This Rescue Dog Gave The Worst Crufts Performance There Has Ever Been And I Absolutely Love Him For It

I don’t know about you guys, but for me, this has been one freakin’ LONG week. That is, until, I discovered my newest spirit animal; Kratu. And who exactly is Kratu, you may be wondering? Well, sit back, relax, and get ready to fall in love…

The Kennel Club, which is in Birmingham, a popular city in England held its annual dog show, Crufts (maybe you’ve heard of it!?) last week, and I gotta tell you, it did not disappoint. But, let’s face it – dogs never really do disappoint, do they?

No, no they do not.

There did happen to be one adorable, furry little entrant who didn’t entirely knock it out of the park, so to speak, but he certainly tried his best… well… okay, that’s a little bit of a stretch too.

And who is this cheeky little chappy I’m speaking of, you may be wondering?

Well, meet Kratu.

Kratu is a Carpathian-Mioritic mix was entered into the Rescue Dog agility course grounds at the prestigious Crufts show for his second time and this year gave an absolutely, 10/10, terrible performance. No, seriously, it was truly, truly shocking. But it was also entertaining a HELL.

Okay, so maybe Kratu is not so fast, nor so agile out on the course, but boy oh boy he sure knows how to have a good freakin’ time! And after all… isn’t that what life is truly about!?

Either way, spectators fell head over heels in love with the little Romanian rescue who just could not be bothered navigating his way through a series of hurdles and tubes etc what. so. ever.

You see because, to him, the arena was just one giant playground surrounded by a crowd that showered him with affection no matter how well (or, not so well) he performed.

And you can see for yourself exactly what I mean by watching Kratu’s not-so-agile course run in the YouTube clip below.

WARNING: Prepare to fall absolutely, madly, completely and utterly 100% head over heels in LOVE. 

See what I mean now? Who COULDN’T love performance as bold as that!?

As mentioned before. this is actually Kratu’s second year representing Woodgreen in the dog show after his lackadaisical (aka carelessly lazy) run went viral (obviously) and captured millions of hearts from all over the globe last year.

To make the matter’s even sweeter, Kratu’s handler, whose name is Tessa Eagle Swan, actually personally rescued Kratu in Romania “from a very dangerous situation” when he was just merely a few weeks old. 

And while she truly adores her laidback, four-legged friend to bits, she told Crufts about her absolutely frustrating experience while trying to train him (yep, that’s right, he was actually trained at one point).

“As a teenager he was incredibly hard to train! He was so stubborn and determined to do what he wanted. He makes me laugh with his antics. He loves to perform tricks and does them all the time.”

“He is a natural clown which makes it interesting and fun. If he doesn’t like something he won’t do it. He really loves to please me but mostly himself!”

“He is such a big character who will try to do what he wants rather than what I am asking. He is challenging and quite determined.”

Kratu's back! pic.twitter.com/ng2PlSa44Z

— Crufts (@Crufts) March 8, 2019

But as you can see for yourself, Kratu completely makes up for his shortcomings in other various ways.

Swan has in fact mentioned other areas in which Kratu excelled in the past;

“I am constantly amazed at all he has achieved. He has made me up my game considerably. He became the first dog in the UK to pass his ‘Do as I Do’ exam a special training method where he copies me on cue. He has his Kennel Club Bronze, Silver and Gold Good Citizen Dog Scheme award.”

“He has done some rally training and special obedience training needed to become an assistance dog. He has also done lots of trick training which is his favorite. He is a work in progress with tricks as sometimes he does brilliant ones and sometimes just messes around.”

@Dragon_Turd the best worst boy

— Erica Ní Siúirtáin (@xTheLizardQueen) March 9, 2019

Not to mention, last year during Kratu’s debut…. well, let’s just say, it was a truly unforgettable one. I mean, it must have been in order to get a second invite, right!?

So much so was the case, in fact, that during the video (which you can see for yourself below!) you can actually hear the announcer himself chuckling intermittently while he comments on the majestically crowd-pleasing dog who’s just showed up to have a good time.

The host actually quipped:

“He hasn’t a clue of what he’s doing, has he?”

But personally, I think Kratu knows exactly what he’s doing. And okay, so maybe Kratu did not win any prizes whatsoever for his performance that day, but, doggone it, his entertainment value and showmanship was completely off the charts.

Kratu, I would watch you perform any day buddy, and that it a promise!

So what do you say folks, does Kratu get a solid 10/10 from you too!? Of course, he does. Are you a fan of Crufts yourself? Do you try and catch it every year? Let me know what you think about little Kratu and his devil-may-care attitude in the comments! And don’t forget to share this with all your friends and family so they can be inspired to live their best lives too! x

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