NEWS
January 2020
AGM notices
Notices of the forthcoming AGM to be held on Saturday 28 March 2020 at Bearley Village Hall Snitterfield Road, Bearley CV37 0SR have now been emailed or posted to all members. If you are paid-up member and have not received your copy please contact Debbie Treadwell.
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Wolfhound World Wildlife Warriors donation
Following the devastating fires in Australia, the Irish Wolfhound Club has donated £500 to Wolfhound World Wildlife Warriors who are working tirelessly to help the wildlife so badly affected. Proceeds from the raffle held at the Championship Show in April will also be donated to the cause . We send Mel and her helpers our very best wishes as they continue working to help feed, water and house birds and animals that remain at risk.If anyone wishes to donate privately they can do so via Paypal at wolfhoundworldwildlifewarriors@gmail.com
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December 2019
Happy Christmas to our members!
The officers and committee of the Irish Wolfhound Club wish all our members and their hounds a very merry Christmas and peace and happiness in 2020.We would like to thank you all for your continued support throughout the year and let you know that we remain focused on putting forward new initiatives for the benefit of our wonderful hounds.
A dog club is not primarily a fundraising organisation but we are very proud that, with the amazing support of so many generous people and the very hard work put in by the officers and committee throughout the year, we have raised a considerable amount of money for our chosen worthy causes, each of which is now in receipt of these funds.
Looking ahead to 2020, we look forward to welcoming members new and old to our various events held throughout the year and to continuing to lend help and support as necessary.
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November 2019
Irish Wolfhound Health Group
The Irish Wolfhound Club wish to thank Rebecca Peek for all her hard work, both as Breed Health Co-ordinator for the Kennel Club and as Chair of the Irish Wolfhound Health Group over the years. Rebecca has worked tirelessly for the good of the breed, most particularly being instrumental in setting up the Regional Heart Testing Scheme, and we all owe her a huge debt of gratitude.
We would like to welcome the new Chair, Jean Timmins, and the new Breed Health Co-ordinator to the Kennel Club, Dr Maura Lyons; the Irish Wolfhound Club looks forward to working closely with them both in the future.
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October 2019
Nottingham University survey into vaccinations
PLEASE NOTE - this survey only covers vaccination practices in the UK
Dear Irish Wolfhound owners and breeders,
The subject of vaccination and re-vaccination is an area of much discussion and consternation with many owners choosing to use different strategies for various reasons. We have previously conducted a large study looking at the strategies around vaccination with one pedigree dog group. This provided some very interesting results.
After discussions with several other pedigree dog groups about vaccinations and the risks of contracting vaccinal diseases, we have decided to expand this research and conduct a similar survey looking into what owners of other breeds are choosing to do. Our aim is to expand our database of information by surveying owners from a number of different pedigree and non-pedigree dog breeds to understand what strategies they are using. In addition to this, and perhaps as important, is for us to understand what the influences and motivations are behind these strategies.
We hope that by collecting this information we will be able to understand more about the motivations behind the vaccine strategies used. We will also be able to determine whether there are particular trends for vaccinations amongst the owners of different pedigree and non-pedigree dogs. This will help us understand more about the possible risks of contracting vaccinal diseases. It is hoped that the discoveries from this project will enable us to use the information to help with the long-term health of the breeds involved. The survey will initially run for 7 weeks from the beginning of October and can be accessed here.
This project has undergone ethical review by the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. If you have any questions then please contact sv-dogs@nottingham.ac.uk or Megan, the project student working on this.
We look forward to working with you as always to help improve the long-term health of all of the dogs involved.
With best wishes
Megan Robson and Mark Dunning
University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
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September 2019
Irish Wolfhound Club of Scotland 2020 Gaitherin'
To take place on Sunday 16 August 2020, in Tealing, Angus. Full details here.
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July 2019
Judging arrangements during JCF review
The way in which judging appointments are dealt with for breed shows as of 2020 has had to be modified in view of the Judges Competency Framework (JCF) having been put on hold while a review is carried out, the Kennel Club has announced.
Until further notice, the Kennel Club has removed the requirement for all judges to have met JCF Level 1 or above or be on a B list or above in order to be able to judge from 1 January 2020.
Show societies are also instructed that, during this interim period, future appointments should be offered based on the current criteria only, ie the traditional system involving judging lists, the number of dogs a judge has judged etc.
Due to the review, all judging appointments contracted on the presumption that judges would be on JCF Level 2 will be honoured. This is for judging contracts signed by 21 May 2019, the date of the Kennel Club AGM where it was resolved that a review of the JCF would take place.
Judges who fit into the above category will be entitled to officiate over an unlimited number of classes of the relevant breed.
Championship shows are also asked that questionnaires be submitted for forthcoming CC appointments until further notice.
Any queries regarding the appointment of judges should be directed to jcf@thekennelclub.org.uk.
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Judging Lists
All judging lists have now been updated and can be accessed via the "Judging" button on the main menu.
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Judges Competency Framework
The planned implementation of the JCF has been placed on hold pending a complete assessment of the scheme by an independent review body, For full details, click here.
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