Conformation Rulebook Update

Clarification for the UKC Conformation rules

August 6, 2024

Department: All-Breed Sports
Email: allbreedsports@ukcdogs.com

The UKC Conformation rulebook has been recently updated with some clarifications. Please take the time to read over this new edition. If you have previously accessed the rulebook, you may want to refresh your browser or clear your cache, so that you can receive the updated edition. The new version will have the original effective January 1, 2019 date, as well as the *Revised August 6, 2024 update listed on the front cover.

Included in the back of the rulebook on page 46 is an insert detailing the changes, for ease of access.

The following is the update made. This rulebook is effective immediately.

• Chapter 2, Section 7: Clarification that Toy Fox Terriers do not need to be weighed in per updated breed standard.

Please do not hesitate to contact the UKC All-Breed Sports department if you have any questions. The department can be reached by email at allbreedsports@ukcdogs.com, or by phone or chat during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday).

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