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  • Dog obsessed with chasing cars saved from being rehomed
    Jess, a Border Collie puppy from Selby, North Yorkshire wouldn’t stop chasing cars – so much so that her family feared she would have to be rehomed if the behaviour didn’t stop. Jess’ owner Anita sought help from a Kennel Club accredited dog behaviou...

  • Free entry to prestigious international canine photography contest
    Prestigious annual photography competition, the Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year, which attracts international coverage and is viewed by tens of thousands of people from around the world, is now open and free to enter. The Kennel Club, th...

  • County Down’s Scruffts chance to qualify for Crufts
    Scruffts, the crossbreed dog competition that took Crufts by storm recently, is hotting up as it comes to the Stormont Family Fun Day in Belfast, County Down with two new classes and one very special guest. County Down has a reputation for premie...

  • Kennel Club Annual General Meeting 2013
    Reports on a number of key issues including the future of vet checks, the use of products on dogs’ coats at shows and Kennel Club achievements in the last year that will have a significant impact on dog health and welfare in the future, were heard by...

  • Kennel Club attends a fun dog day at the Landguard Nature Reserve on Sunday (19th May)
    The Fidos of Felixstowe will be out in full force this weekend, as the Kennel Club attends a fun dog day at the Landguard Nature Reserve on Sunday (19th May) to promote responsible dog ownership. The dedicated dog day, organised by the Landguard ...

  • Kennel Club welcomes EFRA committee report on effective dog control regulation
    The Kennel Club has welcomed the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report on the Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill, which was published today (16 May). The report highlights many of the recommendations made by the Kennel ...

  • KCAI Scheme introduces preferred educational provider status
    The Kennel Club Accreditation Scheme for Instructors in Dog Training and Canine Behaviour (KCAI) has created a set of criteria in order to identify Preferred Education Providers (PEPs) for its members. Members of the KCAI Scheme had told the Kenn...

  • New DNA testing scheme for Schipperkes
    At the request of the Schipperke breed club, the Kennel Club has recently approved a new official DNA testing scheme for Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPSIIIB) in this breed. This test is offered by the University of Pennsylvania in the USA (h...