Freestyle routines demonstrates the partnership by both handler and dog interpreting music using moves and linked behaviours.

Crufts 2009 saw Tina Humphrey and her rescued Border Collie, Bluecroft My Blue Heaven (Chandi), win all three Heelwork to Music and Freestyle Finals in the same year.

That working party brought together several high profile competitors, judges, and show managers to review the sport.

[4][5] This culminated in the revised rules coming into force on the 1.1.2007, which now includes the ability to work towards qualification after the dogs name.

In the individual Championships, the first FCI Heelwork To Music Champions of the World were Kath Hardman with her 5 year old Border Collie Stillmoor Lady in Red and the first FCI Freestyle Champions of the World were Thierry Thomas with his Border Collie Ubac.