Member Noticeboard

Please be advised that Dogs Victoria has a new email address for members to send litter registrations to: litters@dogsvictoria.org.au

Dogs Victoria Open Show Committee advise Miss Sarah Chick is unable to fulfil her group five appointment at the AM Show.

Group five at the AM show will now be judged by Mrs Michele Edwards.

Please CLICK HERE to view Request for Tender (RFT) for the Provision of Strategic Planning Services for the Canine Control Council

Please note no challenges will be awarded to Pugs at Town & Country Kennel Club and Heidelberg & District Kennel Club’s All Breed Championship Shows on Saturday 25 July 2026.

With great regret, Dogs Australia must announce Dr Roger Lavelle’s retirement as Chief Panellist and reader for the Dogs Australia Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Scheme.

The other readers listed on the website will continue to be available and in the near future there will be new radiologists joining the scheme.

This change will occur from 1 July 2026.

We wish Dr Lavelle and his wife Annie a very happy, healthy and long retirement and thank him for his outstanding contribution to the training of veterinary surgeons in Australia over many years and to the health and welfare of all dogs, including Dogs Australia registered dogs and countless service dogs through the Australian Veterinary Association hip and elbow scheme and subsequently the Dogs Australia CHEDS.

Dog Stewards Association advise Mrs Iris Glynn (SA) is unable to fulfil her group two appointment at the AM Show and group four appointment at the PM Show.

Group two at the AM show and group four at the PM Show will now be judged by Mrs Patricia Cutler.

Red Cliffs District Kennel Club, Red Cliffs Ladies Kennel & Obedience Club and Sunraysia Kennel Club advise the order of judging has been updated as follows: Group 7 before group 4, group 3 before group 6, group 2 before group 5

Please CLICK HERE to view the results of the Vero Voting Champion Class Survey to forward on to your membership. The A and B survey results under the section ‘If a Champion Class was introduced, which of the following options is your preference relate to the following two options we provided in the survey:

1. All titled dogs must compete in the Champion Class or
2. Titled dogs can still compete in aged classes up until the end of junior class (18 months of age).

These results will be discussed by our Board, please direct any queries to your State Directors and advise your members that Dogs Australia will not engage in Facebook discussions on this matter.

To follow is information provided by Dr Arthur House, Chief Assessor Australia, Respiratory Function Grading Scheme who has received an updated list of breeds that can be assessed under the Scheme

from the Royal Kennel Club:

Boston Terrier
Chihuahua
Shih Tzu
Boxer
Dogue de Bordeaux
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
British Bulldog
French Bulldog
Affenpinscher
Japanese Chin
Pekingese
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
King Charles Spaniel
Pomeranian
Griffon Bruxellois
Maltese
Pug 

These breeds are grouped as follows:

Bulldog / French bulldog / Pug / Japanese Chin and Pekingese are breeds considered high risk for BOAS (10% grade 0)

Griffon Bruxellois, Boston Terrier, Dogue de Bordeaux, King Charles Spaniel and Shih Tzu are breeds considered moderate risk for BOAS (25 - 50% grade 0)

Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Boxer, Affenpinscher, Pomeranian and Maltese are breeds considered lower risk for BOAS (50% grade 0 and 75% grade 0 or 1)

White Swiss Shepherd Dog Association advise that their SprintDog Trial on Wednesday 17 June 2026 start time has been updated to 9am.