So what is this all about?

For years I have been honoured to have two wonderful rescue lurchers, I have always aimed over these years to prove that they make fantastic pets, they are more than just a rabbiting dog and on the flip side, rescue dogs are fully capable of doing the same work expected of any other working lurcher. I have been around a lot of rescue lurchers and their owners and it is a shame that because at the base of it, any neutered rescue is not likely to be given the recognition it deserves in the ring compared to ones that have not been neutered as part of their rehoming policy. Inspired by my current lad who is a very nicely put together dog but lack of his nuts has severely penalised us in the ring, of which I work really hard to keep him "fit for purpose",there are a lot of other owners out there that have gone above and beyond with their recycled dogs to make them what they are today and I think it is time they got the recognition they deserve and created this championship to celebrate their dogs and their achievements, and where neutering will never be considered a fault.

The rescue class has two parts to it, the standard 1st-3rd award to which ever dogs the judge feels is the best rescue dog of which the 1st and 2nd placed dogs qualify for the final held at Brailes in October. But because rescue dogs can have had a tough time or show significant injury or even missing limbs, there is a recognition of these dogs too, those that would never be considered in any ring normally, and that is the Morgan Memorial award (which I will explain shortly), which also is part of the championship with an award for champion in this category at the final. The overall rescue class is pretty straight forward and paperwork to be filled out by the first two placed owners, unless one or both have previously qualified and the third placed dog qualifies instead.