Crufts More4

Anyone watching, its all about rescued Staffs at the mo!

Noooooooo my 3 year old grandaughter here for the weekend so its lady ga ga and justin beiber till she goes to bed ill watch it later on catch up

yes i was.nice to see good press for a change. looking forward to seeing which staff got best of breed

Yer same, its just shocking that 48% of rescues bought in are staffy/staffy crosses! It was a great watch, make sure you do catch it gem x

The Staffies on the shortlist

We're watching it at the moment, I've got to admit, I think they could have chosen a better Stafford, but it's damn good to see them on the shortlist, and to get the reserve!

Came 3rd!!!!! Thats so cool. Caryll if you read this I am so jelous that you went!!

must admit i thought the english bull was stunning

nicolalouises wrote:must admit i thought the english bull was stunning

It so was

cant believe it didnt place at all

I think the mini was better, but then again I'm not a massive English Bull fan, unless it's the tri colour one just up the road

I didn't stay for the group judging , but I watched the staff get 3rd in group on More4! What a beauty!

The EBT was ok, but not one of my favourites! I was cheering on the one that won the Limit Class (an acquaintance!) Ragnarok Balder at Polanca (Harvey).

do you think staffy or bull terrier will ever win crufts again?

No, not really. The Best in Show judges for Crufts are 'all-rounders' who have rarely had any experience of owning/breeding staffs or bullies. You'll get them do well, sometimes, in the groups, but I can't see them winning BIS!!

i thought so that why i dont watch it

But it's really good to see a staff get 3rd Best in Group - that's one huge achievement!

Caryll wrote:But it's really good to see a staff get 3rd Best in Group - that's one huge achievement!

I was well chuffed for her, it didn't even walk that well in the ring, Caryll what exactly do they look for??

They should move with power & drive - that's the most important thing. Then theire legs from behind should move parallel from the hock to the floor (difficult to acheive as a dog tends to move its legs closer together as it speeds up) and the legs from the front should be straight. Does that make sense?

In practise, most staffs (even the good ones) don't always have the best of movement.

I think it makes sense yes, thanks, do they get marked down for not walking well?

They do, but most judges will bear in mind that the construction of a staff gives it a particular kind of movement!