Placing Retired Show Dogs
All of us involved in showing and breeding dogs love our animals dearly. We wouldn’t have them if we didn’t. Our dogs bring us great joy, not only when they win something in the ring, but also through their constant companionship, unending devotion, and complete trust. To a true dog lover, the wins in the ring are the icing on the cake; it is the constant presence of our dogs that makes our lives whole.
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Your Aging Dog
It probably seems funny to talk about an older dog when you’re taking home a silly, happy, active puppy. Well, the good news is that dogs tend to be active and vibrant well into double digits. Still, there are things about your dog you should give thought to from the day he comes home that will help you when he’s an older guy.
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 Recent News At UKC
11/18/2009: Addendum to the Official UKC Conformation Rulebook-Altered Licensed Classes Addendum to the Official UKC Conformation Rulebook Altered Licensed Classes Effective January 1, 2010 Essentially the altered classes and point system is the same as the classes for intact dogs. The Altered classes are licensed conformation classes and may be offered at the option of the hosting club as... Read more here. 
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Time is running out to nominate Performance Sires for 2010!
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UKC's third most widely registered breed is the Bluetick Coonhound. It is most likely that the Bluetick is principally descended from the quick foxhounds of England with some introduction of the blood of various French hounds which were used for hunting big game. The French dogs were known as being very cold nosed. George Washington received five such French hounds from General Lafayette. Blueticks were originally registered with UKC as English. In 1946, at the request of the Bluetick fanciers, UKC began registering Blueticks as a separate breed. |
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