Finally the UK Kennel Club have approved a Cavalier Heart Scheme for Cavalier King Charles spaniels, after working in association with the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Kennel Club. Apparently "the decision follows a 2016 scientific paper that was published on the decrease of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) prevalence following the use of the existing heart programme for Cavaliers in Denmark. This prompted the Kennel Club to open discussions with specialists from the University of Copenhagen, the Danish Kennel Club and the Danish Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, with the aim of setting up the programme in the UK to benefit the breed in this country."
They say it "will help to dramatically improve heart health in the breed." Well, that will only happen if like the Danish Kennel Club they make it mandatory, because the key to the success of the scheme in Denmark is that it was made mandatory. The UK Kennel Club end their press release by saying, "Updated breeding recommendations for the breed will be published." Which sounds like this scheme will only be recommended to be used. Which as we know from experience with the Kennel Club recommendations, nothing will really change then.
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