Over a Century of Terriers.
Every Breed Represented.
Established 1911
Sunday 8 November 2026
Premier Open Show at Thrybergh Academy, Rotherham. Show opens 9.15am, judging from 10.00am.
Entries close: postal Wed 14 October, online Wed 21 October (midnight).
Sunday 8 November 2026
VenueThrybergh Academy, Park Lane, Thrybergh, Rotherham S65 4BP. Open in maps
TimesShow opens 9.15am. Judging starts at 10.00am in all three rings.
Classes89 classes, unbenched, judged on the Group System. Junior Handling for ages 6–16, plus A.V. Stakes.
On the dayRefreshments all day. Please bring your own chairs.
First entry £6.50 for members, £7.50 for non-members.
Enter online at Fosse DataDogs placed 1st to 4th in Best in Show or Best Puppy in Show qualify for Crufts 2027.
Best in Show, Reserve Best in Show, Best Puppy in Show and Reserve Best Puppy in Show qualify for the National Terrier Open Show Dog / Pup of the Year final in April 2027.
Sunday 8 November 2026. Breeds are judged in this order in each ring, starting at 10.00am.
Best in Show will commence in Ring 1 on completion of all other judging
Numbers show the entries in each breed.
We schedule classes for all 27 terrier breeds recognised by the Royal Kennel Club, plus the A.V. Imported Breed Register.
News, results and reminders before each show. Join our Facebook group
Schedules, online entries and results are all on Fosse Data.
The officers and committee members who run the club and organise our shows.
For show and membership enquiries, email Mr T. West at secretary@yorkshiresportingterrier.co.uk.
Membership is £3.00 single, £4.00 joint and £1.50 junior per year. Members pay a lower first entry fee at our shows.
Over a century of terriers in Yorkshire, pieced together from the club’s own minutes.
The club is founded under its original name, The Sporting Terrier Club. Records from before the Second World War have not survived, so most of what we know begins after 1945.
Entries for Scottish, West Highland White and Cairn Terriers drop so low that their classes are taken out of the schedule. Other breeds, including the Kerry Blue, are brought in to fill the gap. The missing breeds return in the early 1950s.
In the early post-war years, each breed’s classes are guaranteed by its own exhibitors. If a class draws fewer entries than needed, usually four, the guarantors make up the shortfall themselves.
Every breed is judged by a specialist, with a variety judge taking the remaining classes and Best in Show. After some confusion at one show, the Kennel Club confirms the Best in Show judge may call in the breed specialists to help with the final decision.
Shows are held at the Corn Exchange in Leeds and the St James School Room: six for members only and six open to all, with entries paid on the day. A committee of 21 plans everything by hand, meeting four weeks before each show. Entries are taken until the weekend before, and the catalogues are still printed in time. Some shows order 300 catalogues, and a good show can make a profit of more than £15.
Before entering the hall, every dog is checked by a vet to make sure it is fit to show. Shows are as much social occasions as competitions, and whenever a member’s dog becomes a champion, the society sends a message of congratulations.
As similar clubs spring up in other parts of the country, the committee votes to add “of Yorkshire” to the name, keeping the club’s identity and home clear. It becomes The Sporting Terrier Association of Yorkshire.
The club holds two premier open shows each year, in November and February, with classes for every terrier breed recognised by the Royal Kennel Club.
With thanks to Alf and Milly Jennings, who read through the club’s minutes to gather this history.