UK vs. USA dog shows

**Jessika** · 05-09-2006, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by elizabethann

Crufts was on the Animal Planet channel last night. Not sure who won - went to bed early. It was interesting to see some of the dogs I've never seen or heard of before. It seemed like the Crufts show has a more relaxed dress-code than Westminster. Some people showing their dogs at Crufts were in jeans and sneakers. There was one dog - I think it was a red & white Setter. It was beeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuuuutiful!

But I don't have preference. I like both US & UK.

Chance won! The Aussie!! I watched it last night and made HJ watch the Pastorial group and the BIS part when he got home from work. Chance was just... the most beautiful Aussie I think I've seen!!

I don't know which I prefer, I JUST started getting into watching them. I must say I do prefer Crufts because its international, so you get to see MANY more unique dogs that you just wouldn't be able to see at an AKC show

**shihtzulover850** · 05-09-2006, 01:53 PM

US You can understand what they are talking about better

**Suki Wingy** · 05-09-2006, 03:04 PM

they are both good in their own ways

**bckrazy** · 05-09-2006, 03:18 PM

I do prefer UK, because of the cropping & docking. =(

I prefer Europe in general, because a lot of European kennel clubs require working dogs to earn WORKING titles before they're allowed to be shown. It's ridiculous to judge the quality of a working breed based solely on their appearance.

**dab_20** · 05-09-2006, 03:46 PM

Well, from what I understand, they don't crop dog's ears in UK shows. I like that part about it much better! US is ok, too I suppose. I have never seen a UK show, though, so I woulden't know.

**lute** · 05-09-2006, 05:18 PM

it's a toss up. i like the movement of a lot of the UK dogs, but i think they look really frumpy and unkept. did anyone see the dane on the Crufts dog show last night? it was short, had bad coloring, was too thick,and just all around bad quality as far as i could tell. i prefer the breed to be like the AKC standard. i do like the UK version of the GSD though. they don't walk on their hocks quite like the US dogs.