Just one of the moves you can do with a Great Dane in heelwork to music - paws on shoulders! Ruach and Christina Oxtoby.
The heelwork to music display in the main arena of Crufts 2012, with Jenny Deakin leading the display. Heelwork to
Barbara Sykes has organised For The Love of Dogs to encourage and enable everyone involved with dogs to get together and consider the future for dogs. You can find more details below, and this is a great opportunity for people representing many different areas of the dog world to exchange views.
There's a brand new dog podcast for you to listen to, it's called The Dog News Show and the first episode is out now. The show is presented by Debbie Connolly (SafePets UK, Dog Borstal) and Julie Hill (DogCast Radio) - which of course is me!
A breeder who feared a stomach infection might force her to pull her puppy from Crufts says a health product launched at Crufts 2012 (Lintbell's YUMPRO) helped her to take a top breed prize.
Crufts 2012 - Carolyn Menteith, Paul Keevil, Nina Ottosson, Dr. Roger Mugford, Dr. Claire Guest, Lesley Nicol (Mrs Patmore from Downton Abbey) and more, plus Bruce Fogle talks about his photo competition Scratched and Chewed.
Doggy game designer Nina Ottosson was on the Company of Animals stand at Crufts.
Dandie Dinmont enthusiast Paul Keevil with his lookalike dog Crosby. Paul got to the finals of the Crufts Factor with another dog, Jackson.
Elee the Shiba Inu with her owner Delphine Lamalle won Crufts Factor 2012 with an impressive display of tricks.
The Hertfordshire-based flyball team the High Flyers are joint hosts and organisers of the European Championships, a three day event which is likely to attract around 150 international teams and up to 2,000 dogs. It takes place in July 2012 at Littleport in Cambridgeshire.