▁While ▁the ▁main ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁dog ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁many ▁trade ▁stands ▁sell ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁dog - related ▁mer ch and ise ▁or ▁advert ise ▁dog - related ▁char ities . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁section ▁known ▁as ▁Disc over ▁D ogs ▁where ▁visitors ▁can ▁see ▁almost ▁every ▁bre ed ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁on ▁view , ▁and ▁discuss ▁each ▁bre ed ▁with ▁knowledge able ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Cru ft s ▁also ▁holds ▁special ▁shows ▁and ▁demonstr ations , ▁where ▁spe cially ▁trained ▁dogs ▁may ▁perform ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁audience . ▁ ▁Cross bre eds ▁As ▁the ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁also ▁registers ▁cross bre eds , ▁Cru ft s ▁also ▁hosts ▁many ▁compet itions ▁and ▁displays ▁for ▁cross bre eds . ▁They ▁mainly ▁comp ete ▁in ▁ag ility , ▁ob ed ience ▁and ▁he el work ▁to ▁music ▁compet itions . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Cru ft s ▁and ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁dog ▁own ers ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁own ▁pure bre eds ▁convinced ▁the ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁to ▁hold ▁Sc ru ff ts , ▁a ▁show ▁similar ▁to ▁Cru ft s ▁for ▁cross bre ed ▁dogs . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁▁ ▁The ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁was ▁critic ised ▁on ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁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