How Crufts became the biggest dog show in the world - Written by Isla Campbell
Crufts was named after its founder, Charles Cruft, who worked for a dog biscuit manufacturer and spent considerable time travelling to dog shows both in the UK and internationally. This allowed him to establish contacts...
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Wanna see some fun agility run at Crufts last week? Here you go!Large Dog Finals - Part 1 and Part 2Medium Dog Finals - Part 1 and Part 2Small Dog FinalsTeam SemiEnjoy! And if you'd like to see more, click here, or go to YouTube and search for Crufts 2008 agility
More from Crufts 2008!Be sure and catch all the results here.Visit the BBC site for some up-to-date vids and info.Watch the Toy Group final. Meet the Utility Group winner, and the Toy Group winner.Check out some photos - here and here! And all the Best of Breed photos here.Sadly, Carrie Jones and Jive didn't make it through to the finals for International Agility :( UPDATE! They pulled it out in the final round receiving first place! Nice Job Carrie and Jive!Deefa, a three-legged Lurcher, with her handler Amy Lawsom, was one of five dogs taking part in a junior handlers team agility event, organized by the Young Kennel Club at Crufts.Did you know that the first widely-documented appearance of dog agility was as entertainment at the Crufts dog show in 1978.Check out the YKC Agility Dog of t
The Crufts Dog Show, listed in Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest dog show, started today. From the UK’s Times Online…
You may think they’re barking — but thousands of dogs and their owners have gathered for the start of the world’s largest dog show, Crufts.
Almost 23,000 dogs, including 1,165 from overseas, are expected [...]
It's time for Crufts!Crufts, the world’s greatest dog show will be taking place from 6th – 9th March 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham. The show is open from 8.15 to 19.30 each day.Officially recognized as the world’s largest dog show by the Guinness Book of Records, Crufts 2008 looks forward to expecting almost 23,000 dogs, including 1,165 dogs from overseas. As for human visitors the 2007 show had over 153,000.Here is some of what you can enjoy right at home:Listen to what's going on at Crufts live, via CruftsFM. You'll be able to hear interviews and features, the results as they happen and the LIVE chat with the winner conveying all the emotion and drama - that only radio can portray.See the results here!Check out the schedules:March 6th - including agility, confirmation for utility an
flangracneig pgoramian To quote the first line of Eric Bischoff’s theme music: I’m back, and I’m better than ever. I suppose a lot of you have been wondering just what the hell I’ve been upto? Well, despite drinking an obscene amount of alcohol, spending an obscene amount of money and watching a hell of a lot more TV than I used to. Mainly sport, but more on that later.
One program I have been watching loads though is Crufts. It’s dominating the TV this weekend largely due to the fact that Mum and Bonnie loves it. Whilst I have been watching it, I haven’t actually been loving it. I just don’t understand it. Basically, you have all these dogs, which all look completely different from each other, and you have to pick the best. That’s like saying “here’s this apple, here’s this orange, which one is a better banana?”.
Go on, which is it?
You just don’t know! And what are they looking for in a dog? They’re n
Two very quick sketches of people during the last couple of days:Wednesday: during another visit to the Pastel Society exhibition at the Mall Galleries, I drew two ladies having tea while I also had a cup of tea and some event for that evening was erected around me!Thursday: trying for the first time to sketch owners exhibiting their dogs at Crufts, I decided that this was maybe getting a little too ambitious since I don't draw dogs very often! This sketch lasted about 2 minutes!art , drawing , drawing people , pencil , sketching , sketchbooks
