The Kennel Club spent a day engaging with local dog owners last week as it attended a responsible dog ownership event in Strood, Kent, held by Medway Council. The Kennel Club Public Affairs team gave out freebies and offered Strood’s dog owners advice and guidance on picking up after dogs, the benefits of identification such [...]
The UK is fortunate to have Championship shows throughout the entire year. Mainly held on weekends, the UK has on average thirty-five general championship shows during the year. Entries for the show are gaining no more then 10,000 dogs these days. Over a decade ago, general championship societies were gaining entries of well over 12,000 dogs.
The Kennel Club is holding an All Aged Any Variety Retriever Field Trial, on grouse shot over Pointers and Setters, at the Croglin Estate, Cumbria, on Monday 26th August. The trial will see some of the country’s most talented working gundogs putting their natural instincts to good use to retrieve for their handlers. The trial [...]
Research into canine genetics and epidemiology has progressed exponentially in recent years. Now an online canine specific health journal is being launched to create a platform for the ground-breaking work. Papers are currently being sought for inclusion in the Canine Genetics and Epidemiology journal, which will be launching this autumn. It will boast an impressive [...]
What started as an idea in Gavin Robertson’s head a few weeks after winning BIS at Crufts snowballed into something that will be remembered by so many within the world of pedigree dogs and dog shows for years to come. What started out as a small idea ended as a great fundraiser with Great Ormond St. Children’s Hospital, DOGLOST and the KC Charitable Trust as the main beneficiaries.
The qualification dates for entry at the world’s biggest dog show have been set and will allow, for the first time, dogs which qualify at next year’s Manchester Dog Show Society Championship show to be entered at Crufts 2014 two months later. The closing dates for postal entries will be Monday 6th January 2014, but [...]
The Kennel Club has pledged to continue lobbying for sensible amendments to the latest draft dog breeding regulations laid before the Welsh Government this week, in order to ensure any new regulations are a genuine and workable improvement on current measures. Commenting on the draft Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2013, which were [...]
– Creating a New Conversation – New York, NY – Given that I spent nearly 45 years in the advertising agency business, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of my favorite TV programs is “Mad Men” – the quintessential show about the advertising business in the 1960s, a time I remember well. One [...]
Following a feedback process started last year and careful consideration by its Dog Health Group, the Kennel Club has agreed to permit the registration of puppies from planned dual matings without the need for permission in advance. The idea was first floated by Kennel Club Chairman, Professor Steve Dean, in the April 2012 edition of [...]
MPs, Ministers and Animal Welfare Charities joined forces at a House of Commons debate yesterday (Thursday June 6th), hosted by the Kennel Club to discuss the implications of compulsory microchipping. The debate held during National Microchipping Month, provided an invaluable opportunity for Defra to hear opinions, concerns and ideas from a range of stakeholders. Questions [...]
