Crufts 2019

[Aussie Whip 4,100]

13 minutes ago, straight2hand said:

Exactly pal that’s why working dogs as a general rule of thumb are healthy breeds, compared to the latest traits these so called judges like to see on the peds that are not actually good for the animal itself!

Who are these judges?obviously not dog men.

[Moocher71 4,049]

17 minutes ago, Str said:

The border terrier looked recognisable and the staffie looked like the dogs I remember in my area as a kid in the 70s but the rest were piss poor.border collies showed they are the most versatile of breeds in the agility which I didn’t mind watching as there owners have obviously spent a lot of time on there dogs.

I haven't  watched  the showing for yrs but your right the agility people put lot time into there dogs.

if I had a litter in the past I would only let pups goto working homes but last litter I bred two lads let me down . I took pups to the vets ,as they needed jabs .i was talking to a couple with a collie who used it for agility and they was looking for a whippet or a x to do relay etc with ,we made arangments for her to visit and see parents .

that was six yrs ago and both pups turned out good for them,and it was good for the dogs .

them agility dogs relay dogs are fit,healthy it's a shame the same can not be said for our pure kc dogs ,

 

 

[jackthelad 1,893]

according to the woman comentating the jack russel was developed in australia near spat my tea over the telly

 

[Stephen unwin. 255]

Shite

[Black neck 15,986]

Who comes up wi the standards these dogs are bred to and what kind of drugs are the on 

Must be right good shiznit 

[Stephen unwin. 255]

9 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Who comes up wi the standards these dogs are bred to and what kind of drugs are the on 

Must be right good shiznit 

Magic mushrooms a think 

[eastcoast 4,137]

2 hours ago, jackthelad said:

according to the woman comentating the jack russel was developed in australia near spat my tea over the telly

 

I did not see it but the Australian KC was the 1st to give recognition to a type using the title Jack Russell. I believe that the people who were striving for recognition of a type by that name in the UK used it as one of the reasons why our KC should recognise the type that they were championing, as the UK was it's country of origin and the Australians had recognised the wrong type. Hence the Parson (Jack) Russell. Nothing to do with £££s of course.

[Mixedgrill 704]

Fuuk Dave ,the hound will win it

[eastcoast 4,137]

I tried not to watch it. Makes me so angry. But failed and watched the final. I was expecting the upright shoulders, short backs and straight stifles that create the "wonderful movement". But I swear to God that every animal in the final had turned out elbows and was cow hocked. Even the hound.

Edited March 10, 2019 by eastcoast
wrong word

[keepitcovert 842]

Qualifications to be a judge, you have to be totally clueless about working ability of all breeds, and you must like poking your fingers up the arse of the dog you are judging, thats what the judge i was watching did.

[Bosun11 537]

Think you'd be surprised by how many terrier and lurcher folk have exibited and judged at Crufts...

[two crows 3,342]

what about the flyball final, all running dogs.

[poxon 5,741]

No problem with crufts if that’s what they want to do an it makes them happy they can crack on! I’m only interested in my own mongrel dogs any way no real interest in what other people have got or if I think it’s fit for function long as I’m happy with what I’ve got I couldn’t careless 

[Penda 3,341]

The thing is lads initially all dogs were bred for purpose namely work so dogs were to do jobs now in this day and age there aren't many dogs in the kc world that are bred to do there job the kennel was formed to make money out of breeding dogs hence why the silly price tags on most of these dogs it's a crying shame but the truth work is 1st in my head breeding is 2nd 

[Allan P 1,150]

Hunts sabs should turn their attention to shows, lots more animal cruelty involved in showing than hunting imo.