20,000 dogs to come to the World Dog Show It will be the biggest dog show of the year. And a top-class international competition – entrants to the World Dog Show 2017 will be travelling from over 60 countries to Leipzig. Over 20,000 pedigree dogs are expected on the exhibition grounds “Leipziger Messe” from 8–12 [...]
Canadian Kennel Club Press Release If you plan on flying with your dog or shipping your pup this summer, be sure to check with your airline carrier as there may be pet travel restrictions due to high temperatures and heavy loads during peak summer travel periods. WestJet accepts pets as checked baggage during the summer, with [...]
One of Britain’s biggest events of its kind Over 6,500 dogs will compete during the three days of the show Come and meet some of the UK’s most popular breeds of dog The opportunity to see rare Scottish breeds Watch the exciting agility and obedience competitions Dogs competing for a spot at the world famous [...]
Small Breeds Make Big Gains in CKC Top 10 Dogs Havanese Makes Top 5 Most Popular Dogs For First Time Dog lovers own the most Havanese in Calgary, Toronto and Edmonton Labrador Retriever has been the most popular breed for over two decades Toronto, February 28, 2017 – The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is thrilled to announce [...]
The Kennel Club is announcing a new system for the education, approval and listing of every level of judge, from those who aspire to judge, right through to open show judges and those who go on to award Challenge Certificates and judge championship show groups, and Best in Show. The Judges Competency Framework will be [...]
The Kennel Club and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) have reached a new agreement on the mutual recognition of judges, which was signed on the first day of Crufts 2017 by FCI President Rafael de Santiago, KC Chairman Simon Luxmoore and KC Judges Committee Chairman Anne Macdonald. Under the terms of the new agreement, all [...]
The Kennel Club has announced that the Kennel Club Academy now includes a film on Ring Procedures at KC licensed shows aimed at judges of German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs). Access to the Academy for this film is free of charge. This announcement comes in the wake of a statement issued by the Kennel Club in [...]
The Kennel Club has approved three new official DNA testing schemes for gangliosidosis (GM1) in the Portuguese Water Dog, juvenile laryngeal paralysis & polyneuropathy (JLPP) in the Rottweiler, and retinopathy in the Swedish Vallhund, following consultations with the relevant breed clubs and breed health co-ordinators. To find out which laboratories the Kennel Club is able [...]
A mother and daughter team of dog breeders from Retford, Nottinghamshire has won the grand final of the Kennel Club Breeders’ Competition at Crufts, the world’s largest dog show. Liz Dunhill and Michaela Dunhill-Hall, whose team comprised Ch Vormund Norma Jean handled by Liz, Ch Vormund Imagine Dragon handled by Michaela, Ch Vormund Jean Paul Gaultier [...]
A young dog lover from Northern Ireland has beaten youngsters from all over the world to win a major international award at the world’s biggest dog show, Crufts on Saturday 11th March. Scarlett Burnside, 16, from Saintfield, County Down beat representatives from 43 other countries to win the International Junior Handling competition for Ireland in front [...]
