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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Kennel Club recently launched MRI screening scheme for Syringomyelia (SM). Results will be published on the Kennel Club website to allow buyers to know if breeders are using scanned dogs. Some influential breeders do not want the results to be made public and refuse to support the scheme.
The Irish Setter, one of only two breeds among the more than 200 breeds registered by the Kennel Club with compulsory health testing. The documentary shows that of the more than 200 breeds registered by the Kennel Club, compulsory health tests exist only for the Irish Setter and the Irish Red and White Setter. The Kennel Club defends the lack ...
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual event which predates the official forming of the AKC, the National Dog Show and the AKC National Championship.
Some registries, such as American Kennel Club, may include a record of the absence of certain genetic defects, known as a certification, in an individual dog's record. For example, the German Shepherd Dog national breed club in Germany recognizes that hip dysplasia is a genetic defect for dogs of this breed. Accordingly, it requires all dogs to ...
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The Kennel Club and British Veterinary Association highly recommend eye testing and hip scoring be carried out by Field Spaniel breeders. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In a health survey conducted by the Kennel Club (UK), the primary cause of death in Field Spaniels was cancer , with the second most frequent cause being old age .
A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, marking the first time the breed has ever snared U.S. dogdom’s most coveted best in show prize. Rounding ...
An advertisement for a New England Kennel Club dog show. A kennel club (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organization for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of more than one breed of dog.