Saturday, March 20, 2010

How to liven up a bored Bulldog

If you thought that the spoof documentary about dog shows, “Best in Show”, was a little exaggerated, think again. The reality of life in the upper echelons of showing pedigree dogs can be more bizarre than a film director could ever imagine. A video taken at Crufts last weekend proves the point, but it needs a little explaining. A prize-winning Bulldog, according to the Kennel Club breed standard, ought to “convey an impression of determination, strength and activity”. The problem is: how to make a bored Bulldog look like this?



The handlers in the show ring seem to have found a method, which as the video shows, has become almost universally popular: hold the dog’s head steady by grasping his collar with your left hand, and with your right hand, gently tickle the base of his scrotum. This action with the right hand is guaranteed to make any dog stand still, while adopting an understandably “questioning” facial expression. Apparently this can boost his prize-winning chances.

9 comments:

arbroath said...

....Ad we want to know this.......?

A good morning to you too...!

:-P

arbroath said...

Makes you wonder of their process of elimination to find something that worked.

arbroath said...

Only male dogs are entered in dog shows then?

arbroath said...

That trick works with my boyfriend too.

arbroath said...

Everybody!  Proceed with your bulldog scrotum scratching in unison....   NOW!

arbroath said...

..And do <span>we</span> want to know this..........?

A good evening to you too...!

:-P

arbroath said...

Whilst my Bulldog gently weeps

arbroath said...

I can imagine a guy looking down and realizing he's sitting on the floor, fondling a small animal and hoping desperately that he's fondling said animal well enough to win the approval of a person who is not sitting on the floor, tickling a dog's balls.

arbroath said...

some people will do anything to win!!!!!!!wow