25/05/2024 GLENIFFER DTC |
Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA |
Scotland |
|
25/05/2024 NOTTINGHAM AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 2024 |
Newark Showground, NG24 2NY |
East Midlands |
|
01/06/2024 DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU |
South East |
|
22/06/2024 LUNE VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Westmorland County Showground, LA7 7NH |
North West |
|
06/07/2024 EAST LOTHIAN DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Meadowmill Sports Centre, EH33 1LZ |
Scotland |
|
27/07/2024 YKC SUMMER CAMP |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
|
08/08/2024 THE INTERNATIONAL AGILITY FESTIVAL |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
|
13/08/2024 DOGS IN NEED AGILITY SOCIETY |
Suffolk Showground, IP3 8UH |
South East |
Graduate Agility
The YKC Graduate Agility competition is for dogs competing in Grades 1-3. This aims to give those dogs who don’t have the same experience as those competing at the highest levels a place to hone their skills.
| First day of show Name of Dog Club / Society and |
Venue location Show processor |
Region |
|---|---|---|
| 20/04/2024 - WALLINGFORD AGILITY SHOW |
Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ |
South East |
| 11/05/2024 - DOWN DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Dundrum Playing Fields, BT33 0NH |
Northern Ireland |
| 25/05/2024 - GLENIFFER DTC |
Lanark Race Course, ML11 9GA |
Scotland |
| 01/06/2024 - DARTFORD DTC PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Orsett Showground, RM16 3JU |
South East |
| 12/07/2024 - DERBYSHIRE DOG AGILITY SHOW |
Locko Park, DE21 7BW |
East Midlands |
| 12/07/2024 - RVA CHAMPIONSHIP AGILITY SHOW |
The Camp Ramsey, PE26 2XB |
East Of England |
| 19/07/2024 - GRANITE CITY DOG AGILITY CLUB |
Brechin Castle Showfield, DD9 6RL |
SCOTLAND |
| 27/07/2024 - YKC SUMMER CAMP |
Rutland Showground, LE15 7TW |
East Midlands |
| 24/08/2024 - SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB PREMIER AGILITY SHOW |
Border Union Showground, TD5 8LS |
Scotland |
ABC Agility
The YKC ABC (Anything But Collies) competition is for Non-Border Collie or Border Collie Crossbreeds to compete against one another.
Instead of specific competitions for YKC ABC, you instead gain points by competing in YKC Jumping Cup & Agility Dog of the Year competitions. Your placings in these will give you points to use when applying to qualify for the ABC competition. Full rules on how to qualify can be viewed in the rules document linked above.
Click here to submit your YKC ABC Points for Crufts 2024.
Deadline:
10 December 2023.