This competition is open to all breeders of dogs shown in Ireland at All Breed Championship Shows during the calender year and is designed to celebrate and reward those who achieve the standard of excellence in this important area of the sport in Ireland.

Points towards achieving the title of TOP BREEDER 2007 will be accumulated as follows:

Any exhibit placed in the following classes/groupings will receive the relevant number of points as shown below:

An Initial Group Placing per each individual exhibit of the same breed and from the same breeder: 10 Points.

Subsequent Group Placings with the same exhibit : 1 Point.

An Initial Puppy Stakes placing at All Breed National Shows per each individual exhibit of the same breed and from the same breeder : 8 Points.

An Initial Puppy Group Placing at International Shows per each individual exhibit of the same breed and from the same breeder : 2 Points.

An Initial Veteran Stakes Placing per each individual exhibit of the same breed and from the same breeder : 6 Points.

An Initial Junior Group Placing at the St. Patricks Celtic Winners show per each individual exhibit of the same breed and from the same breeder : 2 Points.

The competition will be run on a Group basis in conjunction with the group system in use by the Irish Kennel Club on the date of the events taking place and also on an overall basis to ultimately find the TOP BREEDER for 2007.

The competition and current standings for TOP BREEDER 2007 will be updated after each show and the Top 10 at time of going to press will be in each issue of Show Dogs Ireland Magazine.