Bearded Collie Bitches: Mr Tony Bush has withdrawn from judging, due to ill health, and will be replaced by Mr Kari Järvinen(Finland). Dandie Dinmont Terriers will now be judged by Mr P L Keevil, not as stated in the schedule. Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Turkish Kangal Dogs and Komondors will now be judged by Mrs C Molinari [...]
With more dogs from overseas set to descend on Birmingham next month than ever before, the world’s greatest dog show Crufts will be even more international this year. A total of 3,623 dogs from overseas will compete at Crufts this year, compared to 3,469 in 2017, an increase of over four per cent. Dogs from [...]
The FCI General Secretariat is extremely glad to inform that our partnership contracts with Brussels Airlines (the Belgian Airline company) and Lufthansa Group have been renewed: from January 1st 2018, all tickets booked on Brussels Airlines or Lufthansa Group in conjunction with an FCI event (dog show, trial,…) through FCI’s website will get a discount, [...]
Dog lovers can look forward to a record-breaking 14 hours of television coverage when Crufts returns to Channel 4 and More4 this March to celebrate the world’s largest dog show. This is two and a half hours more than the 2017 show which was then a record in itself. With Clare Balding at the helm, [...]
The monitoring of German Shepherd Dog (GSD) classes at championship shows by Kennel Club representatives entered its second phase on 1st January 2018. This latest monitoring will focus on ensuring championship show judges of the breed adhere to the points made in the education which they must have undertaken in order to award Challenge Certificates from [...]
Ancient French breed is being recognised by the Kennel Club in Britain – the Barbet, a loveable, curly-coated gundog breed often known as the French water dog The breed will be making its debut at this year’s Crufts on Thursday 8th March at the NEC in Birmingham The breed was originally bred to work alongside [...]
Exhibitors are reminded that postal entries for Crufts closed on Monday 8th January (postmarked) and online entries on Monday 22nd January. The Working and Pastoral groups will be shown on Thursday 8th March; Hounds and Terriers on Friday 9th; Utility and Toys on Saturday 10th; and Gundogs on Sunday 11th. This year for the first time the winner [...]
A Whippet named Khaleesi, owned by Kirsty Green and Ashley Place from Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire has won Best in Show at the prestigious Boston Championship Dog Show in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The two-year-old bitch, whose official Kennel Club name is Collooney Queen Of Dragons with Brochinbelle, beat 5,295 other dogs to claim the title at one of [...]
Effective January 1, 2018, Top Dogs points will be awarded to the Reserve Best in Show at Canadian Kennel Club Conformation Events. Reserve Best in Show Top Dog points earned will be the total number of dogs minus the number of dogs defeated in the group from which the Best in Show winner was awarded. [...]
The Kennel Club has announced the reclassification of the Shar Pei, from category three to category two of its Breed Watch system, with immediate effect. Breed Watch serves as an ‘early warning system’ to identify points of concern for the health of individual breeds, and category three breeds are those considered to be more susceptible [...]
