Do you think your dog could have a chance of winning Crufts?... Whether or not you include the

Crufts has seen a rise in popularity of the Lowchen-" Little Lion Dog"-with a nine-fold increase in

The return of the prestigious international dog competition Crufts is now just days away, with

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Two of the Queen's dogs pulled out of a display celebrating her jubilee at Crufts on Sunday night

Cooper, the speedy Border Collie, achieved a classic straight line leg weave. Billy the little hound executed a side to side leg weave, which allows smaller breeds to achieve bigger figures of eight.... Later, Bob the French Bulldog showcased his best backward weave, which requires the handler to remain focused on which leg to use. Finally, Dexter the golden retriever impressed the audience with his leg weave with a twist.... The difficult move adds a complex edge, as it requires the pooch to

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The advice is clearer and more specific than The Kennel Club’s last published guidance on the subject in 2014, in which they wrote that the dogs’ bodies should be “ moderately long and low ”.... Their backs go and they end up unable to walk.... It’s a real problem.” The Kennel Club said the rise in popularity of miniature sausage dogs is due to them being “ the breed of choice with celebrities ” and that the exaggerations were “ perceived as cute ”....

French bulldogs-one of the go-to breeds for any celebrity in need of a photogenic four-legged companion-will be penalised at dog shows if they display the exaggerated flat features which put their health at risk. The Kennel Club has introduced tough new changes to their breed standards for “ Frenchies ” to help tackle the growing problem of the hugely popular dogs being born with extreme flat-faced features. Under the amended breed standards introduced on Wednesday, the French bulldogs’ well-def