UK vs. USA dog shows

**lute** · 05-09-2006, 06:18 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.

**binka_nugget** · 05-09-2006, 08:55 PM

I prefer UK standards.. ESPECIALLY for GSDs!

**bckrazy** · 05-09-2006, 09:47 PM

Lute, I think that has to do with the breed standards and working emphasis in Europe. I have talked to plenty of people who hate European Dobermans and Rotties, because they are much bigger boned. What they do not realize is, stick-thin AKC Dobes are not natural! They are bred that way because their purpose is to look pretty, not to really work. At least that's the impression I got from the Crufts Dane vs a lot of AKC Danes?

**zoomer** · 05-09-2006, 10:08 PM

I like the Boxer's ears in USA, I think they look good.

But I like the fact that UK doesn't have cropped/docked dogs. Well, they aren't part of the standard.

**wolfsoul** · 05-09-2006, 10:16 PM

I haven't read anything about UK standards so I can't answer the question -- but I must say, when I was researching UK show shelties, they were uuuugly (I'm used to seeing CKC and AKC show shelties).

It's really interesting though, to see the differences betweens breeds in different countries.

**Jessika** · 05-09-2006, 10:47 PM

You guys seem to forget -- Crufts is an international dog show, so you will have dogs being entered from places such as the US where they DO practice procedures such as cropping and docking, etc.

**cloverfdx** · 05-09-2006, 10:55 PM

Neither

. But if i had to choose it would be UK shows, for working/ cropping reasons

.

I despise the idea of dogs being judged on looks and not working ability.

**dogfighter2111** · 09-19-2006, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by zoomer

I like the Boxer's ears in USA, I think they look good.

But I like the fact that UK doesn't have cropped/docked dogs. Well, they aren't part of the standard.

Hi,

Actually we do have some Docked dogs in Crufts. For example my English Cocker has been docked. I beleive gundogs are allowed to be docked within the UK but no other breed. That goes with the shape of their use

Thanks
Mike