Changes For The German Kennel Club

Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH)

Author: Sandi K. Savedra-Dixon
http://te-awa.com

Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen (VDH), Germany’s Kennel Club, has accepted the parti-colored Poodle for national recognition. Black and white partis and phantom patterned Poodles can be shown at National and International levels as of October 2008. They can compete for German Champion Titles given by VDH, whereas in the past they could only compete in special parti-only club classes. The VDH has five affiliate clubs, Allgemeiner Deutscher Pudelclub (ADP) e.V., Deutscher Pudel-Klub e.V., Pudel-Zucht-Verband 82 e.V., Verband der Pudelfreunde Deutschland e.V., Verein Pudelpointer e.V.

Partis and phantoms will still not be able to compete for the CACIB title (Certificate of Aptitude for International Champion of Beauty) because they are not recognized by the FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale). Hopefully that will be the next step.

FCI is a World Canine Organization that includes 84 members and contract partners (one member per country) that each issue their own pedigrees and train their own judges. The FCI makes sure that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all the FCI members.

While the VDH has chosen to go this route, the Kennel Club of the Netherlands has voted not to register any multi-colored Poodles; furthermore, papers on parti-colored Poodles currently registered have been revoked. This is most certainly a very big setback for multi-colored Poodles. The Czech Republic, however, allows multi-colored Poodles to show in their country.