THIS SITE IS ALL ABOUT THE I.K.C.; known  fully as THE INTERCONTINENTAL KENNEL CLUB ... established in 1980  with Ed. Reid as Director , who enjoys the company of  'performance dogs', with their unique styles of  achieving their objectives ...

... and, of course, under the careful guide-lines of respected owner/handlers ... creating a truly unique man/dog partnership ...

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Look into our FOR SALE section as you browse thru' the following; there's an eye-catching  choice to choose from ...

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In the meantime you can reach us at 0208 679 6287  .. or 07828140081 .. .  We are looking forward to hearing from you .. also contact us at our e-mail address; edreid@btinternet.com

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WEIGHT-PULLING  ATTRACTS owners of POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE DOGS ; owners can see their dogs under another spot-light .. not only as ' pretty faces ' .

As the I.K.C. was the first dog Club to organise trials and shows about this exciting sport, here in the British Isles in the late mid 1980's, we're following it's progress, now, in it's present day form.

WITH THAT IN MIND, let's examine different methods in the process;

1/ the basic rule of the I.K.C. approach, is allowing an owner to use a lure to activate the dog to drag the cart forward towards the finish line .. in our case, a pull distance is of 30 feet; on tracks or a flat surface ...
... we do other trials of strength, agility, and power-building pursuits as well; which we can go into in due course, for those interested in ultra healthy * 'performance' dogs .
( * ... look into our 'News Updates' section, to view examples. )

2/ OTHERS use command; encouraging the dog by voice-control, only; which we have no problem with, as we allow either a lure or command, it's up to the owners to decide which method suits their dogs best !  .. like people, different dogs react differently from others, going about the job in a way that suits them ... and thereby winning the awards !  It's worth mentioning that the others, generally, have the distance of 15 feet  to do their pulling, from start to finish ... that, in these competitive times, may well instigate other pulling associations to lengthen their pulling distances as well, with copying being the nature of things nowadays, generally ...

... to be continued ...