Since 1993, the regular weekly column "A Vet's View" has been written by Professor Steve Dean, a KC Charitable Trust trustee[3] who became Chairman of the Kennel Club in 2011.
[4][5] All the major dog shows in Britain are reported on, with the principal results and photographs of the main winners, and there is comprehensive news from events overseas.
The breeds recognised by The Kennel Club each have a regular column written by an experienced enthusiast, and a major part of the paper consists of judges' reports from the shows.
[6] Dog World has traditionally published a wide cross section of opinion and has often taken issue with the Kennel Club (KC).
In 2010 the "Clarges Street Clarion" column written by a Kennel Club insider under the pseudonym "Trumpeter" was withdrawn due to the writer's, widely acknowledged to have been former KC Chairman Ronnie Irving, disagreements with editorial policy.
One columnist, Kevin Colwill, was and remains largely supportive of the programme and the subsequent reforms in the pedigree word.
Dog World's website often has a majority of posters hostile to the KC and supportive of the health reform agenda although this may not be a true reflection of the feelings of the paper's readership.
[8] It was edited by George Krehl, breeder and importer of a number of breeds and former editor of the dog section of The Stockkeeper.
The programme first launched in 2011 and includes footage and interviews filmed at a variety of championship dog shows throughout the UK.