dogs dont feel love,we interprit there behaviour to be as such,there is a type of love that a mother shows her offspring,its called agape love,most pros would not intertain the idea because there is no way to prove it.showing a dog is for self gradification,the ribbon.its your hobbie not the dog,and and thing that looks like love is means to be excepted,wanted,it is controversial espesialiy when your dog loves the food you just gave them!!!!, or is it a prefference.?...respectfull phil

I do think many dogs enjoy the social side of things, the out and about and round other dogs side.

yes i do believe that to ,dogs need stimulants of all kinds,showing them is one,and just being there is enough for them,let them see the world experience all thing positive.and i hope that, no one, was offfended buy my comments,im not pointing ,just generalising....respectfully ..phil

If we go to a showground we have never been to before the dogs know we are nearly there about 5 mins before we arrive. They get so excited in the back of the car they start to whine and fidget How do they know!! They do the same when we are close to home as well.

wish my lot were that useful, I may not get lost as often as I do, if I had a dogey sat nav in place..

brill though,

its the nose!!!!and iv got 3 that do the same!they smell comfort!if the wind is blowing in the other direction they may not smell the party!!!

IMO dog shows are a wonderful way of socialising dogs, they get to walk around in crowds with dogs /humans/children. they hear tannoy systems calling out/they learn to travel in vehicles/ they learn to let people(total strangers) go over their bodies, look in their mouths, run hands down body, feel for nuts which will help for vet visits. they get one on one time with owners, get used to being inside large tents, or loud crowd noise, see trollies, crates and all other sorts of strange things being carted around, how may places would you have to go to, to get so many varied things to introduce your dog to which will enable you to have a balanced socialised dog.

Mo

great post, Mo! I hope Rio and I have as much fun as you and yours when we start showing!

first of all dogs arent bred for crufts! i show my dog and yes we have qualified for 2010 but that was just a bonus for me! also you are only mentioning one breed of dog out of hundreds. i own a chinese crested and i love taking her to shows. i dont mind not winning anything its going out for they day with my dog that i enjoy. so im going to say yes i agree with crufts. i cant understand your question though? i think it should have been do u agree in culling ridgebacks without the ridge? because really your question has nothing to do with the dog show crufts other than thats where you heard the information.

how may places would you have to go to, to get so many varied things to introduce your dog to which will enable you to have a balanced socialised dog.


Most of the country/county shows, quite a few big markets etc.