00:01Croft has come and gone again, capturing the imagination of dogloves across Britain and
00:06highlighting the country's passion for canine competitions.
00:10Behind the world famous show is a surprising link to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the first
00:15recognised modern dog show took place back in 1859.
00:19The city has a long tradition of champion dogs, from borzoi to fox terriers, and locals
00:25continue to celebrate their enduring love of dogs.
00:28I am a big dog fan, I have a dog at home that's a Jack Russell Border Terrier, but in
00:33terms
00:33of what dog I'd want in the future, I'm a big fan of like a Rottweiler or a Staffie type
00:38of dog, you know, the ones with the big heads that you can like ruffle around a little bit,
00:41those are my favourite type of dogs I think.
00:44I do love dogs, I've had loads of dogs in the past, probably my favourite dog at the moment,
00:49it's probably a golden retriever.
00:50To be fair, it's weird because I see like chocolate labradors around all the time and
00:53I feel like it's like a little, do you know what I mean, it's like a little reminder, it's
00:55cute.
00:57The 1859 dog show at Newcastle's Town Hall featured pointers and setters and is widely
01:03recognised as the first organised modern dog show.
01:06Decades later, the Duchess of Newcastle encouraged Charles Croft to stage a major terrier show
01:12in London in 1886, laying the foundation for Crofts.
01:16I think probably definitely the sleeping in, whining at me when I've got food, that would
01:22be, she's pretty good at that.
01:24Asking for belly scratches as well, she's really good at that.
01:30Supermodel, look at that face.
01:33Yeah.
01:35I can't lie, she's quite spoiled, she's quite a grandma dog, she gets away with murder, so
01:40I don't know how, if she's asked to do too much actual like, things that doesn't benefit
01:45her, she wouldn't be too on board to be honest.
01:48Soul room thing, was it?
01:50Soul room thing?
01:51Yeah, yeah.
01:52I don't know, my rabbits were quite good at agility courses, we used to do little jumps
01:56for them to watch.
01:58I was quite young.
02:00Quite bored as well.
02:02Yeah, lived in the middle of nowhere, there wasn't a lot to do.
02:05Yeah, sleeping most of the time, chasing mace, crying all the time.
02:12Barking, barking there.
02:17I feel like the stereotype would probably be because you know them like a bulldog maybe,
02:21do you know what I mean?
02:22Like, but everyone's really friendly though, so maybe like a retriever.
02:25I think, I think a type of bulldog.
02:29If you go for the stereotype bulldog, if you're not, and you actually know the people
02:32here, it would be a retriever because everyone's really nice and friendly.
02:35Bulldog.
02:37Oh no, come on, it has to be, it has to be the Jack Russell.
02:42Black and white.
02:43This celebration highlights Newcastle's role in the origins of one of Britain's best known
02:48dog shows.
02:49From the first 1859 exhibition to today's Crufts, the city's canine culture remains strong,
02:54and local residents continue to celebrate a long-standing love of dogs.
02:58No!
02:59No!
02:59No!
02:59No!
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