One of the Queen’s favourite breeds of dog, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, is at risk of
disappearing from our streets and parks after being listed as a vulnerable dog breed
by the Kennel Club for the first time in the breed’s history.
In 2014 the Pembroke Welsh Corgi numbered just 274 registrations with the Kennel
Club, 16 percent lower than in 2013. The breed has been steadily declining since its
peak in 1960, when almost 9,000 dogs were registered. In the last ten years the
numbers have continued to decline with there being almost double the number of the
Sharon Rose's gorgeous Great Danes Bellamy and Baruch at Crufts 2013.
Sarah Fisher talking to Julie at Crufts 2013.
Jenny Deakin and her heelwork to music team at Crufts - including the Julie Moss with Malamute Memphis, and Sandra Hallam with deaf spaniel Henry.
Trainer Nick Jones was on the Dogs Monthly stand at Crufts, dispensing advice.
Actor Tony Head at Crufts 2013 promoting the Kennel Club's Bark and Read Foundation.
Have a bit of fun adopting and looking after your own virtual rescue dog while helping to raise £20,000 for Blue Cross at the same time, courtesy of Samsung.
Are you aware of the RSPCA's Born to Suffer campaign (which aims to improve the health and welfare of pedigree dogs)? Since they launched the campaign at the end of December last year, more than 16,000 people have signed the petition calling for pedigree dog breed standards to be reviewed and put health and welfare above looks.
Their plan is to present the final petition numbers to the Kennel Club as a demonstration of the scale of public support for a review of the breed standards. You can find out more about the campaign here:
Jenny fell in love with the Sealyham puppies.