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Here at The Bloodhound Club, you will find all the information you need on the Bloodhound breed, including breed health and welfare, showing, working trials and lots more.
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-Latest News-
Sandringham Trials Results
Novice Stake:
Judge David Knights
1st prize and the Marksbury Cup and the Abingerwood Coeur De Lion Cup for outsanding performance went to Mr & Mrs Stu & Suzi Westrons Farlap Kaleb, handled by Suzi.
2nd prize and the Barbizon Rose Cup, went to Mr Graham & Mrs Joy Cooks Immervahr Freya, handled by Graham.
COM went to Mr Paul Keating & Miss Jade Nicholas' Farlap Kopyright, handled by Paul.
Best ID & the Sanguine Sanft Cup went to Miss Sam Clarks' Ch. Farlap Keepsake, handled by Sam.
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Junior no awards.
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Intermediate Stake
Judge Peter Verschoren (Bel)
1st prize, went to Mrs Ann Freers Immervahr Fryony, handled by Clara Freer
Best ID went to Miss Jackie Wallace Sherlock Jackson, handled by Jackie.
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Senior Stake:
Judge Jan Grit (NL)
1st prize, the CottesbrookeTropy AND the WTCC went to Mrs Ann Freers Maple Bay Northern Star (Imp Fin) handled by Clara Freer
This award made her a Working trial Champion (st RKC Confirm).
This is an incredible achievement, and the first WT champion crowned in 12 years.
COM went to Miss Frankie Watts Maplemeade Miss Melba* handled by Frankie
Great news, after a lot of hard work, the Kennel Club
have reclassified Bloodhounds to a category 2 breed
Following careful consideration of the evidence, we are pleased to confirm that The Kennel Club is reclassifying the Bloodhound as a Category 2 breed, effective from 1st January 2025. This decision reflects the tremendous progress made by the Bloodhound community, while also considering the broader genetic diversity and other challenges facing the breed. Your dedication and hard work have not gone unnoticed, and we commend the efforts of the community in reaching this important milestone.
This reclassification means, as of 1st January 2025, Best of Breed winners at General and Group Championship Shows will not be required to undergo a veterinary check before entering the group competition. Additionally, dogs will not need to pass a veterinary health check for their Champion title to be confirmed.
However, we would like to highlight that the reclassification process involved an in-depth evaluation of the new Category 3 criteria
Although the Bloodhound will move to Category 2, we must advise continued vigilance. The review noted areas that require improvement, particularly the low uptake of conformation-related health testing, specifically for hip and elbow dysplasia.
Additionally, concerns regarding temperament were also highlighted. We strongly encourage the breed to continue to make progress in these areas to ensure we see further advancements in the breed’s overall health and welfare.