DOG SHOWS
THE CARDIFF DOG WALKING COMPANY
Scruffts
Scruffts is no shaggy dog story. The alternative dog show
which awards doggie rosettes to non-pedigree pooches is still snapping
at the heels of its famous namesake to be the best dog show on the
planet.
Certainly it wins paws down for comedy categories.
Instead of Best in Show, there is Most Handsome Crossbreed, Prettiest
Crossbreed Bitch, and Golden Oldie. The judges look for well behaved
dogs with good character, health, personality and temperament. The
winner of the coveted Most Handsome Dog is the dog with the most adorable
and loveable face. For the category of Child’s Best Friend both
the child and pet can wear fancy dress, and the Golden Oldie is the
pooch with the best overall appearance for its age, in good health
with a cheeky personality.
Heats for Scruffts take place in different venues
around the country, but the big event returns to The National Arboretum,
Westonbirt in February this year for the second time. Organised by
the Kennel Club, Scruffts is the nation’s favourite annual cross-breed
competition, and is one of many fun events for dogs and their owners
at the National Arboretum’s Dog Days weekend on February 17
and 18, 2007.
The final for Family Crossbreed of the Year continues
to be held at Earls Court, at the Kennel Club’s November Discover
Dogs event.
Crufts
A big bark goes out to Crufts - Britain’s biggest annual
dog show for pedigree dogs at Birmingham’s NEC.
A dog-lovers paradise, you can see every type of
dog depending on the day you visit, and watch the nation’s best
behaved sheep dogs put through their paces, sticking to the side of
their owners legs as they perform impossibly challenging tasks. Watch
your favourite breed of pooch weave in and out of obstacles or browse
the pet product stalls or gaze at the thousand different carbon copies
of the same dog on display before deciding on your best in show.
