KC still has a vital role

Kennel Club (KC) is the oldest recognised kennel club in the world. From its first days it found itself governing two contrasting activities, showing and working. The former puts emphasis on the dog conforming to a physical standard, while the latter shifts the importance to the dog’s ability to work, or what might be called working function.

There were tensions between the two interests then and, inevitably, there still are today. Yet the fact that the