Pete the Vet and Ireland AM go to Crufts – the Irish angle | TV3
This year, Ireland AM visited Crufts to look into a range of aspects of the biggest dog show in the world.
This year, Ireland AM visited Crufts to look into a range of aspects of the biggest dog show in the world.
Essentially, there are four strands to Crufts, one is great, the second is harmless and the other two are controversial.
There are always media flurries after Crufts. Last year, it was the (later discredited) allegations of dogs being poisoned.
This year, I visited Crufts for a day with TV3's Ireland AM: the resulting video will be shown this coming Wednesday. Meanwhile, I have written an online piece in the Daily Telegraph about my experience.
In this week's radio interview, we discussed the controversy around Crufts (still not update on toxicology as of 16/3) and I answered a listener's query about her cat scratching the furniture.
I've started a regular slot on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk.
Crufts hit the news for the wrong reasons today, for two main reasons1: There was widespread concern about the winning Scottie dog being handled in an insensitive manner.
On Ireland AM this week, we’re featured Crufts, with two dogs in studio: a Hovawart and a Havanese, both of which are going to Crufts this week Crufts is still the world’s biggest dog ..
Listen to my weekly podcast, recorded with Declan Meehan of East Coast FM.
(pic shows judging of some of the Bulldogs at Crufts) I’m surprised that the disqualification of six “Best of Breed” dogs (Bulldog, Peke, Clumber Spaniel, Mastiff, Neopolitan Mastiff ..
Richard Curtis from Southampton was visiting Pet Expo in Dublin last week, with Disco, his dancing Portuguese Water dog. Dogs have featured in Richard’s life for as long as he can remember.