Four generations of Championship Specialty Best in Show
winners.
Specialty Shows are single-breed shows
conducted under the auspices of a ANKC recognised breed club. In Australia
RR Clubs exist in the states of New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (Qld),
South Australia (SA), Victoria (Vic) and Western Australia (WA). The first
Specialty Show was held in NSW in 1976. Between 1977 and 1997 a 'defacto'
Specialty was held in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT),
incorporated in an All Breeds Championship Show. In 1998 The RR Club of
the ACT came into effect and held their first Open Show - unfortunately
the club subsequently disbanded in 2001. From 2004 NSW instituted a second
Championship Show to be the only club to date that conducts two
Championship Specialties per year.
Varying State Canine Control body rules lead to Open Shows being required
in some States prior to the holding of a Championship Show, required to be
held every year, or held only at the discretion of the Breed Club. Open
Shows must be judged by a trainee judge from the State in which the show
is based.
National Shows are hosted by the State members of the National Rhodesian
Ridgeback Council (NRRC) - currently comprising all State clubs - on a
rotating basis; and are held every two years (with the exception of 2008
when no National was conducted).
