▁Club ▁( Y K C ) ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁ring ▁and ▁stand ▁where ▁handlers ▁aged ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁comp ete ▁in ▁Ag ility , ▁O bed ience , ▁Show ing , ▁Hand ling , ▁He el work ▁to ▁Music , ▁Fly ball , ▁and ▁Gro oming . ▁Hand lers ▁and ▁dogs ▁must ▁qual ify ▁in ▁their ▁discipline ▁during ▁the ▁preceding ▁year . ▁ ▁Cru ft s ▁hosts ▁the ▁World ▁Champion ▁Junior ▁Hand ling ▁competition ▁in ▁which ▁National ▁Best ▁Junior ▁Hand ler ▁w inners ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁comp ete ▁for ▁this ▁este emed ▁title . ▁Since ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁quar antine ▁to ▁the ▁import ▁of ▁foreign ▁dogs , ▁many ▁compet itors ▁must ▁" bor row " ▁dogs ▁from ▁gra cious ▁British ▁show ▁enthus iast s . ▁The ▁first ▁World ▁title ▁competition , ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁was ▁jud ged ▁by ▁Ger ▁Ped erson . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁this ▁premi ere ▁competition ▁was ▁US ▁representative ▁T rac ie ▁L ali ber te ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁West min ster ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁A ▁unique ▁feature ▁of ▁this ▁first ▁competition ▁was ▁the ▁requirement ▁of ▁switching ▁dogs ▁mid - way ▁through ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁Other ▁attra ctions ▁ ▁Cru ft s ▁drew ▁ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁N EC ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 6 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 .