Around 18,000 pampered pooches graced the stage last week amid much-loved Crufts competition in Marston Green, England.
Crufts is home to more than 500 trade stands and is considered the most prestigious canine competition in the world. The annual event took place across four days and celebrated the best of our furry friends.
Running from March 7-10 this year, the competition saw dogs take part in a wide variety of challenges and presentations in a bid to take home the trophy.
A whole host of agility and jumping tasks were on the agenda during the three-day event, as well as a heelwork to music competition, obedience challenges, and a West Midlands police dog display.
But who were the winning pooches this year? Here’s all you need to know.
Which dog won Best in Show at Crufts 2024?
An Australian shepherd has been crowned Best in Show this year. The three-year-old Viking, from Solihull, Birmingham, beat 24,000 dogs from around the world over the last four days to claim the show’s top honour on Sunday.
Viking is co-owned by Melanie Raymond, John Shaw and Kerry Kirtley. Ms Raymond, a third-generation dog breeder who lives just three miles from the showground, said: “We all dream of winning best in show at Crufts.”
Asked if he lived up to expectation, she said: “He did actually, I should never doubt him because he always gives me everything and you come in and he’s like ‘yep, come on let’s do this’.
“So he loves every minute of it.”
According to dog welfare and training body The Kennel Club, the breed was developed in America as a sheepdog to work on the ranches and is “very successful in the show ring” because of their “attractive colours and athletic movements”.
Crufts 2024 winners in full
Gundog
First place: Weimaraner – Sh Ch Gunalt Hendricks (Messrs D R & G A Alcorn & Ingram), known as Hendricks
Second place: Irish Setter – Sh Ch Riverbrue Morning Glory (Mr B A & Miss C Crocker & Lewis)
Third place: Golden Retriever – Fenpinque Vogue (Ms Campion)
Fourth place: Irish Red and White Setter – Sh Ch Talintyre Winter Shadow (Mrs J Tait)
Hound
First place: Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) – Ch Forget-Me-Not V Tum-Tum’s Vriendjes (Mrs A N Huikeshoven)
Second place: Basenji – Se/dkk/no/hr/int Ch Naslediye Etera Atlas Holding The S Euw 22 Euw 23 (Mrs E Prahl)
Third place: Greyhound – Ch/it Ch/es Ch Sobers Geraldine Al Jch (Mrs B & Mr P Ahrens & Primavera)
Fourth place: Pharaoh Hound – Bazinga Make Love Not War (Mr S T & Mrs L & Mr R Hansen & Stark & Stark)
Pastoral
First place: Jack Russell Terrier – Multi Ch Original Master’s Voice Lovesong Monamour (Ms Kao Miichi)
Second place: Irish Terrier – Multi Ch/nordic Ch Smox His Majesty Ww’23 Sew’23 Fiw’23 (Mrs E G Skålberg)
Third place: Scottish Terrier – Am Gch Kriscots He’s A Rebel at De La Pomme (Ms P, Mrs V, Mrs H, Ms D & Miss R Jaruthavee, Huber, Krisko, Cross & Cross)
Fourth place: Welsh Terrier – Ch Perrisblu The Phantom (Ms C Cole)
Terrier
First place: Australian Shepherd – Ch Brighttouch Drift The Line Through Dialynne (Imp Rus) (Mrs M, Mr J & Mrs K Raymond, Shaw & Kirtley)15119 – Multi Ch Original Master’s Voice Lovesong Monamour, Breed: Jack Russell Terrier (Ms Kao Miichi)
Second place: Pyrenean Mountain Dog – Be/nl/dk/ch/lu/de/int Ch Qamar Du Grand Tendre (Mr Amj & Mr Jc Tijtgat & Akurassage)
Third place: Old English Sheepdog – Multi Ch Reata’s Vector Space JW A18 Ww21 (N & S Meijer)
Fourth place: Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) – Multi Ch Aurorus Lunaris Ex Valhalos Sargas (Pembroke) (Mrs J Xu)
Utility
First place: French Bulldog – Ch Chelmbull Rocket Man Ww (Miss A & Mr D, Mr A & Mrs L Cund & Harrop)
Second place: Tibetan Spaniel – Ch Castafiore Riddhima (Mr A & Mr L Moran & Prouve)
Third place: Poodle (Standard) Ch/am Ch Hallifax Hightide Hedonist at Afterglow (ai) (Imp Usa) (Mrs M, Mr J & Mr T Galloway, Lynn & Isherwood)
Fourth place: Tibetan Terrier – Am Gchg Barnstorm One Chance Fancy by Dzine (Mrs D & Mrs P & Ms L & Ms M Planche & Bernardo & Cook & Demers)
Working
First place: Leonberger – Ch Corleone Navigator at Kalizmar (Imp Can) (Mr L & Miss K Studholme & Rushby)
Second place: Tibetan Mastiff – Fr Ch Rongshai Du Domaine De Toundra (Mrs S Haeffele)
Third place: Newfoundland – Srb Ch Reggae Man De La Baie De Pempoul (P Le Rest)
Fourth place: Alaskan Malamute – Ch Chayo Vasilisa (Mrs S Ellis-Payne)
Toy
First place: Papillon – Ch Fashion First High Priority (Mrs A M Gudbergsdottir)
Second place: Pomeranian – Ch Lireva’s Wildest Dreams (A M Cawthera-Purdy).
Third place: Chihuahua (Long Coat – Jp/dk/se/fi/no Ch Bramver’s Millionaire (Mrs Irene Peeker).
Fourth place: Miniature Pinscher: Ch Hawksflight Hot Pursuit JW (Ms T & Miss J Watkins & Bugden)
