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CRUFTS – OPENING THE WINDOW WIDE
TO THE CANINE WORLD
Crufts, which was founded in 1891, has long been established as the world’s greatest dog show, and attracts exhibitors from all over Europe and visitors from all over the world. The show on the 7-10 March at the NEC, Birmingham, will attract over 22,000 top dogs and 120,000 visitors, confirming it to be the largest canine event on the planet! With a varied and interesting programme incorporating the Discover Dogs area which accommodates over 180 different breeds of pedigree dog, there will be demonstrations, breed judging, agility, flyball and other competitions (to name a few!). It is the Kennel Club’s aim to ensure that Crufts 2002 will restate the importance of dogs in society and display the many positive benefits that dogs bring to our lives. Crufts continues to provide the opportunity for charities such as Dogs for the Disabled, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People to demonstrate their invaluable work. This worthy contingent has been joined in recent years by Canine Partners for Independence, Support Dogs and Assistance Dogs for Disabled People - just some of the organisations dedicated to train dogs to be of direct benefit to their human companions, allowing a better standard of life and giving people back their independence.
Other invaluable roles that dogs play in our society are evident in
areas such as search and rescue, drug detection and crime prevention.
It is fair to say that without the dog’s active participation many more
lives would be lost and many more crimes committed if we were unable to
rely on the dog’s far superior senses to help and guide us
Dogs do all of this selflessly for us, but how do we repay them? Examples include the Kennel Club Charitable Trust which promotes the general improvement of dogs through charitable donations and research grants and the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme, which is the largest dog training programme in the UK, having now trained over 55,000 dogs and their owners in responsible dog ownership. Together with like minded canine organisations, charities and breed rescues, the Kennel Club continues to fully support the invaluable and diverse roles that the dog plays in our society by providing care, attention and protection to ensure that man’s best friends do not suffer and their popularity remains. After all, where would we be without them?
Said Vanessa McAlpine, Event Manager; “After the tragedy in America and other developments throughout the world it has become increasingly apparent just how special dogs are and what an important part they play in our society. Dogs do so much for so many, but at times seem to receive bad publicity. So it is the Kennel Club’s intention to ensure that Crufts continues to provide a positive window to the canine world. We owe it to dogs to guarantee their future role in society by highlighting the invaluable service that they give to humans every day enhancing our lives.” Why not come along and show your support for man’s best friend? For
further information please refer to www.crufts.org.uk
or telephone 020 7518 1012.
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Question How many different breeds of pedigree dog will be found in the Discover Dogs area ? Answer a) 300
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