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 […]
After a record breaking year with almost 8,000 submissions for the Kennel Club’s annual Dog Photographer of the Year Competition, the winners have been announced. Roger Sjolstad from Norway has been selected as the overall winner of the competition with his dynamic image of a young girl and a Great Dane running through water, which […]
The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA control scheme for von Willebrand Disease (vWD) in German Wirehaired Pointers, at the request of the German Wirehaired Pointer Club. The purpose of this scheme is to eliminate vWD within the breed, setting out the steps that breeders should adhere to, in order to breed puppies that […]
Tickets for the world’s greatest dog show are now on sale, and the Kennel Club has raised the age for children to go free. Crufts 2014 will take place from 6th – 9th March at the NEC in Birmingham, with all children aged eleven and under benefitting from free entry. Advance tickets for the show are priced […]
The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for Progressive Retinal Atrophy 3 (PRA3) in Tibetan Spaniels following consultation with the breed’s Breed Health Coordinator, on behalf of the breed clubs. In the UK, this test is offered by the Animal Health Trust (www.aht.org.uk) and further details can be obtained directly from them. […]
The Kennel Club is supporting a recently launched Breed Health Survey for Miniature Bull Terriers, designed to give a stronger picture of the health of the breed in the UK and internationally. The survey, compiled by the Miniature Bull Terrier Club, will help the breed to put any problems in context by asking owners to […]
The Kennel Club has approved a new DNA testing scheme for Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCD) in Parson Russell Terriers following consultation with the breed’s Breed Health Coordinator, on behalf of the breed clubs. In the UK, this test is offered by the Animal Health Trust (www.aht.org.uk) and further details can be obtained directly from them. Results […]
Crufts Supreme Champion, Ch Jafrak Philippe Olivier has died at age 12.
Phil was bred by Jack and Frances Krall of the world-famous Jafrak Kennel and owned by Kevin and Sandie Cullen.
Just 20 years ago, a purebred dog was the dog to have in your life. Twenty years ago, a responsible breeder was viewed as a respected resource. Twenty years ago there were virtually no important legislative efforts aimed at eradicating all dog breeding.
