Kennel Club Registration | The Kennel Club
Kennel Club Registration. Your dog's full potential starts here. Each year, we proudly register over 250,000 pedigree and crossbreed dogs, offering inclusive registration systems tailored to suit every pet and their devoted owners. When you register with The Kennel Club, your dog joins over 9 million esteemed canines in our history book.
Breeds A to Z - The Kennel Club
Breed groups. Gundog: Dogs that were originally trained to find live game and/or to retrieve game that had been shot and wounded. Hound: Breeds originally used for hunting either by scent or by sight. Pastoral: This group consists of herding dogs that are associated with working cattle, sheep, reindeer and other cloven footed animals.
Find a puppy | The Kennel Club
Find a Puppy/Rescue. Use the filters below to find puppies for sale or find a rescue near you. If using find a puppy, once the litter you are looking for appears, click on the breed name to find out more about them. For a list of Kennel Club Assured Breeders please visit the Find an Assured Breeder service. Dogs Rescue dogs.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Breeds A to Z | The Kennel Club
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier shares the same ancestry as the Bull Terrier, which was developed in the 1860s by James Hinks who crossed Bulldogs with terriers and other breeds to develop a new type of dog for vermin control and blood sports. When Hinks later added other terriers and breeds, some that changed the head shape, of the breed ...
Canine parvovirus | Dog health - The Kennel Club
Parvovirus is incredibly hardy and can survive for months on most things. It is resistant to varying degrees of heat, cold and humidity. The virus can easily contaminate surfaces, food and water bowls, bedding, carpets, grass, kennels, cages, shoes, clothing and human skin. Any surface that has been contaminated may spread the virus to another dog.
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The Kennel Club | Welcome to The Kennel Club website
Everything you need to know. Getting your first dog is one of the most exciting things you will ever do! We have made a step-by-step guide to help you on your way. Getting a dog. Find the right breed for you. With 223 pedigree dog breeds, finding one that's perfect for you can be difficult. Explore our Breeds A to Z to discover the ideal breed.
How to cope with losing a dog - The Kennel Club
Be good to yourself - Dealing with your feelings after losing your dog can be emotionally and physically draining. Make sure you take care of yourself so that you can process your loss. Try to keep up with your everyday essentials, like eating well, …
Worms in dogs | Dog health - The Kennel Club
Certain worms are capable of being transmitted from animals to humans. Such worms are said to have a 'zoonotic potential'. The dog roundworm, Toxocara canis, is the best known of these (but the cat roundworm T. cati can also be responsible) and human infection may occur if a person swallows the microscopic worm eggs, having picked them up from contaminated soil, with small children being at ...
Neutering a dog | The Kennel Club
Neutering, sometimes called sterilisation, ‘de-sexing’ or ‘fixing’, is a common type of surgery that permanently stops your dog from being able to have puppies. In male dogs, this is known as castration and involves the testicles (testes) being removed. In females, the ovaries and usually the uterus are taken out and is called spaying.