April 2021 the Official Kennel Club Publication
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The Kennel Club JOURNAL APRIL 2021 THE OFFICIAL KENNEL CLUB PUBLICATION In this issue... Events 7 Seminar Diaries 16 Judges 19 News KCAI 21 from The Kennel Club KC File For April 22 For The Members 22 Your monthly guide to what The Kennel Club KCCT Donations 22 is doing for you and your dogs straight from Kennel Names 23 The Kennel Club Press Office... Fees 25 We were sad to announce on March 26th that We were sad to announce on 26 March Crufts 2021 – due to take place 15-18 July – has that Crufts 2021 – due to take place been cancelled. 15-18 July – has been cancelled. This decision was taken due Crufts Best in Show 2020, Maisie to the uncertainty of the with owner Kim McCalmont current situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and consideration for the health and safety of all its staff, judges, volunteers, exhibitors, Full story on page 3 trade stand holders and visitors. We hope to look forward to welcoming Crufts back in its full glory on the 10-13 March. To read the release in full see crufts.org.uk/press-releases Flick.digital / The Kennel Club © The Kennel Club Genetics April Centre to re-open as part of Kennel Gazette the University of Cambridge To coincide with the anniversary Following the announcement in July 2020 of the closure of the tragic Titanic disaster of of the Animal Health Trust, The Kennel Club confirmed 1912, the April edition of the Kennel Gazette shares Kathy Moores that The Kennel Club Canine Genetics Centre will officially extremely poignant story about her re-open and be located at the University of Cambridge in connection with one of the greatest March. Here, the centre’s vital research into dog genetics tragedies at sea. We look and inherited canine conditions can continue. 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The Kennel Club Journal*Some THE health OFFICIAL test packages KENNEL may CLUB include PUBLICATION tests to monitor conditions that are under surveillance by The Kennel Club. APRIL 2021 > 2 These results may not be published on The Kennel Club website. NEWS EVENTS SEMINAR DIARIES JUDGES KCAI KC FILE MEMBERS KCCT KENNEL NAMES FEES News from The Kennel Club MORE NEWS>> 2021 breed club championship shows may be carried forward to 2022 Photo by Bill Moores n its latest move designed to assist clubs and societies during the Iongoing pandemic, The Kennel Club Board, following a recommendation from the Show Executive Committee, has agreed that any carry over of 2021 CCs by breed clubs to 2022 must Bill King Cathryn Mellersh be scheduled as a partnership show with the breed club either holding two championship shows on one day or one standalone championship show The Kennel Club Genetics and the second championship show as a partnership event. In the case of the latter, the show must be held either Centre to re-open as part of with its own open show or preferably with a general or group championship the University of Cambridge show or another breed club. It has also been agreed that back-to-back events Continued from page 1 affect over 50 breeds. Research are acceptable as long as they are The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has into the impact of some of these held on consecutive days and within funded the centre since its initial tests revealed that over a ten year a 25-mile radius of one another. launch at the Animal Health Trust in period, thanks to uptake of these Further to this, it has been agreed 2009. The new centre will continue tests by responsible breeders, the that any breed club which is on rotation to be led by Dr Cathryn frequency of disease-causing and entitled to a set of CCs in 2021 Mellersh, and has resumed genetic variants in some and is unable to hold its championship its mission to research Close breeds reduced by a show can make use of the CCs in 2022 genetic mutations and collaboration staggering 90%. Close within the same policy. assist in developing with breeders is collaboration with breed The management of the show diary breeding tools for some essential to the clubs and breeders is for this year and next is challenging of the most common essential to the success due to cancellations, postponements and debilitating success of the of the centre, as is and some breed clubs deciding to hold inherited conditions in centre... the collection of over two championship shows in one year. dogs. The Kennel Club and 40,000 DNA samples that Whilst we are doing everything we can the canine genetics team are has been developed over the to agree to requests to change dates, working together to ensure that the last twenty years. These samples, in some instances there are just not centre’s research targets conditions along with valuable scientific and enough individual dates available. that have the greatest impact on the DNA sequence data have now been To mitigate this situation it has been health of dogs. The Kennel Club’s secured and transferred to the agreed that where a breed club has breed health and conservation plans, University of Cambridge for further had to postpone its 2021 championship a project that gathers all available analysis. To read the release in full show to 2022 this show must be held health information and data about please go to www.thekennelclub. as a partnership show, so as not to each breed, will play a vital role in org.uk/media-centre/2021/ take up an additional date in the diary. guiding the centre’s objectives and march/the-kennel-club-genetics- To schedule postponed 2020 and areas of research. centre-to-re-open-as-part-of-the- 2021 championship shows to 2022 During its time at the Animal university-of-cambridge/ would again compromise the number Health Trust, The Kennel Club Canine Further information regarding The of available dates in 2022 and therefore Genetics Centre had a significant Kennel Club’s extensive work in the it was agreed that the 2020 set of CCs impact on the health of numerous field of canine health and research would be cancelled. breeds. Researchers at the centre can be found on The Kennel Club To read the full press release which developed 25 different DNA tests website at www.thekennelclub.org. contains a link to FAQs, please visit for canine inherited diseases that uk/health bit.ly/3eyjnOM The Kennel Club Journal THE OFFICIAL KENNEL CLUB PUBLICATION APRIL 2021 > 3 NEWS EVENTS SEMINAR DIARIES JUDGES KCAI KC FILE MEMBERS KCCT KENNEL NAMES FEES News from The Kennel Club MORE NEWS>> Relaxation and suspension of necessary F regulations extended to the end of 2021 he Kennel Club and its within the ring on which Challenge Certificates are commercial firms donating committees across all the awards must be clearly offered. (vide Kennel Club the awards.’ Tdisciplines are working displayed after each class, Show Regulation F(1))’ hard to find solutions to assist as soon as determined by • Regulation F4.b – relaxed to In addition to the extension societies during the ongoing the judge. (2) Breed club allow for capping of entries of the period of relaxation/ pandemic, and in view of this championship shows, open ‘Open shows-which are open suspension of the above F the Board has now agreed to and limited shows: An area for to all exhibitors. (vide Kennel regulations, The Kennel Club has extend the period of relaxation/ the display of awards’ Club Show Regulation F(1)’ also agreed to relax until the end suspension of the following F • F(1)6.a – relaxed to allow of 2021 the policy which under regulations from 31 July 2021 Relaxed digital award cards normal circumstances prevents to the end of 2021, following • Regulation F4.a – relaxed to ‘There shall be at least 4 breed club championship a recommendation from the allow for capping of entries awards including reserve on shows being held on the same Show Executive Committee: ‘Championship shows-which offer in every class. Printed weekend as an All-Breed are open to all exhibitors awards must be given and, championship show unless Suspended (except where a qualification may indicate the name of the within 25 miles of the venue.