It's Crufts annual dog show and I've been known to post a
Half Baked idea appropriate to the event.
This year I bring the suggestion of The Crufts Dog Show
Barking Mad Competition, in which dogs of all types
compete in the new sound making category.
It's a currently overlooked feature of
canines in this
event
that they can emit a large variety of noises.
These are judged according to a combination of the
following criteria: barking; growling; howling; snoring;
whimpering; bone crunching, farting and door
scratching. Special harmless cruelty free tests are
constructed to elicit the required sound responses.
During
these, the judges will listen carefully for qualities such
as:
loudness, sustain, depth of note, scaryness, persistence,
and 'muscicality'. Sounds will be amplified and played
over
the
arena's tannoy system, with recordings available for
subsequent purchase.
Noise making is a great equaliser, and not dependant on
years of selective breeding, training or incessant
grooming.
This means that a small dog or a basic mongrel can 'out-
noise' a much bigger, or thoroughbred specimen in many
categories.
The advanced section features owners imitating the
sounds
made by their pets.