News
Results. Photographs coming shortly.
It's often difficult to understand just how huge is the range of items that are, or may be, toxic to dogs. This includes a large number of garden plants and shrubs such as Azalea, Boxwood, Hydrangea, More
Regional Heart Testing
More regional heart testing days set up. More
Crufts Videos
The Kennel Club now has two channels on the popular video sharing website, YouTube. The first channel which was launched prior to Crufts this year contains footage from Crufts 2008 going back to 2004. The plan is to carry on uploading the archive footage but it will take time to get it all onto YouTube. This channel can be found at http://uk.youtube.com/Crufts .
The Kennel Club channel is at http://uk.youtube.com/thekennelclub
Championship Show Judges
At the A.G.M. this year Jurgen Rosner won the ballot to judge the 2011 ch
show. The list is now:-
2009 - Jean McDonald-Ulliott
2010 - Elizabeth Murray
2011 - Jurgen Rosner
2012 - Zena Thorn-Andrews. This will be the Society's 25th Ch show.
2008 Open Show
Results and photographs of class winners are all now available
Heart Disease Research Update, 2007
For the latest on the Heart Disease Research Project, click here
The Society is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008 and we hope our members will join us at our events throughout the year.
Books for Sale
Mrs. S. Hubbard, Bancrug, Buarth Road, Aberystwith, Ceridigion, Wales SY23 1NB tel: 01970611843; e-mail: sirri.hubbard@tiscali.co.uk offers for sale:
- The Irish Wolfhound. A short historical Sketch by Phyllis Gardner. Published by The Dundalgan Press, Dundalk 1931, 227 pages, plus Pedigrees, plus Bibliography and Index. The book has a dustjacket and is in very good conditions. £150
- Raising, Showing and Breeding The Irish Wolfhound with photographs and Pedigrees of Irish Champions tom 1974 by Elizabeth Murphy. Published in 1976 and it is a signed copy by the author, 1st issue of limited edition, number 276 of 300. The book has a dust jacket and is in mint conditions. £140
- The Native Dogs of Ireland. Their Origin, Development, Standards. Published by Irish Kennel Club, 1984, 1st edition. 101 pages. The book is in mint conditions £20
- Irish Wolfhound Pedigrees 1859-1906 by Captain Augustus George Graham. Published by The Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland 1959. The book is in mint conditions. £25
For further details of these books please contact the seller. The Society has no part in the sale other than including the details on the website as a service to our members.
2007 Rally
Was held on Sunday, 26th August at Afallon, Manordeilo, Llandeilo,
Carmarthenshire SA19 7BR, the home of Keith and Ysanne Harmer. For report and
photographs, click here
Special Show for Irish Native Breeds in 2009
The Irish Kennel Club in Dublin and the Kennel Club in London announce that the Kennel Club will be staging a Championship Show in Dublin in 2009, with KC Challenge Certificates for Irish Native Breeds. The show will be called "The Kennel Club Special Crufts Qualifying Show for Irish Native Breeds." The show will be part of a Festival celebrating Irish Breeds, which is to be held by the Irish Kennel Club to coincide with the FCI European Winners Show, set to be held in Dublin in 2009. The breeds to be scheduled with CCs at this show will be Irish Wolfhounds, Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, Irish Water Spaniels, Kerry Blue Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers and Irish Terriers. More
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