KENNEL CLUB LIAISON COUNCILS

On returning to its London headquarters The Kennel Club set about the task of re-writing and arranging all Breed Standards using a set sequence of sub-heading and rather abbreviated language. The results of a long interchange of views, preceded careful scrutiny by a panel of veterinary advisors to ensure no part of any Breed Standard predisposed any breed to debilitating inherited conditions. The results eventually presented to each Breed Council or Parent Club for approval before being final adoption during 1988/1989. Although the language and style has not gained universal approval, and universal Standards are as far away as ever, the Kennel Club does not envisage any major revision in the foreseeable future.

BREED REPRESENTATIVES:

Any Breed Representative may submit items for the Kennel Club  Liaison Council – Breeds’ agenda and as long as another breed will  second an item the KCLC – Breeds will discuss it at the next twice  yearly meeting.

Items frequently need to be referred back to Breed Representatives who will report back to their sponsoring organisation,  be that Breed Council or Breed Clubs, with their deliberations reported  back to the Liaison Council, before they in turn will pass their  recommendations to the Kennel Club General Committee who may  accept or reject as they consider appropriate.

ROUGH COLLIE REPRESENTATIVES:

Any Breed Representative may submit items for the Kennel Club  Liaison Council – Breeds’ agenda and as long as another breed will  second an item the KCLC.

Breeds will discuss it at the next twice  yearly meeting.

Items frequently need to be referred back to Breed Representatives who will report back to their sponsoring organisation,  be that Breed Council or Breed Clubs, with their deliberations reported back to the Liaison Council, before they in turn will pass their recommendations to the Kennel Club General Committee who may  accept or reject as they consider appropriate.

Photo Miranda Blake

Recent items supported and/or initiated by the Rough Collie Breed Council have included:

A request that the present ‘Working Group’ be split due to size.

Intervals between judging appointments at all levels (Group and Breed)

Junior Warrants and Kennel Club Stud Book Entries.

Single Challenge Certificate allocations.

Separate scheduling of a Champions Only class at Breed Club Shows.

Show Certificates of Merit and Cruft’s qualifiers from General/Premier Open Shows.