The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club

In this Section we will list the changes to The KC Rules & Regulations as they are printed in the Kennel Gazette and are related to Showing or Judging. Changes relate to the current issue of the Kennel Club Year Book and are in bold text. Queries relating to the interpretation of any Rule should be directed to the Kennel Club.

The Kennel Year Book 2011/2012 has now been published.
Copies can be obtained from The Kennel Club Publications Department at £6:00.

KC SHOW REGULATIONS 2011/2012 - a copy of the KC Show regulations can be downloaded at no cost from the KC web site - Click to visit the KC website.

CRUFTS 2012 - Qualifications for entry - read more.

BREEDERS COMPETITION 2011 - new arrangements - read more.

KC NEW APPROACH TO CAESAREAN SECTIONS - KC Policy Change (effective 1 Jan 2012) - Read more.

LIMIT ON REGISTRATION OF NUMBER OF LITTERS - KC Policy Change (effective 1 Jan 2012) - Read more.

DOGS IN CARS IN HOT WEATHER - KC Warning - Read more.

GUIDANCE FOR JUDGES - Excluding And Withholding - read more.

EXHIBITING DOCKED DOGS AT UK SHOWS - read more.

THE KENNEL CLUB CODE OF CONDUCT - download to read.

F(1)21 Judges & Judging – WITHDRAWAL OF DOG AT REQUEST OF JUDGE – Effective date: 1 January 2012.

F(1)21.o.
Where a dog has been withdrawn at the request or suggestion of the judge, the judge must make a report to the Show Secretary at the first opportunity at the Show. The Secretary must forward these details to teh Kennel Club within 7 days of the close of the show.

BEST OF BREED & VETERINARY CHECKS FOR HIGH PROFILE BREEDS – Effective date: 1 March 2012.

The General Committee of the Kennel Club has approved changes to the Show Regulations to incorporate the forthcoming introduction of veterinary checks for high profile breeds winning top awards at Championship dog shows. These changes are required as a result of the decision, announced in January this year, that all dogs of the fifteen high profile breeds which win Best of Breed at Crufts 2012 and all subsequent General and Group Championship Shows after that, will need to be given a clean bill of health by the show veterinary surgeon before their Best of Breed awards are confirmed and before they are allowed to continue to compete at the show.
The K Regulations have also been amended to state that before a Champion title can be confirmed for any dog or bitch within these breeds, the dog will have to undergo a successful veterinary examination at a Group or General Championship Show.
The changes to the regulations are given below. It is important for judges in particular, to note the alteration to the Best of Breed award criteria which is effective for all breeds not just for high profile breeds. Previously judges were required to always declare a best of breed, however this is now discretionary.
This particular change is as a result of discussions held with judges during the Non Sporting Group Judges’ meeting held in February this year. The Regulations have been altered to allow judges, if they so wish, not to declare a best of breed if for any reason the dogs before them are suffering from any visible condition which adversely affects their health or welfare. [F(1)21n refers] A list of the current high profile breeds can be found on the Kennel Club website at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/item/3951

Amendments and additions to Regulations F(1)7.b.; F(1)17.; F(1)27.; K2.a. and K2.b.

F(1)7. Awards
F(1)7.b.
Best of Breed.
Where a breed is separately classified a Best of Breed may be declared but only from those dogs which have received a first prize in a breed class at the show. Where separate classes are provided for each sex of a breed a Best of each Sex must be declared.

F(1)27. Best in Show
F(1)27.
Definition of a High Profile Breed. A breed from time to time designated by the General Committee as requiring particular monitoring by reason of visible condition(s) which may cause health or welfare concerns. The list of designated High Profile Breeds is kept under regular review and is published from time to time in the Kennel Gazette.

a. Best of Breed.
Where a breed is separately classified a Best of Breed may be declared but only from those dogs which have received a first prize in a breed class at the show. Where separate classes are provided for each sex of a breed a Best of each Sex must be declared.
NOTE: The Best of Breed/Best Any Variety Not Separately Classified award relevant to a High Profile Breed will not be confirmed until the dog has passed anexamination by the General and Group Championship Show Veterinary Surgeon.

F(1)27.b.(1) Best in Group
(1). Best of Group
Best of Group and subsequent Group placings must be selected from:-
(a) The Best of Breed winners in each Group provided that they are unbeaten winning dogs.
(b) The best unbeaten winning dog from the Any Variety Not Separately Classified classes in each Group or on each day.
NOTE: The dog declared Best of Breed/Best Any Variety Not Separately Classified from a breed designated by the Kennel Club as a High Profile Breed is not eligible to compete in the Group competition unless it has passed an examination by the Show’s Veterinary Surgeon. If the dog fails to pass the examination it is ineligible to compete in the relevant Group.

K2.Championship Qualifications
K2.a. and K2.b. - Add new sub-paragraph:

Any dog from a breed designated by the Kennel Club as a High Profile Breed will not have its title of Champion confirmed until the dog has passed an examination by a General or Group Championship Show Veterinary Surgeon. The result of the examinationshall be final.

Regulation B22.d - Breeders Licence

Insert new sub paragraph B22.d

d. In the event that a breeder is required by law to obtain a breeding licence, that breeder may be required to produce his/her licemce to the Kennel Club. If such licence is not produced and/or no reasonable explanation is given, any applications to register litters may be refused.