| Crufts 2025 | Date : 7th March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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Thank you for the fantastic entry in both quantity and quality. The atmosphere around the ring was great and the sportsmanship I witnessed throughout the day demonstrated what dog shows should be like. I thought both my dog and bitch line ups were superb and I could happily have given out more than one CC. I felt the puppy classes were very encouraging for the future of the breed and the Limit and Open classes were full of quality. Unfortunately, some placings were affected as the dogs were carrying far too much weight, others had matts in their coats. Pleased to say that I didn’t find any affected by respiratory distress due to tight nostrils, although some were better than others. White of eye wasn’t as prevalent as I have seen in the past, so breeders are doing a good job. Having said that, fronts are still an issue in many with upright shoulders and short upper arms, along with ‘Queen Ann’ fronts. These may not be visible due to the coat, but the dog underneath is what is most important. |
