Summary

Dustin Rhodes and his mastiff Beast finished third in the working group open category at Crufts in the United Kingdom.

Crufts was described as the world’s largest dog show, and Rhodes said Team Beast aimed high by entering the event.

Rhodes also said Beast is skilled at identifying people with high or low blood pressure, and confirmed Beast currently weighs 250 pounds.

He added that his long-term goal is to push Beast toward the mastiff best in show record, noting the current mark is 29 and Beast is at 13.

Dustin Rhodes and Beast target a record chase after Crufts podium result

Dustin Rhodes saying Beast has 13 toward a 29-win benchmark gives this run a concrete next target, and that turns a single major placement into a longer campaign story.

A third-place finish at Crufts also gives Team Beast momentum and visibility ahead of the next year-and-a-half to two-year push Rhodes described.

Quotes

Quote from Dustin Rhodes

“It’s an incredible, incredible show. I guess this is the world’s largest dog show, so, we decided to go big or go home. Amazing, amazing show. Beast is really good with seeing somebody who has high blood pressure or low blood pressure, and we’ll go check them out. He’s a very smart dog. Mastiffs are amazing, amazing animals, man. I would never own another breed besides a mastiff, and I’ve had all kinds of dogs over my life and mastiffs are just everything, pure, loyal, loving, just crawling on your lap, hurt your bones.”

Dustin Rhodes later went on to say:

“Go for the (best in show) record. Twenty-nine I think for mastiffs. We have 13 right now. So, we’re gonna do our best in the next year and a half, two years, really campaign the dog and advertise the crap out of it. Hopefully, we’ll get there.”