Discover Dogs 2018 Podcasts

Established in 1860, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home aims never to turn away a dog or cat in need of our help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners through our Lost Dogs & Cats Line or care for them until new homes can be found, giving them shelter and the highest standards of veterinary care.

The Companion Dog Club is once again holding this great competition and the selected winners of each category will not only be rewarded with our beautifully crafted rosettes but also get to participate in the final round of the contest to become the overall Bitch or Dog of the Day!  The competition is held in support of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust which looks after the health and welfare of all dogs. The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has been funding a wide variety of work ranging from supporting research into canine diseases, dog welfare organisations and the promotion of support dogs, all of which give dogs a healthier and happier life. Therefore with every each class there’s an entry fee £1 and we hope that together with every little help, we can make this world a better place for all dogs.

Discover Dogs - Labrador retriever stand - Dale Elliott

Discover Dogs - Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla - Lori Dempstero.

Crowds have been flocking into Earls Court since the doors opened at 10am on Saturday, with hundreds of dogs already in place to greet them. Visitors to the show can meet nearly 200 different pedigree dog breeds and find out about all of their unique characteristics, making it the perfect place to find the right type of dog for them. Discover Dogs, sponsored by Royal Canin, is now in its 16th year and is the biggest dog event in London, welcoming over 26,000 visitors and 3,000 dogs over the two days of the show.  The family event, to which under 12s go free, enables visitors to meet almost 200 breeds of dog, including British endangered breeds, and breed experts to learn more about their unique characteristics and which lifestyles they are most suited to.

Open for Dogs competition – now in its fourth year – operates entirely on the views of the public and aims to break down barriers for man’s best friend by encouraging more businesses to be dog friendly. The value of an Open for Dogs policy is supported by research released today by the Kennel Club that shows that dog owners are more likely to splash the cash than cat owners and those who own neither, leading businesses to court the ‘hound pound’

Metro Bank – the dog-friendly high street bank – has proved it is top dog by winning the ‘High Street’ category this year, beating other well-known high street businesses to scoop this top award. The bank, which leads the way in its approach to welcoming dog-loving customers into its stores, received hundreds of nominations as its attitude to customers and their dogs impressed the voting public. One member of the public who nominated Metro Bank commented on its ‘refreshing way of doing business’.

The show also features a wide range of great canine competition, with today's highlight undoubtedly being the grand final of the hugely popular Scruffts Family Crossbreed of the Year competition. The competition was judged by a panel of celebrity judges made up of Merlin and Little Britain star, Anthony Head (though he'll always be Giles from Buffy to me), Sarah Hadland from Miranda and Waterloo Road, and BBC Radio London presenters Jo Good and Anna Webb. Together they had the tricky task of choosing just one dog in each of the four heats held during the day before picking one overall winner. The panel heard many wonderful dog tales before finally settling on three year-old Milo, owned by Sarah Singleton from Yeovil, Somerset, who had earlier won the Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog category.

The Bath Spa University study carried out in association with the Kennel Club’s Discover Dogs event taking place on 12-13 November, found that a person’s choice of dog breed is likely to indicate how a person ranks in the five common personality traits – conscientiousness, intelligence and creativity, emotional stability, extroversion and agreeableness.

What do eminent scientist Sir Isaac Newton and socialite Paris Hilton have in common? They both own or owned toy dogs, and according to a new psychological study this means that they share similar personality traits, including ranking the most highly on the intelligence scale.

Forget celebrity perfume, dog collars are the new ‘it’ thing. Having starred as the Prime Minister in Little Britain, actor Anthony Head now joins a host of British celebrities, including Julian Clary and Kate Silverton who have each designed a dog collar in aid of the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.

Scruffts - Prettiest Dog - Interview with Finalist Sarah

Scruffts - Prettiest Bitch - Interview with Finalist Anna

Discover Dogs - Great Dane Stand - Tim Fincham

Discover Dogs Irish Terrier Stand - Meg

Metropolitan Police

Reiki, pronounced ''ray key'', is a Japanese word meaning Universal Life Energy. It is a natural, safe and simple hands-on healing method, which allows animals as well as people to absorb more valuable life force energy. Reiki involves no manipulation, is perfectly safe, non-addictive and non-invasive. Reiki creates and promotes self-healing, balances energies and revitalizes. Reiki channels energy to your pet in a powerful and gentle way.

Stella, aged 8 months, will compete with Lily in the hope of collecting the coveted Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year 2011 title. Stella won the Child's Best Friend at the heat held at Hearing Dogs Summer Show earlier this year, and will compete against a number of other competitors from around the country in the final. The winners of each class in the final will then try to outshine one another as they battle it out to win the overall title.

The Kennel Club Breed Rescue stand

Dogs from all walks of life will be at the event, from those that work as Pets as Therapy and assistance dogs, to Metropolitan Police dogs - all displaying their fantastic, often life saving talents.