What does it mean by
Does this mean I cant walk around with my dog? Also whats a bench chain and collar?

In theory you shouldn't walk around with him, he should be on his bench
A benching chain

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Okay...I have only ever been to 1 champ show and there were loads of dogs everywhere. So I cant use a create?

Means exactly what it says, no you shouldnt walk your dog around unless for what it states, and toy breeds dont have to be benched by chain, most use cages on the benches. me well I cheat and dont abide by this rule.

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That is what the rules say
I can't speak for other breeds but in my breed, many (maybe most) dogs spend their day walking round with their owners, relaxing in their crate or on their table with their owner sitting next to them.
They do enforce the benching rule at Crufts but that's another story
A benching chain is a short, double ended chain lead. One end clips to your dogs collar and the other end to the loop on the bench.
Linda

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Me too

Most people use a crate or you can get a wire front that fastens to the bench to form a crate

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So if everyone else in my breeds doing it, then I can too
What you're describing sounds like what I saw at blackpool, people relaxing with their dogs.

How will I know if my crate will fit?

Somewhere on the forum I put bench dimentions although I think they might vary by a couple of inches. I will have a look and see if I can find them

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just to let you know............i bought a benching rope recently , much better than the chain.

Probably 10% of my breed are benched at shows the rest go walkabouts with their owners for most of the day

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