Absolutely but as others have said it was an expose of bad practice, like a bad builders programme.....

The extremists that led public opinion to both stop BBC coverage of Crufts and caused others to pull out of the event.

We'll never know the stats, but I wonder just how many badly bred dogs were showing that year (and subsequent years) against conscientiously bred dogs?

Don't get me wrong, the catalyst of events that has followed the programme has served to speed up KC policies in respect of good breeding which is excellent. However, on the downside, it has also put the fear of God into many of the general public and turned them against pedigree dog ownership.

There are pros and cons to what that particular programme caused. I'd like to think the pros will eventually outweigh the cons, but, at the moment, I'm honestly not too sure that they do.

I hope the follow-up programme is fair and balanced, I truly do. What would be nice would be to see the KC continuing to make progress as a result and the general public being informed where to look for well-bred pedigree dogs so that confidence can start to be restored

Hear Hear.

I talk to heaps of pet dog owners and in all honesty the vast majority of then didn't watch it....

Do you know ? She has been asked umpteen times re donating her money or time to animal health research and as yet not answered. Also bringing over dogs from Ireland but going on and on about UK dogs does not amuse me

Why should she donate either her money or her time?

If a programme is made about poverty in children do you expect the people making it to donate to the NSPCC? Or if it about not enough foster places do you expect them to foster?

rune

If they felt so strongly about something , then yes why not!

It's none of anyone's business what she does with her money.
I know for a fact that she has been involved with rescuing UK dogs.

Everyone helps in their own way
If she feels she is helping by making the programs then why should others demand that she helps in other ways that they deem fit?
Or if she does donate time and money why should she feel pressurised to nail her recepts to a flag to prove it?

It is a good way for the people who didn't like her message to attack her. It is usually done to turn attention away from a message when there is no other defence!

rune