SKK’s hunting-dog committee: rules, ethics and specialist clubs

Key facts

Institution

Committee within Svenska Kennelklubben [source]

A committee within the Swedish Kennel Club

Jakthundskommittén, abbreviated JHK, is the Swedish Kennel Club’s committee for hunting-dog matters. Its stated purpose links breed-specific hunting ability with good hunting ethics and the continuing development of hunting-dog activities. It has a coordinating role involving specialist clubs, other SKK committees, hunting organisations and public bodies. This institutional position differs from that of a local training club. A reader seeking a local activity needs the relevant specialist club or organiser; a reader investigating overarching rules or policy can use JHK’s published responsibilities and decisions to understand the national structure.

Its rule responsibilities span hunting tasks

The committee’s listed responsibilities include hunting-test championships, hunting-test rules, working-breeding awards and breeder awards. Its remit encompasses delegated specialist-club rules as well as regulations retained directly at SKK level. The published list covers retriever and spaniel work, pointing dogs, elk dogs, driving hounds, terriers, blood tracking and several wild-boar-related assessments. These are separate regulated activities within a common organisational setting. The committee also addresses technical aids, hunting ethics and the preservation of Swedish breeds. Naming the actual test and responsible specialist club remains essential when interpreting a certificate or a proposed rule change.

Following decisions and raising an issue

SKK publishes committee minutes and describes delegated powers for approving or interpreting rules, considering dispensations and reviewing relevant disciplinary questions. Its public explanation of a 2025 meeting specifically emphasises that rule interpretations should be written down and accessible. That gives participants a concrete reason to look for a published decision rather than rely on an account of customary practice. The committee pages provide contact and submission information alongside the minutes. An enquiry is clearer when it identifies the rule, activity, specialist club and issue, allowing the national committee’s role to be distinguished from the organiser’s management of an individual event.

Common questions

Sources & further reading

References for this guide. Rules and services can change; check the responsible organisation for current details.

• SKK: JHK remit and responsibilities (opens in a new tab)
• SKK: delegated decisions and cooperation (opens in a new tab)
• SKK: written interpretations in committee business (opens in a new tab)

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