The club has since issued new breed standards that place more of a priority on health, less on appearance, and it has enlisted a team of vets and monitors to be on the lookout during the show for breeds deemed to be at risk from health problems, including the basset hound, bulldog, mastiff, pug and shar - pei. (ohmidog.com)
A breed health plan will be coordinated for some 200 pedigree breeds, and dog show judges will be briefed on the new breed standards so healthy dogs are rewarded in the ring, the Kennel Club announced. (ohmidog.com)
At the 1898 Westminster show, the Americans were outraged to find that classes for both bat - eared and rose - eared dogs were to be shown despite the fact that the new breed standard allowed only the former. (shrinkabulls.com)