“Most aggressive episodes are triggered by the fear of being caught in a particular situation. Contrary to popular belief, it’s very rare indeed that an aggressive dog is a dominant dog. Dogs aren’t born aggressive, they become aggressive for a myriad of reasons. They have a large variety of body language that they use to convey a “stay away” message. People frequently misinterpret this body language and approach the dog inappropriately and are bitten. The sad thing is that most episodes of aggression aren’t investigated and treated properly. Consequently, the reason for the aggression is usually buried with the dog.”
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1 CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIN'S CHELSEY Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier
(MR DAVIES)
2 DUSKHUNTER DUTCH COURAGE JW Breed: West Highland White Terrier (MRS L L MINETT)
3 CH SALENA BLACK SHADOW Breed: Skye Terrier
(MRS S BREEZE)
4 CH FANTASA BLONDE KAOS Breed: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
(MRS E DUNHILL)
Welsh KC 2010 Terrier Group
Judge: Mr K Jarvinen
1: FARRAND Miss B
Amberyl Beinn Mor
SCOTTISH TERRIER - Dog
2: JONES, Mrs J & AVERIS Mr J
Saredon Unveiled To Mikeland LAKELAND TERRIER - Bitch
3: BROWNE-COLE Mrs S
Ch Travella Star Lord
FOX TERRIER (WIRE) - Dog
4: BREEZE Mrs S
Ch Salena Black Shadow
SKYE TERRIER - Dog
Bournemouth 2010
Judge: Mr A Brace
1: DAVIES Mr P R
Ch Perrisblu Kennislain's Chelsey
KERRY BLUE TERRIER - Bitch
2: YEARLEY Mr S & Mrs A
Ch Gnejnabay Genegenie Gal at Lowbrook JW Sh.CM
BEDLINGTON TERRIER - Bitch
3: BROWNE-COLE
Mrs S Travella Star Lord
WIRE FOX TERRIER - Dog
4: GRIFFITHS Mrs J A
Karamynd Play It Again
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER - Dog
Windsor 10 Group & BIS Judge: Mrs E Cartledge
1: DAVIES Mr P R Ch Perrisblu Kennislain's Chelsey
KERRY BLUE TERRIER - Bitch
2: BROWNE-COLE Mrs STravella Star Lord
FOX TERRIER (WIRE) - Dog
3: BREEZE Mrs S C Ch Salena Black Shadow
SKYE TERRIER - Dog
4: WEST, Mr I & Mrs F & WEST Mr T
Karamynd Playing Away At Tomlyndon JW
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER - Dog
Blackpool 10 Group Winners & BIS Group & BIS Judge: Mr Ellis Hulme
DAVIES Mr P R Ch Perrisblu Kennislain's Chelsey
KERRY BLUE TERRIER - Bitch
2: YEARLEY Mr S & Mrs A Ch Gnejnabay Genegenie Gal at Lowbrook
JW Sh.CM BEDLINGTON TERRIER - Bitch
3: McCOURT, Mrs S & DI-BARTOLOMIO Mrs Ch Silhill Sweet Pea
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER - Bitch
4: JOHNSON, Mrs B & WILLIAMS Mr K E Quarryway Dill
BORDER TERRIER - Dog
Border Union 2010
Group Placings & BIS
Judge Mr D Munro
GROUP 1 & BIS CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIN'S CHELSEY Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier (MR DAVIES)
GROUP 2 CH LAMSMORE FITZWRITIN Breed: West Highland White Terrier (MR A GORDON)
GROUP 3 BRIGANAH BLACK ORCHID JW Breed: Staffordshire Bull Terrier (MR S & MRS J SIMPSON)
GROUP 4 MAYSON CARNIVAL AT STUANE Breed: Scottish Terrier (MR S PLANE)
You may be wondering what the two statements below are about? The one on the left disobeyed Kennel Club Rules.
The one on the right was a drunk driver,
After you have read the circumstances of these two cases above,ask yourself the questions listed below.
(Click Links Above)
1: Why did the kennel Club need to employ a Barrister?
2: Was the £1,500.00 fine to cover the costs of the Barrister and the 'Expenses' of the 'Court'?
3: Are the two miscreants members of the Kennel Club? If not, what right does the KC have to impose a fine?
4: Was the Chairman of the Kennel Club fined for his callow outburst in the program Pedigree Dogs Exposed? (The program was two years in the making with the full knowledge of the KC) And, that arrogant remark by the Chairman cost the KC Thousands Of Pounds.
Three Counties 2010 Critique Below
1. DAVIES' - CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIGN'S CHELSEY (Kerry Blue Terrier)
2. RUEHL'S - CH DARREN VON DER EMSMUEHLE (Irish Terrier)
3. DEACON'S - CH/AM CH PENNYWISE BURNING AMBITION FOR CASSENCARR (Dandie Dinmont)
4.CLARK'S - CH SOUTHASH BLUE BETTY BOO GAMEWAY JW (Border Terrier)
Very nice group 25 breeds scheduled only the SBT did not stay. I short listed the Border, Bull T, Kerry, Irish, Skye, Westie, Dandie, cairn. After one more look i chose group 1 the Kerry Blue
1st CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIGN’S CHELSEY is balanced in good form lovely head and expression in good body stood on best of legs and feet and in lovely coat moved true very showy.
2nd CH DARREN VON DER EMSMUEHLE racy irish keen expression lovely neck and topline inA1 condition great profile.
3rd CH/AM CH PENNYWISE BURNING AMBITION FOR CASSENCARR very attractive mustard dandie beautiful head correct topline very well presented coat moved well.
4th CH SOUTHASH BLUE BETTY BOO GAMEWAY JW well balanced border lovely head super eye narrow front well made hindquarters moveing outwell and in the very best blue/tan coat.
Judge Paul Wilkinson
Southern Counties Group Placings 2010
1: INT/MULTI CH DANDY BLACK & BLUE ROKOKO (IMP HRV) Kerry Blue (MS C L, MS A, MS J, MR P DAVANI, BAN, POULOVA & O')
2: BELLEVILLE BLACKLACE Norfolk (MRS C S THOMPSON-MORGAN)
3: CH LAMSMORE FITZWRITIN West Highland White (MR A GORDON)
4: MISTER BONAMONTY Parson Russell (MRS J SOLLIS)
Judge Ole J Staunskjaer [Denmark]
1: YEARLEY Mr S & Mrs A Ch Gnejnabay Genegenie Gal at Lowbrook JW Sh.CM BEDLINGTON - Bitch
2: DAVIES Mr P R Ch Perrisblu Kennislain's Chelsey KERRY BLUE - Bitch
3: BRADLEY, Miss E J & HERD Miss M F Brueik Magnum Opus
SCOTTISH - Dog
4: BRADLEY Miss A Montelle Viscount Erhard IRISH - Dog
Judge: Dr M Boggia-Black
SKC BEST IN SHOW 2010 Critique Below Judge Mr W R Irving
GROUP 1 CH/IR CH BLACKDALE CAROUSEL (IKC): Fox (Wire)
( MR H J O'DONOGHUE)
GROUP 2 CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIN'S CHELSEY: Kerry Blue
(MR P R DAVIES)
GROUP 3 SAREDON IT HAD TO BE YOU: Welsh
(MR J & MR D AVERIS & SCAWTHORN)
GROUP 4 CH ALBORADO CENTURION: West Highland White
( MR J & MRS M PASTOR & GONZALBO)
TERRIER GROUP SKC 10
It was a great honour to be invited to judge the terrier group & BIS at the SKC ‘representative’ show & I wish to thank the officers & committee for the kind invitation.
The weather at the show was excellent & the occasion seemed to be a very happy & relaxed one all round.
Despite some rather small entries in some of the Terrier breeds the quality of many of the representatives that came into the group, was pretty high & there were a number of dogs that didn’t make the final shortlist that, in different circumstances, might well have succeeded in so doing.
I brought the list down to eight – the Border, Dandie Dinmont, WFT, Irish, Kerry Blue, Scottie, Welsh & Westie. After moving them around the ring again & back & forth I selected three bitches & one dog for the final four.
G1 was the WFT, Ch/Ir Ch Blackdale Carousel, & what a pleasing little character she is, put down very well she is not overdone for leg hair, she has a very good head & skull with great refinement, a great neck, shoulder, & topline & is so well proportioned, she is so obviously a bitch & moved well & presented a very good terrier picture of quality & type.
G2 was the Kerry Blue, Ch Perrisblu Kennislain’s Chelsey, very smart bitch with a good head, correct neck & topline, good muscle, correct tail, she moved soundly & had a relaxed & easy showmanship appropriate for a bitch, excellent for coat colour & all round outline & pressed the winner hard.
G3 was the Welsh, Saredon It Had To Be You, a bitch of the correct size & shown in just enough coat, she impressed for soundness & moved well holding her topline well in the process, good neck & shoulder, OK in tail but not an easy one to handle on the move at times.
G4 was the WHW, Ch Alborado Centurion, very good in head & expression, correct in coat, good in bone with correct feet, had the right proportions & good topline, he showed all of the time.
Best in show
I have to say that I eventually narrowed the three main contenders down in my mind, to the WFT, the Petit Basset & the Boxer.
BIS went to the WFT, Ch/Ir Ch Blackdale Carousel, & I have commented on her in detail in my terrier group report. I gathered after the event that on the day she had taken the breed record as far as number of CCs are concerned & that the intention is now to retire her. She is a great ambassador for the breed in particular & for terriers as a whole & I congratulate her breeder owner & handler on her presentation & showmanship.
RONNIE IRVING
Is It The End For Chairman Irving? New Proposals Will Be Made At The Kennel Club's AGM
Next Week For A Fixed Term Chairmanship.
Undeniably Irving's Tenure As Chairman Has Been A Disaster
For The KC. Irving Should Resign At The AGM And So Should His Sidekick Secretary Kisko.
They Have Used Tactics That Peter Mandelson
And Alastair Campbell Would Be Proud Of. read more
RBIS Birmingham National 2010
Group Placings
1: CH/IR CH BLACKDALE CAROUSEL: Fox (Wire) & Res Best In Show
( MR H J O'DONOGHUE)
2: CH/AM CH PENNYWISE BURNING AMBITION FOR CASSENCARRIE:
Dandie Dinmont (MRS B DEACON)
3: CH ALBORADA CENTURION: West Highland White:
( MR J PASTOR & MRS M GONZALBO)
4: CH FANTASA BLONDE KAOS : Soft Coated Wheaten
(MRS E DUNHILL)
Judge Mr Gerrard Morris
WELKS Group One & RBIS 2010
Judge Mr P E Bakewell
1: TRAVELLA STAR LORD Fox (Wire) (MR W BROWNE-COLE)
2: DRUMBILLA MISTY LADY Irish (MR & MRS A & J & MR J BARKER & AVERIS)
3: CH GNEJNABAY GENEGENIE GAL AT LOWBROOK JW SHCM Bedlington (MR S & MRS A YEARLEY)
4: CH ROSSULA MAGIC BORDERER CLIPSTONE Border (E & J JACKSON)
Terrier Group
I was honoured to be invited to judge the Group in place of Mr. Pinto Texeria from Portugal who was unable to attend the Show. My thanks go to the committee for their hospitality and a most enjoyable day.
All 15 terriers were present and I was pleased with the standard and quality of the exhibits sent forward by the breed judges. I short listed 6 from the group for further consideration the Bedlington, Border, Norwich, Irish, Staffordshire Bull and the Wire Fox for one final move and the winner of the group was the Wire Fox, Travella Star Lord, a quality soundly made dog of good type, lovely head with dark eye, keen expression, good shoulders and forequarters, good body, short back, strong muscular hindquarter which moved with good driving action
G2 went to Drumbilla Misty Lady a smart well balanced Irish, soundly constructed with good quarters fore and aft. Good head and type, keen expression, good neck flowing into well placed shoulders and level top line, lovely body, well set tail. A sound mover.
G3 was Ch Gnejnabay Genegenie Gal At Lowbrook JW ShCM, a well balanced Bedlington, good outline, good head and ears, correct front, good ribs and body, good muscular hindquarters. Moved very well
G4. Went to the Border Ch Rossula Magic Borderer At Clipstone, a nicely made dog pleasing in outline and overall balance. Good head, dark eye, keen expression, good spanable ribs carried well back, strong loin, good pelt. Moved soundly from good quarters. Good showman.
Peter E. Bakewell Judge.
Double Standards, Hypocrisy And Revenue
More4 and ITV; Who Paid The Piper?
What a difference two television programs can make to the views of the Kennel Club.
After the screening over the Easter Bank Holiday of the TV programme ‘The Door’; Caroline Kisko was wheeled out to express ‘regret and deep concern’ about the way the dogs were treated.
[ K.C. Chairman A.K.A.Peter Brady Couldn’t Be Seen, Again. (Sic)]
In the two-part show, celebrities competed against each other by undertaking bushtucker trial-type challenges. Hosting the show were Chris Tarrant and Amanda Holden.
The first episode featured German Shepherd Dogs in cages. In a letter to ITV director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell, KC secretary Caroline Kisko expressed ‘regret and deep concern’ about the way the dogs were treated. [Read It Here]
Is this just a ‘Cynical’ ploy be the Kennel Club to somehow appease the German Shepherd fraternity; following the disgraceful ejection of the Pensioner at Crufts and the exposing of the obvious ‘Vendetta’ against the German Shepherd Clubs? Because, lets be honest about this, Crufts Dog Show was full of dogs in Crates, Boxes and Cages, all of which would be much too small to house the same animals if they were travelling on an Airplane. Moreover, this is the case at every show, licensed by the Kennel Club every week.
Yet, in the other program screened by More4 when Clare ‘Butch’ Balding clearly had an unqualified view that the German Shepherd Best Of Breed at Crufts was unsound. Caroline Kisko - who surely must have modelled for the Dr Crippen Wax in Madame Tussauds - sat with the More4 presenters and said absolutely nothing. Well, what should we have expected? More4 put up the Brass and brought in the Cameras. After all, it’s only Money.
National Terrier 2010 BIS Judge Stuart Plane (Critique Below)
1st DAVIES' CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIN'S CHELSEY (Kerry Blue )
2nd HORSPOOL'S ROTUR CELTIC DESIRE OF ADAIRES (Fox Smooth)
3rd BARKER & AVERIS' DRUMBILLA MISTY LADY (Irish)
4th WREN'S LARCHLEA SPIRIT IN THE SKY (Cairn )
National Terrier Best in Show
What an honour to be invited to judge Best in Show at THE Terrier Show, an appointment I had been looking forward to so much. My thanks to the officials and committee for making the day so special.
I felt it was a first class line up of all Best of Breed winners . The quality being so high that some of my favourites did not feature in my short list. My short list did include the Australian, Cairn, Smooth Fox Terrier, Irish, Kerry Blue, Lakeland, Norwich and the Scottish Terrier. I thought every one was a fine example of their breed but only one could win Best in Show.
This proved to be the Kerry Blue Ch Perriblu Kennislain’s Chelsey. I have judged her before when I gave her the Puppy Group at Birmingham and so it was interesting to see how she has developed. She is all quality with a lovely clean balanced head dark eye, well set and used ears . Her shoulders are well placed with a straight front good topline and tailset. Her movement is true and she flows effortlessly around the ring. In super coat and condition and a credit to her owner and handlers.
Group 2 was the Smooth Fox Terrier, Horspool’s Rotur Celtic Desire of Adaires, another youngster with quality. She has such a good head and dark eye giving a wonderful expression. Using her ears all the time, lovely reach of neck onto well angulated shoulders, straight front onto the most lovely of feet, ample rib for her age with time to mature in body lovely tail carriage and presented a well balanced picture on the move. Again well handled to advantage.
Group 3 was the Irish Terrier Barker and Averis Drumilla Misty Lady. A bitch who is well constructed in top condition her coat was gleaming. I thought her head was very typical giving her a keen expression , good neck and shoulders level topline and correct tailset. She too impressed me on the move at a steady pace.
Group 4 was the young Cairn, Wren’s Larchlea Spirit in the Sky. Such a good example of the breed with a lovely head and eye well set and used ears, enough neck into well placed shoulders showing lovely extension on the move
Best Puppy in Show
A full compliment of breeds, many of them will be heard of again and again. On the day the winner was the Airedale Terrier, Hampton and Halls Muliebrity Grandioso. Almost twelve months old and well grown. Beautifully constructed throughout long powerful head, great expression could lift his ears more but they are well set. His shoulders have good angulation which enabled him to move so fluidly. He was in first class coat and condition.
Puppy Group 2, attending his first show I believe was the Border terrier. MacPhersons Brumberhill Benchmarked, well named as he sets a high standard, wonderful construction in super condition and should have a bright future.
Puppy Group 3 was the Kerry Blue, Munro and Averis Saredon Showtime to Arkama, just right for her age, lovely balanced head carried by sufficient neck into well placed shoulders good topline and tailset . On the move she covered plenty of ground easily, well handled, lovely textured coat.
Puppy Group 4 was the Welsh Terrier Vickers and Punters Saredon Dark Calling over Eskwyre, another youngster with a good future, typical and well constructed, again with freedom of movement.
Breeders Group
First were the Wheatens, a sign of a good breeder is to produce stock that is easily recognised and are of the same type. These wheatens are like peas in a pod.
Second place went to the Norfolks again so alike and all had effortless movement. Third place were the Bedlingtons so similar in shape and colour, with fourth place going to the Skye who were alike but not moving in unison as those above.
Once again my thanks to the President, Chairman, Secretary and all the show team for making me so welcome. I look forward to next year.
Stuart Plane
All Fools Day?
The Kennel Club is to hold its latest installment of 'Question Time'
at the Best Western Lord Haldon Country House Hotel in Dunchideock near Exeter. This is supposedly to enable dog enthusiasts to ask any questions, share thoughts and ideas and encourage dialogue with the Kennel Club.
But, hang on a minute, why have 'all' questions got to be submitted to James Skinner of the Kennel Club for vetting first? The excuse for this, the KC says is; "To ensure that questions can be answered on the night." Or do they mean that any awkward questioners will not be called [Remember The Pedigree Dogs Exposed Fiasco] and all of the rest of them will be answered in a safe and sanitised fashion.
The date for this is April 28th, shouldn't it have been April 1st All Fools Day?
Why travel to Devon to ask questions that have to be vetted first. What is the point? Why doesn't the KC publish the answers to its 'Vetted Questions' on its Web Site? It would save us all time and money.
Another Public Relations Disaster Has The Kennel Club Learnt Nothing About PR Following Pedigree Dogs Exposed?
As the Kennel Club Boasted; " Another magnificent milestone marked at Crufts, was the announcement of the 5,000th member of the Kennel Club’s Accredited Breeder Scheme" One of it's Accredited Members was being ejected from Crufts.
A pensioner taking part in the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme display teams was humiliated and told to leave Crufts after the Kennel Club claimed her five-month-old German Shepherd puppy was unsound.
Pam Edgington 76 years old (Starkstrom), who has been in the breed for 50 years and is an accredited breeder, was dismissed after one of the show’s vets declared her puppy showed ‘an abnormality in her hindquarters’.
If this was an exercise in Public Relations it is like saying that the Charge Of The Light Brigade in 1854 was Brilliant Military Strategy. Read More
CRUFTS BIS 2010
Ch Hungargunn Bear It In Mind
ResCH RUS/SLO/EUR FILICITE BRASH CELEBRATION
Terrier Group
Judge(s): Mr Jack Watson
1:CH RUS/SLO/EUR FILICITE BRASH CELEBRATIONScottish Terrier Dog
Owner: Miss V POPOVA
2:AM/AUST CH JOLLYGAZE TIME LORD Dandie Dinmont Terrier Dog
Owner: MRS D & MRS S & DR E FRANCIS, WOLFSKILL & GREENWAY
3:CH PERRISBLU KENNISLAIN'S CHELSEY Kerry Blue Terrier Bitch
Owner: MR P R DAVIES
4: CH SALENA BLACK SHADOW Skye Terrier Dog
Owner: MRS S BREEZE
Sadie Socks It To 'Em
BIS Westminster 2010 Breeder: Mary O'Neal & Anstamm Kennel - Owner: Amelia Musser
Sire: Ch Anstamm Like A Rock - Dam: Ch Maryscot Painted Black - DOB: 04 02 05 The icing on the cake: Scottish Terrier Ch Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot won BIS at Westminster Kennel Club in Madison Square Garden, New York on Tuesday evening,
picked as the best of the Group Winners
by BIS Judge Elliott Weiss.
Manchester 2010 Group Placings
Judge Mr Tom H Johnston
Fine And Dandy! At His Second Outing He Takes The Group
This Follows On From His Spectacular Success Winning
Best In Show Eurodogshow International Championship Show 15 November 2009
1: DAVANI, BAN & POULOVA, Misses & O'BRIEN Mr P
Int Ch Multi Dandy Black & Blue Rokoko KERRY BLUE - Dog
2: GORDON Mr A Ch Lamsmore Fitzwritin WESTIE - Dog
3 : AVERIS, & Mr T BARKER Mr J Saredon Mr Nice Guy FOX (WIRE) - Dog
4 : BLACKER Mr W & Mrs J Ch Crossguns Memphis Belle
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL- Bitch
A View From My House, All Thanks To Global Warming.
GROUP PLACINGS BOSTON 10
Judge Mr Bill Browne-Cole
GROUP 1 SAREDON IT HAD TO BE YOU (Welsh) (MR J & MR D AVERIS & SCAWTHORN)
GROUP 2 CH/IR CH SNOWMEADOW JELLYBEAN JILLY JW SHCM (Soft Coated Wheaten) (MR & MRS S MUNN)
GROUP 3 RAGATAM HARRIS JW (Border) (MISS T PEACOCK)
GROUP 4 CH INZIEVAR SILVER GILT (Dandie Dinmont)
(THE LATE MRS I & MR G JAMIESON & BUIST)
PUPPY GROUP 1 CARRADINES CRACKAWAY JACK (Cairn) (MISS D H INETT)
PUPPY GROUP 2 SNOWMEADOW OOLLA O'LUNA (Soft Coated Wheaten)
(MR & MRS S MUNN)
PUPPY GROUP 3 ACHNAGAIRN CODE NAME GLEBEHEATH (Border) (MRS J GUVERCIN)
PUPPY GROUP 4 BLAZINSTAFF RED EMBER (Staffordshire Bull)
(MR A & MISS L GORDON & BEATTIE)
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Jemima Harrison In The Frame? A Chairperson is being sought for the advisory council which will provide advice on dog breeding...read more
Following the Health Protection Agency’s advice to the public on the possible health effects of the Icelandic volcanic ash reaching...read more
In a letter to the KC’s executive – canine activities Kathryn Symns, acting chairman Nikki Farley said...read more
The Kennel Club has complained to the ITV about the way in which German Shepherds...read more
The DogsTrust does not believe that a return to the dog licence would provide a welfare benefit...read more
Dog breeding that is done Commercially is worth a total of 300m Euros a year to the Irish...read more
Petlog, the UK’s largest pet reunification service, will be outlining the importance of microchipping at their stand at the BSAVA...read more
The RSPCA welcomes new government guidelines for pet owners on how to look after their...read more
Two more accredited breeders have withdrawn their application to receive the accolade of excellence...read more
The German Shepherd Dog League of GB and The German Shepherd Dog Club of Devon have voted...read more
After a milestone victory for dogs in Wales, the Kennel Club is disappointed to learn of the intention of the Electronic Collar Manufacturers...read more
The Kennel Club, organisers of the world's greatest dog show DFS Crufts, will be holding the latest instalment of its Question Time...read more
RSPCA calls for new dog registration scheme as survey shows overwhelming support...read more
Clare 'Butch' Balding – now a self appointed canine expert – decided that the GS BOB winner...read more
A Crufts BOB German Shepherd Owner claims that her life in dogs has been ruined by a remark made during More4’s TV coverage of the show...read more
Fourteen of the 30 German Shepherd Breed Clubs have, by 23rd March, already signed...read more
The RSPCA has welcomed the National Assembly for Wales’ decision to ban the use of electric shock collars...read more
Vets are warning against widespread concern and panic after press reports that there will be a significant threat of rabies to the UK...read more
Moray Armstrong, co-handler of Crufts BIS, the Hungarian Vizsla Sh Ch/Aus Ch Hungargunn Bear Itn Mind (Yogi), has been banned...read more
A pensioner taking part in the Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme display teams was humiliated...read more
Professional Streaker Mark Roberts managed to disrupt the gundog group at Crufts on Sunday night...read more
Exhibitors of legally-docked dogs are livid that Bath CS has decided to charge a £4 admission fee...read more
A 16th century sea dog, the only female crew member aboard Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose, is...read more
A Hungarian Vizsla which has been proven successful in both the show ring and the field will be...read more
VETS WELCOME EXTENSION TO UK PET TRAVEL PROTECTION...read more
KENNEL CLUB WELCOMES DEFRA DANGEROUS DOG CONSULTATION AS A PAW IN THE RIGHT DIREC...read more
Vets have welcomed the Government consultation on reforming dangerous dogs legislation but called...read more
The RSPCA is calling for irresponsible pet ownership to be the focus of the Government’s newly announced public consultation on dog...read more
Comments on the proposal to change the height in the Lakeland Terrier Standard. From Ron Punter...read more
A public consultation on how to tackle irresponsible owners and their potentially dangerous dogs is to be launched within weeks...read more
DFS Crufts FM, the dedicated radio station for the world’s largest dog show, will be hitting the airwaves once again next week to bring...read more
The Kennel Club is offering dog show judges across eight breeds the chance to enhance their knowledge through its schedule for the Judges...read more
An RSPCA chief officer has been deployed to earthquake stricken Haiti to take over the day to day running of the Animal Relief Coalition...read more
The veterinary profession was well represented at a meeting of key stakeholders brought together to discuss the next steps on dog...read more
After four years of campaigning, the Kennel Club has jubilantly welcomed the announcement made by Wales’ Rural Affairs Minister...read more
The German Shepherd Dog breed council has written to the Kennel Club asking if it can negotiate a resolution to the 2012 CCs row...read more
The Kennel Club is developing a revolutionary new database that will enable people to find a perfect mate for their dog and which will...read more
THE RSPCA has been ordered to pay a huge legal bill after losing a battle over a £2 million estate left...read more
In his speech to the British Veterinary Association's London dinner, BVA President Professor Bill Reilly renewed calls on the Government...read more
The Kennel Club has made it clear that the single most important issue currently facing the German Shepherd Dog as a breed is the...read more
The Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme (KCAI) has become the first nationally recognised qualification in the UK for instructors involved...read more
The Kennel Club has welcomed comments by the Scottish Government detailing their intention...read more
BVA AND BSAVA WELCOME SCOTLAND’S MOVE TO CONTROL DANGEROUS DOGS...read more
Around 28,000 dogs are set to descend on the NEC in Birmingham on 11-14 March for the world’s...read more
The Kennel Club has announced the list of Shows Council representatives for the next three years, as follows...read more
DFS Crufts 2010 – Ring Changes And Early And Late Starts...read more
Kennel Club Announces Drop In Registrations This is the lowest total since 2002...read more
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE KCLC BREEDS COUNCIL HELD AT THE KENNEL CLUB ON MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2009...read more
The Kennel Club has announced that 56 breeders have qualified for the first ever Kennel Club Breeders...read more
At the request of the relevant breed clubs, the Kennel Club has recently approved two more official...read more
At the request of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council, the Kennel Club has agreed that it will no...read more
Registrations have fallen in all breeds in 2009 by 27, 258. This is a loss of revenue for the Kennel Club to the tune of
£327, 696.00...read more
The Kennel Club has announced a change of judge for the Sealyham Terrier at DFS Crufts as Mr R Platt has withdrawn due to ill health.
The replacement judge is Mr H A Horn.
Vets have welcomed Professor Bateson’s report on dog breeding as an important step on a long...read more
Dogs Trust response to the publication of Professor Sir Patrick Bateson’s Independent Inquiry...read More
Dog Welfare Report: New Panel Needed To Oversee Pedigree Health A new report published today...read more
The Kennel Club has broadly welcomed Professor Sir Patrick Bateson’s ‘Independent Inquiry into...read more
After a ten month long inquiry, Professor Sir Patrick Bateson FRS called for a non-statutory Advisory Council on Dog Breeding...read more
A breeding programme which was originated with an intentional Pointer/Dalmatian cross...read more
The Young Kennel Club is looking for those budding artists among its members...read more
The Kennel Club’s online registration service is growing ever more popular and the Kennel Club’s IT...read more
The Kennel Club has been waiting since July 2009 for the GSD community as a whole
...read more
Legislation has been published in the Irish Republic which, according to Environment Minister...read more
The Kennel Club is expanding the scope of the work undertaken by the group responsible for...read more
As the Kennel Club Boasted; " Another magnificent milestone marked at Crufts, was the announcement of the 5,000th member of the Kennel Club’s Accredited Breeder Scheme" One of it's Accredited Members was being ejected from Crufts.
