There’s A Little Kratu In All Of Us

Awe, Kratu.  You are adorable.  And I get you.  You just showed everybody how to have fun despite the circumstances.  You don’t need to win a blue ribbon for passing through obstacles perfectly.  You win for having the most fun. I would rather watch you run around a course, missing the obstacles you’re supposed to jump over, then do it perfectly.

Kratu is a six-year-old rescue dog.  And he competed again at one of the world’s largest dog shows, held every year in England.  And he’s getting recognized for just how well he DIDN’T do.

You might normally see the professional puppies competing at this dog show for the top prizes.  But this show is special.  Because it’s for these special dogs.  It’s for the rescue dogs.  For fun.

Kratu avoided many of the obstacles.  He even stole a pole from an agility obstacle before running off with it. But you can see how much fun he is having.

His owner said, “I really, really don’t know what he’s going to do, but I was absolutely delighted he was having so much fun,”

The video of Kratu’s unforgettable performance has been seen more than 1.6 million times since Friday.

Kratu was rescued as a puppy from Romania and brought to the United Kingdom to become a therapy dog, where he now provides emotional support for his owner, who has autism.

Kratu has also provided emotional support to university students, patients with dementia and was even invited to the European Parliament for a film screening about stray dogs in Romania.

And it’s not his first show either.  He’s just too darn cute.

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan