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Kennel Club Breeders’ Symposium 2009 Invites All to Join Dog Health Debate

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 03:00
The Kennel Club's Breeders' Symposium [http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2643] [http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/2643] is inviting dog breeders, experts and enthusiasts to come together to discuss topical issues and how advances in science could...

Eston and Barnaby Show Management Seminar

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 03:00
Eston & Barnaby Canine Society is hosting a Kennel Club Show Management Seminar on Saturday 17th October 2009. The aim of the seminar is to promote Kennel Club Best Practice in `Organising and Planning a Dog Show', covering all aspects of administra...

Shock Collar Ban in Poll Position - Welsh Residents Make Views Known in YouGov Survey

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 03:00
A YouGov [http://www.yougov.com/frontpage/home] survey commissioned by the Kennel Club to find out views on the use of electric shock collars has found that from a cross section of over 1,000 people across Wales, 70% disapproved of the use of electric ...

Dog Photographer of the Year Winner Causes a Splash

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 03:00
A stunning shot of a veteran rescue dog at work at a lake in Suffolk has been announced as the winner of the Kennel Club's glittering annual Dog Photographer of the Year [http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/376] award for 2009. Tom, a 10 year old L...

Dog Control Orders Considered in East Dorset

Thu, 09/24/2009 - 03:00
KC Dog, the Kennel Club scheme in place to help dog owners protect their rights, is alerting all local dog-owning residents around Wimborne to the consultation currently being run by East Dorset District Council regarding proposed dog control orders. ...

New DNA Testing Schemes

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:00
  Following communication with the relevant breed clubs, the Kennel Club has decided to establish new official DNA testing schemes as listed below. It is expected that more breeds and DNA disease tests will be added in due...

Poole Dog Trumps Hundreds of Hounds to Qualify For DFS Crufts

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:00
A local dog has seen off hundreds of competitors to win at a major Championship dog show and qualify for the world's most famous dog show, DFS Crufts, next year. Adam, a three year old Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund from Poole in Dorset, won the ...

Dizzy With Success as Team GB Scoop Gold at World Agility Championships

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:00
Usain Bolt and David Beckham eat your heart out; a new sports champion with the speed and fancy footwork to rival any sporting hero has just helped Britain to secure a gold medal at a world sports championship of a rather different kind. Following h...

Celebrities and Dog Lovers Support Puppy Farm Awareness Day 2009

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 03:00
Puppy owners and dog loving celebrities turned out in force to support Thepet.net and the Kennel Club puppy parties on Saturday 19th September, which were held to support Puppy Farm Awareness Day 2009.   The Brighton event, which was organised by socia...

Revised Breed Standards Announced

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 03:00
The Kennel Club will publish the final versions of the revised breed standards for dogs on 1 October 2009, which will help to ensure that all breeds are healthy, of good temperament and fit for their original function. All Breed Standards were initi...

Top Dogs to Steal the Spotlight at the Windsor Championship Show

Mon, 06/22/2009 - 03:00
Thousands of top dogs are set to converge on Windsor from 2nd to 5th July as the Windsor Dog Show Society holds its annual Championship Dog Show. The four day show will see local dogs go head to head against other leading canine figures from across the...

New YKC and Kennel Club Sub-Committee Members Announced

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:00
At its meeting on 2nd June 2009, the General Committee, elected five Sub-Committee members as follows:   Mr Alan Rountree was elected onto the Finance & General Purposes Sub-Committee Professor Steve Dean was elected onto the Crufts Sub-Commit...

International Agility Championships

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 03:00
The teams for the 2009 European Open Agility Championships have been announced following the Kennel Club organised squad selection day held on Saturday 18 April 2009 in Daventry.  The Kennel Club offers its sincere thanks to Mrs Kath Dark who hosted...

Kennel Club calls on dog specialists to join its Accredited Breeder Team

Fri, 06/12/2009 - 03:00
The Kennel Club is calling for those experienced in all aspects of the dog world to join its Accredited Breeder Scheme's team of Regional Breeder Advisers, who will play a crucial part in helping the Kennel Club to ensure that the high standards of the...

Welsh Conservatives Support Animal Microchipping

Fri, 06/12/2009 - 03:00
The Welsh Conservatives have teamed up with the Kennel Club and Petlog to urge all pet owners to have their animals' microchipped as part of National Microchipping Month 2009 throughout June. Representatives from the Kennel Club met with Conservativ...

Golden Oldie has his day...and qualifies for Crufts

Thu, 06/11/2009 - 03:00
A local dog has proved the theory that you improve with age after beating all of the younger competition to win at the Southern Counties Championship dog show on the weekend. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Arni, from East Hagbourne in Oxford, i...