Lauren Goddard aged 18 from Brighton, and Winston (Ch Awbrooksky Never Back Down JW), a three-year-old Border Terrier, have achieved a double victory after winning both the Young Kennel Club (YKC) Handler of the Year award, and the YKC Stakes, both sponsored by Royal Canin, at the world’s greatest...

Three agility dogs, from Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Essex, competing in The Kennel Club Novice Cup at Crufts, were crowned winners in the final on Thursday 7 March, in their respective categories, for small, intermediate and large dogs. Bug, a three-year-old Shetland Sheepdog, and owner Steven Swankie from Gloucester, won The...

Ruby, a five-year-old Golden Retriever from Wakefield, and her owner Sandra Jones, triumphed at Crufts by winning the Good Citizen Pre-Beginner Obedience Stakes Competition on Saturday 9 March. Ruby (Gaelleda Krystal Dream Girl) beat 30 other talented dogs to be crowned the winner of the 2024 Good Citizen Pre-Beginner Stakes...

Four dogs and their handlers from Warwickshire, Bristol and Shropshire, have won one of the country’s most prestigious agility competitions after triumphing in The Kennel Club Agility Championships, which are sponsored by YuMOVE, at Crufts on Thursday 7 March and Sunday 10 March Large, intermediate, medium and small dogs and...

Owners across the UK have under two weeks left to enter their extraordinary cat into this year’s National Cat Awards. Run by the charity Cats Protection, the annual event celebrates the nation’s most marvellous moggies, with heartwarming tales of devotion, courage and companionship. Owners have until noon on Tuesday 26 March...

Vesper, a heroic search and rescue dog, has been announced as the winner of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award at Crufts 2024. Four-year-old Vesper, a Belgian Malinois, was a finalist in the Extraordinary Life of a Working Dog category with her owner and handler, Niamh, from Merseyside. Vesper, originally named Venom,...

After four action-packed days, a new Crufts Best in Show winner has been crowned as Viking (Ch Brighttouch Drift The Line Through Dialynne), an Australian Shepherd, who took home the coveted title tonight (Sunday 10 March).  In a packed Resorts World Arena at the Birmingham NEC, Viking, who is three-years-old, and...

The Cat-Kind group is raising awareness of neutering this World Spay Day Cat charities are urging owners to neuter their pets this World Spay Day (February 27) amidst a ‘cat crisis’ - with an unprecedented increase in felines coming into rescue shelters. RSPCA centres are full-to-bursting with cats - and the...

Crufts, which takes place next month at the NEC Birmingham, will see over 24,000 dogs from 50 different countries compete in hundreds of competitions, displays and demonstrations, over four days. Hailed as the world’s greatest celebration of man’s best friend, the 2024 event will follow more than 200 breeds on...

The Kennel Club has today (1 February) expanded its DNA Testing Services by launching 87 individual DNA tests, providing more dog owners and breeders with the tools they need to protect their dogs’ health. Developed with the primary goal of improving and protecting dog health, The Kennel Club's individual DNA...