Pure Breed & Free Style Competition Classes

Listed below are the trim styles by coat types and competition classes. The Team must compete in all options. Team members are required to choose one of the trim styles listed. Pure breeds and mixed breeds are permitted to achieve show trims and freestyle trims.

*If you are not sure which class and option to enter please contact us - hello@ijaonline.com

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Day 1: Curly Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 1 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Bedlington Terrier

• Kerry Blue Terrier

• Portuguese Water Dog Lion

• Portuguese Water Dog Retriever

• Lagotto Romagnolo

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 1: Curly Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 2 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Bichon Frise

• Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier

• Black Russian Terrier

• Bouvier des Flandres

• Irish Water Spaniel

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 1: Wire Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 1 - Short Legged Terrier Type Trim Styles 

• Cairn Terrier

• Dandie Dinmont Terrier

• Norfolk Terrier

• Norwich Terrier

• Scottish Terrier

• Sealyham Terrier

• West Highland Terrier

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 1: Wire Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 2 - Long Legged Terrier Type Trim Styles

• Airedale Terrier

• German  Wire Pointer

• Irish Terrier

• Lakeland Terrier

• Schnauzer ( Miniature - Standard - Giant )

• Welsh Terrier

• Wire Fox Terrier

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 2: Sporting Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 1 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Cocker Spaniel

• English Cocker Spaniel

• English Setter

• Gordon Setter

• Irish Setter

• Springer Spaniel

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 2: Multitude of Coat Type Class

1 Team Member

Option 2 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Collie (Rough)

• Golden Retriever

• Newfoundland 

• Pomeranian

• Shetland Sheepdog

*Additional breeds with this coat type may be added. 

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Day 2: Free Style, Curly Coat Types Only Class

1 Team Member

Option 1 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Free Style trim on pure breed or mixed breeds with curly coat types, including Poodles.

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Day 2: Free Style, All Coat Types except Curly Coat Types

1 Team Member

Option 2 - Trim Style Requirements:

• No Pure Breed Conformation Trims Permitted. 

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Day 3: Poodle Class

1 Team Member

Option 1 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Continental

• English Saddle

• Puppy 1

• Puppy 2

• Puppy AKC

• HCC (Modified Continental)

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Day 3: Poodle Class

1 Team Member

Option 2 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Banded Trim Desi

• Banded Trim Dutch

• Banded Trim Spiral

• Banded Trim Sweetheart

• Banded Trim Town and Country

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Day 3: Poodle Class

1 Team Member

Option 3 - Trim Style Requirements:

• German

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Day 3: Poodle Class

1 Team Member

Option 4 - Trim Style Requirements:

• Modern

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If you would like to form a state team or participate in a state team, please contact the IJA Team.

The IJA Sanctioned Competition System offers state, regional and national competitions.