Press Releases

Ahead of the General Election on December 12th, the new Kennel Club manifesto, ‘A Voice for Dogs’, calls upon the incoming government to reshape the laws surrounding dog welfare and provide stronger support to their owners. The wide-ranging nine-point plan highlights the key issues facing dogs and their owners, and details the legislative changes and measures which need to be taken to deliver far greater protection for dogs across the UK.

The Kennel Club will be holding its Kennel Club Accredited Instructor (KCAI) Awards at Crufts 2020 and is asking for nominations for two awards, the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor of the Year award, modelled on the previous Trainer of the Year Award, and a new award, the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme Significant Contribution award.

The Kennel Club has announced the outcome of a Disciplinary Committee hearing held on 29 November 2019, which is subject to appeal.

WT Ch Glenalpine Fen CDEx - TDEx, a six-year-old Border Collie owned by Pat Herbert, has won the Tracking Dog Stake for the second time at the Kennel Club Working Trials Championships. The Patrol Dog Stake was won by Moira Rogerson’s WT Ch Xandoas Isa CDEx - TDEx, PDEx, a five-year-old Malinois Belgian Shepherd Dog.

The International Canine Health Awards are returning for the eighth year to recognise and celebrate some of the world’s finest researchers and scientists whose work has had a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of dogs.

The next meeting of the Kennel Club Shows Liaison Council will be held at the Kennel Club in London on Wednesday 15 April 2020. Proposals for inclusion on the agenda should reach the Shows Liaison Council Secretary by 16 January.

The members of Heelwork to Music (HTM) Team GB made their country proud as they choreographed their way into second place in the Freestyle Final at the FCI World HTM Championships.

The Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA testing scheme for Pug Dog Encephalitis (PDE) following consultation with the Pug Breed Health Coordinator on behalf of the breed clubs.

FT Ch Aytee Jumbo Jet of Islasbraw, a six-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer from Perthshire, has won the Kennel Club’s Hunt, Point and Retrieve (HPR) Championship for the second year in a row. Sponsored by Skinner's Pet Foods Field & Trial, the event was held at the Swinton Park Estate in Ripon, North Yorkshire by kind permission of Lord Masham.

In a move designed to combat inherited eye disease in the Standard Poodle, the Kennel Club has approved two new official DNA testing schemes for progressive retinal atrophy in the breed, prcd-PRA and PRA (rcd4), following consultation with the Poodle Breed Council.

The Kennel Club is to continue its support of the Special Beginners Competition in 2020 with £100 in prize money once again on offer in each group at participating shows, it has been announced.

The Kennel Club has announced that a meeting between the Independent Review Panel and the Kennel Club Board is to take place to discuss the way forward for the JCF.

Crufts, the world’s greatest celebration of dogs, returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 5th - 8th March 2020, and tickets are now on sale.

The shape of Britain’s favourite dogs is shifting as breeds from across the continent are dramatically rising in popularity, whilst native British breeds are rapidly declining, with some so unpopular that they could be at risk of disappearing from our streets and parks.

The Kennel Club has announced the most recent updates to the breed-specific health testing and screening schedule for the Assured Breeder Scheme (ABS), aimed to further improve dog health and responsible breeding.

The Kennel Club has recently approved the following changes to the regulations for obedience which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.

The Kennel Club has recently approved the following changes to the regulations for working trials and Bloodhound trials which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.

The Kennel Club has recently approved the following changes to the regulations for agility which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.

The Kennel Club has recently approved the following changes to the regulations for rally which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.

The Kennel Club has recently approved the following changes to the regulations for heelwork to music which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.