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The Kennel Club

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The Kennel Club ("KC") is the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. [1]

63 relations: Advocacy group, Animal Health Trust, Animal welfare, Arthur Wardle, Aylesbury, Birmingham, Breed group (dog), Breed registry, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Cancer, Cecil Aldin, Charitable organization, Charity Commission for England and Wales, Charles Cruft (showman), Conformation show, Crossbreed, Crufts, Dog agility, Dogs Trust, Earl's Court, English Setter, Flyball, Fox Terrier, George Earl (painter), Gordon Setter, Green Park tube station, Gundog group, Hound, Irish Setter, Kangal dog, Kennel club, Kennel Club breed groups, London, Maud Earl, Mayfair, Mongrel, National Exhibition Centre, Obedience training, Ofcom, Olympia, London, Pall Mall, London, Pastoral group, Patrick Bateson, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, Police dog, Prince Michael of Kent, Purebred, Purebred dog, Richard Ansdell, Scruffts, ..., Service dog, Sewallis Shirley (MP), Stoneleigh Park, Suffolk, Terrier group, The Crystal Palace, Toy group, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Accreditation Service, Utility group, Victorian era, Working group (dogs), World War II. Expand index (13 more) »

Advocacy group

Advocacy groups (also known as pressure groups, lobby groups, campaign groups, interest groups, or special interest groups) use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.

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Animal Health Trust

The Animal Health Trust (AHT) is a large national independent charity in the United Kingdom, employing over 200 scientists, vets and support workers.

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Animal welfare

Animal welfare is the well-being of animals.

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Arthur Wardle

Arthur Wardle (1860–1949) was an English painter.

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Aylesbury

Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Breed group (dog)

A breed group is a categorization of related breeds of animal by an overseer organization, used to organize the showing of animals.

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Breed registry

A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry and the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known.

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles; 17 July 1947) is a member of the British royal family.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cecil Aldin

Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, (28 April 1870 – 6 January 1935), was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life.

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Charitable organization

A charitable organization or charity is a non-profit organization (NPO) whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. charitable, educational, religious, or other activities serving the public interest or common good).

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.

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Charles Cruft (showman)

Charles Alfred Cruft (28 June 1852 – 10 September 1938) was a British showman who founded the Crufts dog show.

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Conformation show

A conformation show, also referred to as a breed show, is a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs conform to the established breed type for their breed, as described in a breed's individual breed standard.

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Crossbreed

A crossbreed is an organism with purebred parents of two different breeds, varieties, or populations.

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Crufts

Crufts is an umbrella term for an international canine event held annually in the United Kingdom.

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Dog agility

Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy.

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Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust, formerly known as the National Canine Defence League, is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the United Kingdom which specialises in the well-being of dogs.

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Earl's Court

Earl's Court is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London, bordering the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, West Kensington to the west, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the north.

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English Setter

The English Setter is a medium-size breed of dog.

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Flyball

Flyball is a dog sport in which teams of dogs race against each other from a start/finish line, over a line of hurdles, to a box that releases a tennis ball to be caught when the dog presses the spring-loaded pad, then back to their handlers while carrying the ball.

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Fox Terrier

Fox Terriers are two different breeds of the terrier dog type: the Smooth Fox Terrier and the Wire Fox Terrier.

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George Earl (painter)

George Earl (1824–1908) was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals.

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Gordon Setter

The Gordon Setter is a large breed of dog, a member of the setter family that also includes both the better-known Irish Setter and the English Setter.

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Green Park tube station

Green Park is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park, close to the intersection of Piccadilly and the pedestrian Queen's Walk.

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Gundog group

A show champion Pointer competing for Best Gundog in a conformation show Gundog Group is the name of a breed Group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of hunting dog breeds.

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Hound

A hound is a type of dog used by hunters to track or chase prey.

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Irish Setter

The Irish Setter (sotar rua, literally "red setter") is a setter, a breed of gundog, and family dog.

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Kangal dog

The Kangal is a breed of large livestock guardian dog originating from the Sivas province of Turkey.

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Kennel club

A kennel club (known as a kennel council or canine council in some countries) is an organization for canine affairs that concerns itself with the breeding, showing and promotion of more than one breed of dog.

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Kennel Club breed groups

The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom has a seven-group system.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Maud Earl

Maud Alice Earl (1864-1943) was an eminent British-American canine painter.

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Mayfair

Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the east edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane.

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Mongrel

A mongrel, mixed-breed dog or mutt is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed and is not the result of intentional breeding.

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National Exhibition Centre

The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Birmingham, England.

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Obedience training

Obedience training usually refers to the training of a dog and the term is most commonly used in that context.

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Ofcom

The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau), commonly known as Ofcom, is the UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

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Olympia, London

Olympia is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, London, England.

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Pall Mall, London

Pall Mall is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, Central London.

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Pastoral group

Pastoral Group is the name of a breed Group of dogs, used by kennel clubs (primarily The Kennel Club) to classify a defined collection of dog breeds and does not refer to one particular type of dog.

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Patrick Bateson

Sir (Paul) Patrick (Gordon) Bateson, (31 March 1938 – 1 August 2017) was an English biologist and science writer.

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Pedigree Dogs Exposed

Pedigree Dogs Exposed is a BBC One investigative documentary, produced by Jemima Harrison, which looks into health and welfare issues facing pedigree dogs in the United Kingdom.

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Police dog

A police dog, known in some English-speaking countries as a "K-9" or "K9" (a homophone of "canine"), is a dog that is specifically trained to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel.

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Prince Michael of Kent

Prince Michael of Kent, (Michael George Charles Franklin; born 4 July 1942) is a member of the British royal family.

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Purebred

Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding.

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Purebred dog

A purebred dog (or money dog) typically refers to a dog of a modern dog breed with a documented pedigree in a stud book and may be registered with a breed club that may also be part of a national kennel club.

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Richard Ansdell

Richard Ansdell (11 May 1815 – 20 April 1885) was an English oil painter of animals and genre scenes.

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Scruffts

Scruffts is an informal dog show competition, similar to that of a conformation show for purebred dogs, where crossbreed dogs of any parentage are allowed to compete.

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Service dog

A service dog is a type of assistance dog specifically trained to help people who have disabilities, such as visual impairment, hearing impairments, mental disorders (such as post traumatic stress disorder), seizures, mobility impairment, and diabetes.

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Sewallis Shirley (MP)

Sewallis Evelyn Shirley DL, JP (15 July 1844 – 7 March 1904), was a British politician.

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Stoneleigh Park

Stoneleigh Park is a business park previously known as the National Agricultural Centre in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands (region) of England, located south west of the village of Stoneleigh.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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Terrier group

Terrier Group is the name of a breed Group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds.

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The Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass structure originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Toy group

Toy Group is the name of a breed group of the smallest kinds of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Kingdom Accreditation Service

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.

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Utility group

Utility Group is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Working group (dogs)

Working Group is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kennel_Club

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