Heritage Sports

For more than 100 years, the RKC has proudly supported the UK’s heritage dog sports, from field trials to dog showing - we're keeping tradition, purpose and passion alive.
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Dog Showing

The most popular form of canine competition in this country is the dog show - the contest for purebred dogs registered with The Royal Kennel Club.
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Field Trials

Field trials resemble a day's shooting in the field and were developed to test the working ability of gundogs.
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Working Trials

Working trials are a physically demanding, competitive activity based on the civilian equivalent of police dog work.
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Bloodhound working Trials

In these exciting working trials, Bloodhounds use their natural ability to follow a human scent trail over a 'line' up to 3 miles long.