With reference to FCI communication dated October 13 2020 I have the pleasure to inform you that the following titles: FCI DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 FCI JUNIOR DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 FCI VETERAN DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 will be awarded to the dogs that will win BOTH the FCI World Winner 2020 title (in Madrid) AND the FCI World Winner 2022 title (in Sao Paulo). The two national [...]
New Breeds Barbet, Belgian Laekenois, and Dogo Argentino Join America’s Dog Show New York, NY – The 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held at Lyndhurst, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in Tarrytown, New York on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2021, with live coverage across FOX [...]
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), IFEMA and the Real Sociedad Canina de España (RSCE), organisers of the FCI World Dog Show 2020, which was going to be held in Feria de Madrid from December 17th to December 20th, further to several postponements of its original dates in April and then July, have decided to postpone [...]
The Kennel Club Board would like to reassure competitors, exhibitors and everyone involved in the dog world that it remains actively committed to holding the show next year. In particular, the Crufts team have been looking at different options for how Crufts 2021 might look. However, the most important aspect will be the safety of all [...]
Entries close for the 2o2o World Dog Show in Madrid on November 11, 2020. The following judge changes apply: FRIDAY Group 1 Swiss Shepherd Dog – Fabrizio La Rocca Czech Wolf Dog: Cristopher Habig Welsh Corgi Pembroke: Michael Forte German Shepherd Dog (all): Rafael Aerenillas Group 3 Airedale Terrier: Michael Forte Irish Soft Coated Wheaten [...]
The Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA test reporting scheme for progressive rod-cone degeneration, progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) in American Cocker Spaniels following consultation with the breed health co-ordinator. PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) is a condition that causes the parts of the eye that are sensitive to light to break down. PRA produces a gradual [...]
Mr Tibor Lovrencic died in Zagreb, Croatia at the age of 103. By profession a civil engineer, and by vocation an athlete and cynologist. The doyen of Croatian cynology, Mr Tibor Lovrencic has been a judge for all dog breeds for more than 50 years. An active cynologist since 1947, he was one of the [...]
Kennel Club releases statistics showing decline of iconic breed and other bigger dogs as new Scooby Doo film, Scoob!, premieres in UK The popularity of the iconic Great Dane, the breed on which the enduring character Scooby Doo is based, has steadily declined since its heyday in the 80s, corresponding with the cartoon’s primetime TV slot. [...]
Friday 3rd July 2020, it has been announced that Dogs New Zealand (New Zealand Kennel Club) will be collaborating with the UK Kennel Club to improve and protect the health of brachycephalic breeds worldwide by agreeing to operate, under license, the Kennel Club/University of Cambridge Respiratory Function Grading (RFG) Scheme. Tony Allcock OBE, Executive Chairman [...]
In a move designed to combat inherited disease in the Shetland Sheepdog, the Kennel Club has approved two new official DNA test reporting schemes for two forms of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the breed following consultation with the Breed Health Coordinator. These schemes are for PRA (BBS2-PRA) and PRA (CNGA1-PRA). PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) [...]
