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 July 2007 Dublin City Council are implementing a
ban on certain breeds of dog i.e. Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bill Terrier,
Dobermann Pinscher, German Shepherd Dog (Alsation), Akita, Rhodesian
Ridgeback, Rottweiler, Bullmastiff, owned by tenants of Dublin City Council
properties. Statistics have shown that breed specific
legislation is not an adequate tool to deal with dog attacks, the focus
should be on the owners and not the breed of dog. The people who will suffer
most from this draconian move by the Dublin City
Council will be innocent dog owners and their much loved dogs. The IKC are
having meetings with the relevant Breed Clubs and Statutory bodies. If you wish to add your voice against this
decision please sign the petition at.
http://www.petitiononline.com/anvil999/petition.html
On Tuesday, May 29, 2007 The IKC made the following Statement.
Exhibitors wishing to compete in Ireland with dogs already
registered with a Kennel Club that is a member of the F.C.I. do not have to
register with the Irish Kennel Club. The registration certificates of fellow
members of the F.C.I. are acceptable.
Please note that for dogs not registered with the Irish Kennel Club a copy of
the dog's Registration documents, Championship titles and Working Class
Certificates (WCC), issued by the National Kennel Club of the country in
which the dog is registered, must accompany the entry form for the Show. If
no such certificate is submitted the dog will be not be entered for the Show.
On Friday, 3rd November, the
delegates of the IKC agreed to a change to the Green Star system which has
been in operation since January 1978.
The new system
will come into operation from January 2007 and will be subject to review in
2009.
The current points system will be replaced with a simple numerical
calculation of seven green stars won under seven different judges. To ensure
a smooth transition from old to new, a conversion will be applied from points
already gained under the old system.
Points won under the old system will be converted as follows –
1 - 5 points counts as 1 Green Star
6 – 11 points counts as 2 Green Stars
12 – 18 points counts as 3 Green Stars
19 – 24 points counts as 4 Green Stars
25 – 31 points counts as 5 Green Stars
32 points or more count as 6 Green Stars
Grading will also be introduced at all Championship shows and only those dogs
graded Excellent (or in the case of puppies-Very Promising) will be allowed
to compete for the green star. There would be a stipulation that 1 Green Star
must be won after the age of 15 months. Champions will also be eligible to
compete for the green star.
There will no longer be any enhancement for Group wins.
The title of Annual Champion in each breed will be awarded to the dog with
the highest number of Green Stars won in the calendar year. In the event of a
tie, the award will be made to the dog with the greater number of Best of
Breed wins.
These changes come on the back of the decision to implement 10 groups at all
Championship shows from June 2007; these will mirror the FCI groupings and
will see some breeds move from their traditional home, eg. Dalmatians into
Group 6 along with Beagles and Bassets, an influx into Group 5 of the
Pomeranian, Siberian Husky and Samoyed and other Nordic and Spitz breeds, the
merging of the Toys and remaining Utility breeds into the Companion Group 9
and the prospect of the Miniature Schnauzer and the Affenpinscher taking on
the mighty St Bernard in Group 2. Dachshund will have their own group, Group
4 and the Gundogs will be split into Groups 7 and 8.
The IKC announced on Friday 16 June
2006 that they had won a bid to host
The European Winners Show in 2009.
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