The Dog Reporter finished another great day at Crufts! I was very busy running around the NEC (or "neck" as our Italians friends call it) and tried to film as many rescues as possible. It is so great seeing so many charities and rescues supported here at Crufts.
I also spent a bit of time in the Dog Activities area watching some of the gun dog and heel work displays and demos.
There are so many things to do with dogs!
I also learned about some new products as well as some new dog charities.
The ones I want to shamelessly plug are the following:
www.fish4dogs.com some natural dog treats that are made from skins of fish (usually thrown away). I spent quite a bit of time talking with Jill who started fish4dogs with her husband and learned some really cool things about their eco-friendly and health conscience dog treat company. I am now a big supporter! I remember how much my dog Josie LOVED salmon skins and I saw first hand how much these dogs at Crufts were going crazy for fish treats. (although I do admit it smelled a bit fishy around there!)
I met so many wonderful people at Crufts and just a couple more I want to mention as they are "making a difference for dogs."
SOFA Club is a new charity comprised of some young students from Norwich. They have taken their own time to champion and support microchipping for all pets - especially dogs. These young students were at Crufts working all day getting a petition signed to help support mandatory microchipping in the UK. I will write more about this club later as well as post an interview so you can hear all about their support for microchipping.
I also interviewed another new charity to Crufts -Nowzad Dogs.
I met and interviewed Royal Marine Pen Farthing who published his wonderful story about saving dogs in Afghanistan while on duty. He even had on the stand two rescues from Afghanistan named Tali and Helmand! I managed to hold my composure while speaking to him about the dogs he helped save. It was very difficult though not blubbing like an idiot!
Lastly I interviewed Andrew Rosindell MP who is a big supporter with the Kennel Club in campaigning against dog shock collars. Dog shock collars are cruel and inhumane and if you have ever tried one on yourself (like Andrew did for my YouTube filming) than you know! They are not the way to train dogs and they should be outlawed not just in the UK but worldwide. If anyone tells you they work then let them wear it for a while and sporadically buzz them an electric shock from time to time.
Just want to say thank you to everyone who helps make Crufts a great show. My own experience of Crufts is positive and a warm place for people to learn about all things dog and also support those charities that are making a difference for dogs.
Big woof xx
The Dog Reporter©
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