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United Kingdom

Diana Phillips, Correspondent

Readers of this column will remember that, a few years Hopefully the last new champion to have to pass a vet
ago, our Kennel Club decided to name several breeds as inspection before gaining her championship is our latest
“High Profile Breeds” due to perceived health problems. champion, UK Ch/Ir. Ch. Taylorian Starlight, home-bred
Amongst these “High Profile” breeds was the Chow and owner handled by Mrs. Olive Taylor from Northern
Chow. Later the Kennel Club decided to widen this into 3 Ireland. Known at home as “Kyrah”, she was the last puppy
categories with “High Profile” breeds becoming “Category born in a litter of 4. There were 2 girls in the litter so they
3”. put a pink collar on one & referred to her as “pinkie”.
This week our Breed Council secretary, Claire Merrion, Eventually Olive decided to keep the pink girl and to name
received the following from the Kennel Club :- her combining her mum’s name, Katy, & her dad’s name
, Harry. So she became known as “Kyrah”, which Olive
“We are pleased to advise you that at the recent thought was just a made-up name. But, upon research, it
meeting the Board gave approval to a proposal from the was discovered that it was the Greek version of the Irish
Kennel Club’s Dog Health Group for the Breed Watch name Ciara ……. pronounced like Keira.
reclassification of the Chow Chow from Category 3 to
Category 2. The Chow Chow will no longer be required
to undergo veterinary health checks at Championship
Shows in order to confirm Best of Breed and Champion
titles. However the listed visible conditions will remain
on the Breed Watch and the health of the breed will
continue to be monitored by the Kennel Club. The Breed
Health Co-ordinator will still be required to submit a
comprehensive annual breed health report. Furthermore,
the mandatory requirement for judges to submit health
monitoring forms after each appointment also remains
in place. “ “The breed will be monitored over a 12 month
period to assess its progress. The category 2 classification
is to be reviewed after 12 months and then every 3 years.”
“The Kennel Club would like to commend the dedication,
passion & commitment and are encouraged that owners
and exhibitors have been actively participating in health
testing.”
As you will imagine, we are all very pleased that our
commitment to improvements in the health of the breed
has been recognized & we will also be so very pleased that
our Best of Breed will no longer have to be rushed from
the ring for a vet inspection just before competing in the
Group Ring.
UK Ch/ Ir. Ch. Taylorian Starlight