I would like to inform you that after lengthy deliberation, the management of our association has decided to change the date of the FCI European Dog Show scheduled for May 2021. This decision is the result of a very difficult and lengthy preparatory work. I would like to thank my colleagues and decision-makers in the [...]
The Pyrenean Sheepdog (Smooth Face) has been recognised by The Kennel Club with effect from 1 April 2021. The breed will be classified in the Pastoral Group on the Imported Breed Register. The Pyrenean Sheepdog (Smooth Face) is a small breed of herding dog from the Pyrenees region of France. It is very closely related [...]
Available throughout five-year transition period Judges may self-submit questionnaires for CC, Group and BIS status Judges of breeds without CC status included Further to previous announcements regarding ‘grandfather rights’ for eligible judges during the five-year transition phase of the Judges Education Programme (Breed Shows), applications using this route are now open, it has been announced. [...]
The Crufts Committee has agreed to accommodate two breed club championship partnership shows at next year’s event, due to the extraordinary circumstances of Crufts moving its dates in 2021 to July 15-18 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Irish Water Spaniel Association show will now be held on the Saturday (Gundog day) and the [...]
Following the announcement that Crufts 2021 will take place next year on the new dates of 15 – 18 July 2021 at the NEC Birmingham, The Kennel Club has now published some further details on some of the competitions and qualifications for next year’s show. The Kennel Club will be reviewing many aspects of the [...]
The Kennel Club has announced today that Crufts 2021 will take place next year on the new dates of the 15 – 18 July 2021 at the NEC Birmingham. Crufts, which will be celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2021, was due to take place on the 11 – 14 March 2021, but with much of the [...]
With reference to FCI communication dated October 13 2020 I have the pleasure to inform you that the following titles: FCI DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 FCI JUNIOR DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 FCI VETERAN DOG OF THE YEAR 2022 will be awarded to the dogs that will win BOTH the FCI World Winner 2020 title (in Madrid) AND the FCI World Winner 2022 title (in Sao Paulo). The two national [...]
New Breeds Barbet, Belgian Laekenois, and Dogo Argentino Join America’s Dog Show New York, NY – The 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held at Lyndhurst, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in Tarrytown, New York on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2021, with live coverage across FOX [...]
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), IFEMA and the Real Sociedad Canina de España (RSCE), organisers of the FCI World Dog Show 2020, which was going to be held in Feria de Madrid from December 17th to December 20th, further to several postponements of its original dates in April and then July, have decided to postpone [...]
The Kennel Club Board would like to reassure competitors, exhibitors and everyone involved in the dog world that it remains actively committed to holding the show next year. In particular, the Crufts team have been looking at different options for how Crufts 2021 might look. However, the most important aspect will be the safety of all [...]
