Local Girl Chosen For Prestigious Dog Show Committee

Young Kennel Club (YKC) member Charlotte Page from Ely, Cambridgeshire has been made a member of a major championship dog show committee at just 19 years old.

Charlotte is the newest and youngest member of the committee of the East of England Championship Dog Show which takes place at the East of England Showground each July.

Charlotte has been a member of the YKC for ten years and has already made a name for herself in the dog world, having been involved in dogs since she was 11. She won the UK Junior Handler of the Year competition in 2010 aged 16 and represented the UK in the International Junior Handling Final at the world’s biggest dog show, Crufts, the following year. She has also stewarded at the show, gaining great experience.

Charlotte’s other achievements include winning the YKC Shaun McAlpine Outstanding Young Person Award for her age group and she has owned and bred three Champion dogs. She is a regular writer for club show newsletters, and judges a variety of breeds of dog at shows.

Speaking about her appointment, Charlotte said: “It was fantastic to be offered a place on the East of England Championship Show Committee and it will be a fantastic experience to be involved with a society which has such a great reputation.  I am really looking forward to learning about how societies are managed and hopefully putting some new ideas across.”

The Young Kennel Club, which is for young dog lovers aged 6-24, was set up to support young people like Charlotte and is delighted that she has done so well at such a young age. Gerald King, Chairman of the Young Kennel Club and Crufts said: “Charlotte has done amazingly well. She will have our full support behind her and hope she will be an inspiration to other YKC members.”

John Orbell, Chairman of the Committee for the East of England Championship Show said: “We are delighted to welcome Charlotte to the Committee. It will be lovely to have an enthusiastic member of the Young Kennel Club working with us, and this will bode well for the future of the show and Just Dogs Live, as well as the dog world in general.”

For more information on the Young Kennel Club, please visit www.ykc.org.uk.

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