By Amy Fernandez Sparring between the Norwegian Kennel Club and FCI continues to escalate since it was announced that the 2019 World Show would take place in Shanghai. The decision following the June FCI General Assembly meeting met with stunned bafflement from most quarters of the dog world. Growing international outrage coalesced in Scandinavia, resulting in a [...]
Canadian Kennel Club Press Release The recent heightened awareness of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China has brought broader attention to this atrocious event. The international outcry has been further exacerbated by FCI’s intent to host the 2019 World Dog Show in China.Although the CKC is not an FCI member country, many Canadians participate in [...]
This August, the Young Kennel Club is proud to welcome Beth Sweigart, Peter Green and Claire Cooper to two handling training days which it is hosting in conjunction with the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Dog Show at Builth Wells. On 22nd and 23rd August 2015, YKC members can choose between a basic or an advanced [...]
Best in Show at the 2015 Windsor Dog Show is Greyhound, Ch. Jets Moonlight Serenade. Congratulations to owners Espen Engh, A Gjetnes & P Oliver!
Always attentive to the opinion of the breeders worldwide, we took note of the uproar concerning the attribution of the 2019 World Dog Show to China and to the decision regarding the country of origin of the following breeds : DO-KHYI (230), TIBETAN TERRIER (209), TIBETAN SPANIEL (231), LHASA APSO (227) and SHIH TZU (208). Whilst we [...]
The Kennel Club fully condemns the sale and consumption of dog meat and the Yulin Dog Meat Festival, held in China. The trade has long been associated with a large number of animal welfare violations, which include neglect towards the animals’ physical and mental needs, as they often live and are transported in crowded conditions [...]
The FCI General Assembly meeting in Milan, Itlay was held on June 8th during the 2015 World Dog Show. The election of officers was held during this meeting and the results are as follows: R de Santiago – Re-elected as General Committee member and President G Jippy – Vice President C Molinari – Treasurer M [...]
Preliminary judges Katja Rauhut, Adell Branchevich, Stefano Crippa and Juraj Sokolic selected three junior handlers each day to compete in the World Junior Handling Final on Sunday, June 14th. Best Junior Handler was Lydia Frey, representing the United States! Hugo Quevedo judged the finals and the complete results are as follows: 1st Lydia Frey 2nd [...]
“Praise from exhibitors and visitors to the high technical level and a wish of success to the World Dog Show 2016 to be held in Moscow” says Dino Muto, President of ENCI “OOPS I DID IT AGAIN” DEL CUORE IMPAVIDO” nicknamed ‘Rony’ is the most beautiful dog in the world. It’s a bearded collie owned [...]
American Staffordshire Terriers were among the largest breed entries at the 2015 World Dog Show in Milan, Italy this year. Judge Mr. Rade Dakic of Serbia drew an impressive entry of 440 American Staffordshire Terriers, a breed known for its great strength and courageous temperament. Besides the tremendous entry, American Staffordshire Terriers also gained attention [...]
