• Crufts 2012 introduced for the first time independent vet checks for 15 high profile breeds.  Because several failed, a huge amount of criticism [...]

  Do We Need an Alternative to the Canine Alliance?

  March 31, 2012
• My thanks to Julie Hill for collaborating in something I have wanted to set up for a long time.  Twitter is a great source of pet news, as is [...]

  The Dog News Show podcast

  March 26, 2012
• The last three years have been one of criticism and turmoil for the world of pedigree dogs and in particular,  for the Kennel Club.  Arguments [...]

  Crufts, The Kennel Club and a Way Forward?

  March 18, 2012
• The Crufts 2012 Best in Show is a Lhasa Apso, Champion Zentarr Elizabeth. In a year of huge controversy after the introduction of vet checks for [...]

  Crufts 2012 winner,Best in Show, Lhasa Apso, a life in prison

  March 17, 2012

• Although I have seen many arguments and controversies over years of visiting Crufts, this year will stick in my mind for ever.  The introduction [...]

  Crufts 2012, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  March 12, 2012