Dog gets disqualified for taking a crap half way through Crufts agility course.

Run_to_da_hills

i thought this was funny but why disqualify the dog for doing something natural?

A five-year-old cross-breed, was taking part in the agility course at Crufts dog show this weekend. Her performance was going well - as she raced along beside her owner, running through tunnels and jumping over fences. However after around a minute on the course, the dog stopped just in front of some posts - for a bathroom break.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113545/Crufts-2012-Libby-dog-halts-middle-routine-bathroom-break--video.html

anniehoo

Course its fair, ye couldnt imagine Usain Bolt stopping mid sprint for a pee and think its grand do ya

Irishchick

Next they'll be putting cork's up the dogs bum.

Well if she stops takes a leak and still wins, she deserves 1st 2nd and 3rd !

jack presley

Neither Paula Radcliffe or Catriona McKiernan were disqualified for doing something similar in recent London Marathons

ABajaninCork

We saw that, and couldn't stop laughing!:D. But I thought she was having a wee???

Aw - poor doggy! If you gotta go, you gotta go....Bet the owner wished the ground would open up...:o

TooManyDogs

Funny alright but being disqualified was right.

Reason behind it is to make sure handlers bring their dogs for a wee/poo before the come into the ring. If a dog pee's or poo's on the course all the other dogs will be drawn to the same spot and want to mark it too, it throws alot of dogs off their stride. Its the same reason you can't bring food into an agility ring.

iguana

My favourite part of the video is when the young steward/attendant gets out a poop bag and it looks like he is going to pick it up and he just hands it to the dog owner. I know it makes sense when you think about it but it must have really dragged out a tough, tough moment for her.

toadfly

Haha I wonder has TK123 seen this thread?!