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Congratulations to the Wire Fox Terrier, King Arthur, on winning Best in Show at the 2014 European Winners Show in Brno, Czech Republic! The Terrier Group was judged by Mr. Sean Delmar and Best in Show was judged by Mr. Miroslav Vaclavik. GB CZ FI AM Champion King Arthur Van Foliny Home, WW 2014, EUW [...]
October 27th, 2014 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »

Eukanuba is providing live streaming of the 2014 Euro Dog Show over the weekend. The streaming will cover group judging and the Eukanuba World Challenge qualifying event. Live streaming will begin at 3 PM each day. Click here for the schedule in your own time zone. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, October 23, 2014 [...]
October 24th, 2014 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the European pet food business of Procter & Gamble Co., which includes the IAMS and Eukanuba premium brands of dog and cat foods. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The P&G business has about $200 million in annual sales and serves 42 markets throughout [...]
September 24th, 2014 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »

CKC Press Release With the implementation of new U.S. dog importation guidelines on August 11, 2014, as set out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CKC has reached out to various organizations for support and pursued exceptions to these new directives that so significantly affect our member breeders and their puppies. The guidelines call [...]
September 17th, 2014 | Posted in World News | Read More »

The Eukanuba World Challenge announced that the 2014 event will be available online through live streaming video. Eukanuba will provide live streaming video of the Amsterdam Winner show as well. The live streaming video will begin on December 13, 2014 at www.eukanuba.co.uk/ewc. The Eukanuba World Challenge Finals will be held December 13-14, 2014 in the Netherlands.
September 16th, 2014 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »

– A Summer of Positive Action for AKC — New York, NY – It is back to school time across America and students are being asked that time-tested question – “What did you do over the summer?” For my wife and I, it’s a rather easy question to sum up in just five [...]
September 8th, 2014 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »

The Kennel Club, the largest organisation dedicated to dog welfare in the UK, has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) proposed changes to the EU Pet Travel Scheme, but remains concerned about their long term effectiveness. Under the proposals, the principle elements of the pet travel scheme for pets entering and [...]
September 8th, 2014 | Posted in World News | Read More »

The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for Progressive Retinal Atrophy (Pap-PRA1) in Papillons, following consultation with the Papillon Breed Council on behalf of the breed clubs. This test is offered by OptiGen in the USA (www.optigen.com) and Laboklin in the UK (www.laboklin.co.uk) and further details can be obtained from them. Copies [...]
September 2nd, 2014 | Posted in World News | Read More »

The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for progressive rod-cone degeneration-Progressive Retinal Atrophy (prcd-PRA) in Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, following consultation with the Breed Health Coordinator on behalf of the breed club. This test is offered by OptiGen in the USA (www.optigen.com) or via Laboklin, a partner laboratory in the UK (www.laboklin.co.uk) and [...]
August 26th, 2014 | Posted in World News | Read More »

Research that could help reduce the incidence of Syringomyelia (SM) in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and other toy breeds, and inform responsible breeding practices, has been published in the Kennel Club and BioMed Central’s Canine Genetics and Epidemiology journal. The research, funded by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust, looks at the incidence of SM [...]
August 19th, 2014 | Posted in World News | Read More »