▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁by ▁dogs ▁and ▁their ▁own ers ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁was ▁critic ised ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁programme ▁Ped ig ree ▁D ogs ▁Ex posed ▁for ▁allowing ▁bre ed ▁standards , ▁jud ging ▁standards ▁and ▁bre eding ▁practices ▁which ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁pure bre d ▁dogs . ▁The ▁programme ▁led ▁various ▁spons ors ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁The ▁BBC ▁dropped ▁Cru ft s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁from ▁their ▁coverage ▁after ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club , ▁with ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁broadcast ing ▁the ▁event ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Cru ft s ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁its ▁founder , ▁Charles ▁Cru ft , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁general ▁manager ▁for ▁a ▁dog ▁bis c uit ▁manufact urer , ▁trav elling ▁to ▁dog ▁shows ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁intern ation ally , ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁establish ▁contacts ▁and ▁understand ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁higher ▁standards ▁for ▁dog ▁shows . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Cru ft ' s ▁first ▁dog ▁show , ▁bil led ▁as ▁the ▁" First ▁Great ▁Ter rier ▁Show ", ▁had ▁ 5 7 ▁classes ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 ▁entries . ▁The ▁first ▁show ▁named ▁" C ru ft s " — " C ru ft ' s ▁Great est ▁Dog ▁Show " — was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Agricult ural ▁Hall , ▁Is ling ton , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1