The Russian Toy will be recognised by the Kennel Club with effect from 1st July 2017. The breed will be classified in the Toy Group on the Imported Breed Register. The breed, as its name suggests, is a type of toy dog developed in Russia in the twentieth century. It comes in two coat types, smooth [...]
Kennel Club issues welfare warning as people buying French Bulldogs on a whim cause numbers to soar French Bulldog set to overtake the Labrador Retriever as the UK’s most popular dog breed by the end of 2018 – the first time the Labrador will have been knocked off the top spot in 27 years Kennel [...]
The Young Kennel Club (YKC) has announced the winners of its ninth annual YKC Artist of the Year competition, which will be presented at the world’s greatest dog event, Crufts 2017. The popular annual art competition was relaunched this year, inviting talented YKC members to design the front cover of the brand new YKC Crufts [...]
Exhibitors are reminded that postal entries for Crufts close on Monday 9th January and online entries on Monday 23rd January. The Terrier and Hound groups will be shown on Thursday 9th March; Utility and Toy on Friday 10th; Gundogs on Saturday 11th; and Working and Pastoral groups on Sunday 12th. Jack Russell Terriers will be exhibited in breed [...]
The judges have been revealed for the Eukanuba World Challenge which will take place during Crufts 2017.
The Kennel Club Educational Trust has agreed a grant of £20,000 towards the creation of the new Dandie Dinmont Terrier Discovery Centre and a bronze statue at The Haining, Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders. The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is one of the breeds on the Kennel Club’s vulnerable native breeds list, and will be celebrated [...]
National Champion Beats Dogs from 49 States and Hundreds of International Competitors Orlando, FL (Dec. 18, 2016) – GCHB CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky, a Puli known as “Preston” triumphed over nearly 5,000 dogs to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship presented by Royal [...]
Online entries for Crufts 2017 are now live, and printed copies of the schedule will be available from mid-November. Crufts takes place from 9-12 March 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham. The breed competitions are scheduled to take place on the following days: Thursday, 9th March 2017 — Terrier and Hound Friday, 10th March 2017 — [...]
The Canine Chronicle would like to wish everyone a happy, safe, and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family. Happy Thanksgiving! Dr. Kenneth Drobatz, Chief of the Emergency Service at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, offers the following tips to keep pets healthy and out of the emergency room this Thanksgiving: Festive Foods Maintain your [...]
The Kennel Club, working in association with the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Kennel Club, has approved a new health testing programme for myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, which will help to dramatically improve heart health in the breed. The decision follows a 2016 scientific paper that was [...]
