Board Notes – December 2021 AMENDMENT TO BREED STANDARD: PERUVIAN HAIRLESS DOG As a result of advice received from the FCI and after consultation with the National Breed Standards Coordination Group Chairperson, Marie Merchant, the breed standard for the Peruvian Hairless Dog on the ANKC website has been amended. Links to the copy of the standard which appears on the ANKC website together with a copy of the amended standard received from the FCI is attached below as the number of changes to the standard are considerable. FCI Amended Standard ANKC Standard
AMENDMENT TO BREED STANDARD: – JACK RUSSELL TERRIER In accordance with the ANKC October 2021 Board meeting minutes (Item 7.5.3) the breed standard of the Jack Russell Terrier has been amended as follows. Currently reads: Body Chest deep rather than wide, with good clearance and the brisket located at the height mid-way between the ground and the withers. The body should be proportioned marginally longer than tall, measuring slightly longer from the withers to the root of the tail than from the withers to the ground. Back level. Ribs should be well sprung from the spine, flattening on the sides so that the girth behind the elbows can be spanned by two hands - about 40 cms to 43 cms. The loins should be short, strong and deeply muscled. Amended as follows: Body Chest deep rather than wide, with good clearance and the brisket located at the height mid-way between the ground and the withers. The body should be proportioned marginally longer than tall, the length from the point of the shoulder to the buttocks slightly greater than the height from the withers to the ground. Back level. Ribs should be well sprung from the spine, flattening on the sides so that the girth behind the elbows can be spanned by two hands - about 40 cms to 43 cms. The loins should be short, strong and deeply muscled. Rationale This brings the Standard in line with the Country of Origin UK standard.
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DOG WORLD December 2021
FCI BREED TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL BUSINESS SYSTEM: GROSSER SCHWEIZER SENNENHUND (GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG) Please note an application has been received for re-registration of the following FCI recognized breed: Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund (Greater Swiss Mountain Dog) The ANKC is currently arranging for this breed to be added to the business system and for their website to be updated with the relevant breed standard. In addition, the ANKC Group listing will be updated with this breed being allocated to Group 6 (Utility) as confirmed by the National Breed Standards Coordination Group.
RECOGNITION OF THE AUSTRALASIAN BOSDOG At the October 2021 ANKC Board meeting the Directors formally endorsed the recognition of the Australasian Bosdog as a breed under development as from 1 January 2022. In accordance with ANKC Regulations a new breed recognised by the ANKC Ltd as being under development shall be eligible to enter all ANKC Ltd recognised events from the time of recognition and shall be eligible to compete for ANKC Ltd titles with the exception of conformation events. For conformation events a new breed under development may be exhibited at a conformation show after a period of 3 months from recognition with the ANKC Ltd. In addition the ANKC Group listing will be updated with this breed being allocated to Group 7.
RECOGNITION OF THE MURRAY RIVER RETRIEVER At the October 2021 ANKC Board meeting the Directors formally endorsed the recognition of the Murray River Retriever as a breed under development as from 1 January 2022. In accordance with ANKC Regulations a new breed recognised by the ANKC Ltd as being under development shall be eligible to enter all ANKC Ltd recognised events from the time of recognition and shall be eligible to compete for ANKC Ltd titles with the exception of conformation events. For conformation events a new breed under development may be exhibited at a conformation show after a period of 3
