Young Kennel Club (YKC) member Charlotte Page from Ely, Cambridgeshire has been made a member of a major championship dog show committee at just 19 years old. Charlotte is the newest and youngest member of the committee of the East of England Championship Dog Show which takes place at the East of England Showground each [...]
This year we celebrate the 129th anniversary of the American Kennel Club. Today, as it has been throughout those years, our beliefs and traditions continue to guide us in our sport, while innovation continues to advance us.
Innovations like the telephone, internet, and social media have refined this time honored art, but it doesn’t take much to set the wheels in motion. And dog-related lawsuits are always prime material for the grapevine.
Breeders who grade the elbows of their dogs for elbow dysplasia (ED) are now advised to breed only from those that have elbow scores of zero, in new advice issued by the Kennel Club and the British Veterinary Association. When the ED scheme was set up in 1998 the breeding advice, following international protocol, was [...]
The study has found that canines are an unreliable indicator of whether substances will be safe for humans, yet in Europe and the USA approximately 90,000 dogs are used annually.
Today (November 9th) Eukanuba has pledged to support Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisations as the supplier of premium nutrition and rehoming packs. The Eukanuba Breed Rescue Support Programme, in partnership with the Kennel Club, was launched at Discover Dogs. The new Eukanuba initiative aims to help charities reduce their dog food bill and assist owners [...]
The number of pedigree dog breeds recognised in the UK has now risen to 212 as the Kennel Club accepts the Portuguese Pointer, only the second new breed to be recognised in the past five years. The Portuguese Pointer, which claims it heritage back to the Iberian hunting dog, is one of 137 breeds that [...]
Pug gives a shove to Queen’s Corgi, as ‘Frenchie’ pushes out ‘Westie’ Astronomical rise in small handbag dogs of foreign origin, such as the French Bulldog which is popular with celebrities and in the top ten for the first time Queen’s favourite, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, one of many native breeds in decline and a further [...]
The Kennel Club is encouraging the owners and breeders of Rottweilers, Irish Wolfhounds and Deerhounds to assist with research being carried out by the University of Nottingham’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. The Kennel Club is helping to promote the university’s Owner and Breeder Open Forum Days for various breeds, organised by Mark Dunning, [...]
The popular Young Kennel Club (YKC) Children’s Art Competition is back and this year’s theme is ‘Dogs on Holiday’. The competition offers YKC members the opportunity to show off their artistic skills along with their love of dogs. With the ‘Dogs on Holiday’ theme members can let their imaginations run free, painting their dog anywhere [...]
