Ardgroom Artemis, an eight-year-old German Wirehaired Pointer from County Galway in Ireland, has won The Kennel Club’s Hunt, Point and Retrieve (HPR) Championship. The Championship was held on Monday ...

The Royal Kennel Club has approved the following changes to the regulations for Heelwork to Music. The following amendment to the regulation allows for dogs of 12 weeks and over to enter HTM ...

The following regulation has been added to give a clear definition of how a Working Trials stake is won. A stake will be won by the dog that has obtained the most points across the exercises, having ...

The Royal Kennel Club has approved the following changes to the regulations for Agility. The below amendment to the regulation allows for dogs of 12 weeks and over to enter Agility shows as Not for ...

Vaccinating your dog can protect them from important infectious diseases that can be harmful or kill them. These diseases used to circulate in the dog population, but widespread vaccination programmes ...

There are a wide range of competitive dog activities on offer, which are great opportunities to meet fellow dog lovers, celebrate your dog's skills and enjoy lots of fun with your dog. Certificates ...

Although the Spanish Water Dog was primarily a retriever of wildfowl, he has also traditionally been used as a herder of sheep. His thick coat, a feature of the breed, requires clipping once or twice ...

Field trials were developed to test the working ability of gundogs in competitive conditions. Trials resemble, as closely as possible, a day's shooting in the field and dogs are expected to work with ...

In January 2009, after securing agreement from vets and breed experts, The Kennel Club published the results of its review of each of the breed standards for its recognised breeds of pedigree dogs.

There are over 1700 organisations throughout the UK that promote Good Citizen Dog Training scheme training and it’s awards. Classes are usually run on a weekly basis and are fun and enjoyable for you ...

The Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisations rehome approximately 10,000 dogs each year. For over 25 years we have supported rescue organisations by publishing a directory of the many general and breed ...

This checklist can help you find the right dog training instructor to suit your needs.