Irish Wolfhound Clubs
of NSW, SA & Qld

We all know the Irish Wolfhound who sleeps by our feet is the grandest champion in our world!

But some Australian Irish Wolfhounds achieve the highest of accolades in the show ring, which are known as Conformation Titles. This requires a great deal of dedication for the exhibitor, becoming skilled at handling, grooming and keeping a dog in great shape. It also requires an owner to make sure their dog enjoys the experience, because owner and dog work as a team. 

Below is a list of titles an Irish Wolfhound can receive in Australia.

On this page we pay a pictorial homage to the Australian Grand, Supreme, CACIB Champions, A20 Grand Champions and ET 

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Australian Champion

100 points awarded at Championship Shows

Australian Grand Champion

1000 points awarded at Championship Shows

Australian Supreme Champion

Verification of 1000 points (Grand Champion Title) 
AND

Either 3 Best in Show awards or 10 Best in Group awards

CACIB (Certificats d’Aptitude au Championnat International de Beauté)
To become an International Champion a Dog must earn
4 CACIBs in 2 States, under 3 different Judges and from 3 different FCI Member Countries.

CIB = International Beauty Champion basically being a beautiful example of the breed.
A2O Grand Champion

8 x FCI Challenge wins at the A2O specific shows with international judges with minimum 2 being interstate within Asia, Africa & Oceanic Grand Champion.
E.T. Endurance Trial

Demonstrating a dog's functionality for the purpose ie. fit for function. Achieved by completing a 20km trial where the dog is to maintain a minimum pace of 10km / hour whilst passing vet checks at several intervals, plus a temperament test of willingness.

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There are two galleries on this page -

the first is the champions in the show ring and the second gallery is those same dogs relaxing in their daily lives. Enjoy browsing both galleries. 

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Click on each photo to enlarge and for a link to each dog's pedigree.

(and if you know of any dog we've missed or you have a preferred photo of your champion you would like us to use instead, please let us know by contacting any of the emails at the bottom of this page)