Pepper, a three-year-old Border Collie from Derbyshire, and her owner Paige Jepson, has triumphed at Crufts by winning the Good Citizen Pre-Beginner Obedience Stakes Competition on Sunday 12 March. Pepper (Jeplong Fire Cracker) beat 30 other talented dogs to be crowned the winner of the 2023 Good Citizen Pre-Beginner Stakes...

A woman from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has won The Kennel Club Breeders’ Competition final at Crufts, the world’s greatest dog show, held on Thursday 9 March. Averil Cawthera-Purdy, who was joined by handlers Sean Gwynne, Fay Matthews-Jones and Nichola Gooch, won the ultimate breeder’s title with her team of Lireva Pomeranians in front...

Kervi, a six-year-old Border Collie, and her owner, Kathy Russell from Bromborough, Wirral, took home one of the top obedience prizes at Crufts on Saturday 11 March after winning the Obedience Championship (Bitches) final.  Kervi (Ob Ch Ruskath Klassified Image) came first in the final held at the world’s greatest...

Dog loving 17-year-old Izzy King from Maidstone, Kent has won the Young Kennel Club (YKC) Young Person of the Year award at Crufts 2023 on Sunday 12 March. In 2020, Izzy was diagnosed with a vascular malformation tumour, for which she is still undergoing treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital....

Orca, a Lagotto Romangnolo from Croatia, and her handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote won the Gundog group title at Crufts 2023 yesterday (Thursday 9 March), qualifying them for one of just seven places in the Best in Show final on Sunday evening. Orca (Am GCh Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic), aged four, owned by Sabina Zdunić Šinković and...

Walker & Drake, the Yorkshire based premium dog food manufacturer, has teamed up with Aces High Flyball Team in a three year sponsorship deal. Under the arrangement Walker & Drake will supply the Aces High team dogs with their cold pressed dog food and soft baked treats, as well as...

Crufts has announced its support for the Stand Up To Cancer Walkies Challenge, asking owners and their four-legged friends to step up to the challenge of walking 60 miles across the month of April to fundraise for Stand Up To Cancer. Crufts, which begins on Thursday at Birmingham’s NEC and...

The long-awaited and most prestigious dog show in the UK is finally here and dog-lovers all over the country have been putting in a lot of time, effort and dedication to prepare their pup for Crufts 2023! Lorna Winter, co-founder and head of training at Zigzag, the nation’s number one...

The Kennel Club and broadcaster Kay Burley have revealed the five finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Kennel Club Hero Dog Award, urging the public to vote for the four-legged friend they want to see crowned as the UK’s most heroic dog at Crufts 2023. A Springer Spaniel who has spent hundreds of...

The Kennel Club, the organisation behind Crufts, is inviting dogs and owners to its ‘Have a Go’ training day and special show, hosted by the Manchester Dog Show Society, on Sunday 22 January at the Staffordshire County Showground, Stafford. Owners can find out what it’s like to compete in the...