Anyone watching Crufts on more 4?

blackcob said:
OH thinks he was named after the Japanese electronics company he works for, secretly I know the h is superfluous. LOL @ good citizen award. :D

That actually has a nice ring to it, I might steal it for Dax. Starship Trooper Dax? We could have a theme toon and everything. :p

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ROFL!
You could have a WWE style entry to a race :p :D
 
That lab did not look just stocky. Our old lad (a show type) was stocky but he was not fat. He had a tuck to his tummy, and defined muscle, especially on his hindquarters. My dog looked like that when I got him, before he lost 6kg and got fit enough for working. He is a show type spaniel. :)
 
I loved teh IWS, I didn;t think he looked fat, I just assumed his coat was brushed out, I have never seen one with a coat that fluffy/ or clean! What happened to the clumber, was it not put forward?
 
Is it EVERY BOB that is being vet checked? Or just the high risk ones?

Good day for H's dad's owner :) She also breeds Gordons and got Best Puppy and Reserve Bitch :) :)
 
ah ok.... in some ways that doesn't seem fair if they are going to fail on things like eye injuries (as one has been rumoured to have)? As any breed could have that? Surely they should look at all the breeds?

If there at least one in every category?
 
Clumber vet sheet has been leaked.
Ectropion was the reason given which is not a health risk unless the eye cannot close.
Vet is listed as a feline specialist - would you want a dog vet vetting a horse?

No terriers are on the list.
 
Not sure if there is a high profile breed in every group, but I'm pretty sure the GSD is the only one in the Pastoral Group, which doesn't bode well. Wonder if there is going to be a vet with x ray eyes diagnosing HD.
 
Well I obviously would have liked to see the Irish Setter win the gundog group,and a certain mad ginger one sat by my feet would tend to agree!! Of course it had to be the only one who had a small moment of 'bouncing' going around the ring,what a surprise lol,not!!

The English Setter was nice,and the English Pointer would have got my vote as well,quite liked the welsh and flat coat also.

Agree that lab looked gross in a weight sense,and glad some of you have mentioned it as thought maybe I was just clueless lol
He was an american dog was he not?? Is it maybe a difference in type and how they breed them compared with us??

The winner didn't do it for me I'm afraid,I will happily admit I know nothing about irish water spaniels,but it looked more like a poodle than a gundog to me.
 
Interesting how the PETA biased blogs are getting the facts wrong.

The bulldog & peke were both blocked for eye problems discerned by using a "light" which contravenes the KC guidance which is openly available on the KC website.
http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/download/12708/SH102HPvetsurgeoninfo.pdf



Both of these Brachycephalic breeds were otherwise ok and it looks like the vet might have been determined to fail them.
The bulldog has an old injury which is no secret.

Devonlass - poodles were originally gundogs and if not for the smaller varieties probably would still be part of this group like their cousins.
 
s4sugar said:
Both of these Brachycephalic breeds were otherwise ok and it looks like the vet might have been determined to fail them.
The bulldog has an old injury which is no secret.
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But it is an excuse to exclude it and and be seen to be doing something.
I feel next year will be better, the regulations are new and there will be pressure to show the public the KC mean business :(
 
At least the high profile vet checking at crufts may convince the general public that KC registered dogs are healthy dogs and preferable to buying a designer dog from a byb/ puppy farm. IMO the American cocker spaniel looked hideous as did the fat lab. I wanted the welsh springer or the flat coat to win. Didn't like his choice of champion or reserve.
 
I want to know why the Gordon Setter never gets anywhere ! I had Gordons for years and they are the most beautiful dogs. Not had one for past 2 years and had to have a sniffle when they showed the gundog group. Gone all broody again now
 
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