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Crufts The 2009 Crufts dogshow from the Birmingham Judges at this years’ Crufts are under orders to remove unhealthy animals as part of a campaign by the Kennel Club to save pedigree dog showing from extinction An Afghan hound arrives for Crufts 2009. The club was damaged when BBC documentary revealed rearing methods that created dogs with diseases and deformities Basenji dogs arrive at the show. The programme led the BBC to scrap its coverage of the show after 42 years. The four-day event is however being broadcast live on the internet for the first time In an attempt to salvage its reputation, the Kennel Club has recruited a team of 20 show monitors to scrutinise the judges’ decisions on breeds deemed to be at risk from health problems A dog and its owner arrive for the show. Fourteen breeds deemed to be at risk from health problems are: basset hound, bloodhound, bulldog, chow chow, clumber spaniel, dogue de Bordeaux, French bulldog, German shepherd, mastiff, Neapolitan mastiff, pekingese, pug, St Bernard and shar-pei Judges have been sent new rules on evaluating the dogs, and will be briefed on potential pitfalls presented by each breed A Gordon Setter, a breed used to highlight ’healthy breeding’ at the show, jumps through the undergrowth. Dogs will be banned if they show signs of sickness such as lameness, shortness of breath, refusal to be handled, timidity or aggression Richard Cook running with his Siberian Huskies Pasha and Alexi. His sport, Canix, will be demonstrated during Crufts which will be attended by the third highest number of entrants since the show was founded in 1891 The Kennel Club is expecting about 160,000 visitors to see 28,000 dogs over the four days A dog arrives in the back of a car for the Crufts dog show. The annual event runs from March 5-8 at the NEC in Birmingham Women stand with their Afghan Hound before going into the parade ring during the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, central England, March 5, 2009. Janine Dymott from Scotland with Brough the Blood hound at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre for the first day of Crufts 2009. An Afghan Hound waits before entering the parade ring during the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, central England, March 5, 2009. Bassett Hounds at at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre for the first day of Crufts 2009, NEC, Birmingham.