The Kennel Club has been made aware of the procedure of ‘skin tacking’ in young puppies, in breeds such as the Shar Pei.  It wishes to see an end to the need for this practice. In the meantime, the General Committee of the Kennel Club has agreed that it is a procedure that, for the purposes of Kennel Club Regulations, alters the natural conformation of the dog. 

The Kennel Club has consulted with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, which has now agreed that this procedure may be notified to the Kennel Club. Veterinary surgeons will be asked to report such surgery to the Kennel Club, by virtue of the client having given permission to do so under Kennel Club Rules for Registration.  Exhibitors are also required, on show entry forms, to declare that no dog is being shown where such alteration has been made without the relevant permission to show being granted by the Kennel Club. 

It follows therefore that any dog which has undergone skin tacking after the date of this announcement may not be exhibited until its owners have applied for, and received, permission to show from the Kennel Club. It is unlikely that such permission will be granted.

Dogs which underwent skin tacking before the date of this announcement, will continue as previously to be permitted to be shown without application.

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