23 February 2016 12:00 The Kennel Club has released a summary report and breed specific reports from its 2014 Pedigree Breed Health Survey, the results of which will help the Kennel Club to make ...

The formal recording of Shorthorns began with the publication of the Coates’ Herd Book in 1822, the first pedigree herd book for cattle in the world, which recorded 710 bulls and 850 cows. After the ...

Similarly, Meg Callea, a Dalmatian breeder at Westminster, said, "We have a very unique stone-forming disease in our breed. It's uric acid, which is very similar to gout in people." ...

The Kennel Club maintains strict pedigree standards that competition dogs are compared to, and, for obvious reasons, breeding close relatives makes it easier to keep dogs close to that template ...

Britain's main governing body for dogs announced it would be reviewing every pedigree breed in the UK amid concerns about genetic diseases. The Kennel Club review follows a BBC documentary which ...

Britain’s newest pedigree dog breed has just been announced by The Kennel Club as the Icelandic Sheepdog. The historic dog breed is believed to have existed for more than 1,000 years in the Nordics, ...

The rare dog will become the 224th pedigree breed in the UK in April. Comments News Elysia Taylor-Hearn 14:29, 31 Dec 2024Updated 14:29, 31 Dec 2024 The Icelandic Sheepdog is set to be recognised ...

But Kennel Club spokeswoman Caroline Kisko said it is "working tirelessly" to help improve the health of pedigree dogs. "Any dog may be shown but it is up to the judge to decide if it fits the breed ...

An ancient Viking dog is set to become the latest pedigree breed in the UK - even though there are only 20 of them in Britain right now. The Kennel Club have confirmed they will welcome the rare ...