Which breed won 'Best In Show' at Crufts in 2008?
"the first of his 14 all-breed championship show ""Best in Show"" awards at Bath. That year his tally of wins meant he became the first Giant Schnauzer to be declared the Top Dog all breeds in the UK. He won his first Crufts Working Group in 2004, with the Newfoundland Ch. Merrybear Barry White in reserve place. Philip was subsequently ranked the fourth top show dog during 2004. He repeated his Crufts feat during the following year, with the Doberman Pinscher Ch. Talacre Vysans Boy At Supeta JW in reserve. Also in 2005, Philip was named Best in Show at"
"of Best in Show at Crufts. Judge Derek Smith gave his verdict and awarded the title to Burneze Geordie Girl, with a Whippet named as the reserve Best in Show. The other five competitors were a German Spitz (Klein), a Pekingese, a Border Collie, a Bouvier des Flandres and a Gordon Setter. This was the first time in 26 years that the show had been won by a West Highland White Terrier. Burns said ""I can’t believe it, it was amazing. She is a typical terrier, a bit of a tomboy, very independent and fun to be around."" Burneze Geordie"
"Best in Show. The Pekingese would go on to win the event in the following year. He was the first foreign dog to win Crufts, Topscore Contradiction was entered and also the undocked dog from a traditionally docked breed, having won the competition a year before it became illegal to dock a dog in the UK. One of his owners, Kari Glenna said of the win, ""I don't believe it. I am very excited and very nervous. He is just a family pet, not a show dog. I never expected this."" The Best in Show judge, Pamela Cross, called him"
"they then compete against the others in their Group (in the UK, there are seven Groups: Toys, Gundogs, Utility, Hounds, Working, Pastoral, and Terriers) to find the ""Best in Group"". The seven Group winners then compete to find the ""Best in Show"" and ""Reserve Best in Show"". Best in Show winners receive a replica of the solid silver Keddall Memorial Trophy, and a small cash prize of £100. The English Cocker Spaniel is the most successful breed at Crufts, having been awarded Best In Show seven times, and the Gundog Group is the most successful group, having produced 23 Best"
"for each of the types. The Kennel Club separated the two types eight years later. Since then, the Springer and Cocker enthusiasts have bred in the separate traits that they desired. Today, the breed differ in more ways than weight alone. At Crufts, the English Cocker Spaniel has been the most successful breed in winning Best in Show, winning on a total of seven occasions between 1928 and 2009, with wins in 1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1950 and 1996. In addition, the breed make up three of the four winners who have won the title on more than one"
"Shargleam Blackcap Ch. Shargleam Blackcap, (born 26 June 1977), also known as Brett is a Flat-Coated Retriever show dog bred and handled by Mrs Pat Chapman who won Best in Show at Crufts in 1980. He is one of the ancestors of 2011 Crufts Best in Show Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian. In 1980, Brett became the first Flat-Coated Retriever to win Best in Show at Crufts. Reserve Best in Show went to the previous year's winner, the Kerry Blue Terrier Ch. Callaghan of Leander. He was the most successful showdog of his breed in his era, and became a"
"annual show. From 1968 onwards it was awarded for the Best Limit Dog or Bitch, and since 2009 it has been given to the Best Puppy in Show. In retirement he moved to ""Ware Cottage"", in Maple Cross, Hertfordshire near Rickmansworth. He died on 26 January 1963. His daughter, Jennifer Lloyd Carey, like her father and grandfather became a breeder of English Cocker Spaniels. At the age of 11 in 1948 she attended Crufts for the first time at the show where H.S. Lloyd's Tracey Witch of Ware won Best in Show. As of 2011, she became the longest-running Crufts"
"by Barbara Worcester's Ch. Elfinbrook Simon in 1962. It took a further 14 years before the breed took its first Best in Show title at Crufts, the UK's major dog show. Ch. Dianthus Buttons, owned by Kath Newstead and Dorothy Taylor, took the title for the breed in 1976. A Westie also won Crufts in 1990 with the Best in Show title going to Derek Tattersall's Ch. Olac Moon Pilot., and in 2016.(Burneze Geordie Girl) The popularity of the breed during the early 20th century was such that dogs were being exchanged for hundreds of guineas. As of 2010, the"
"successful sire. His descendants include 2011 Crufts Best in Show, Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian, and was the last Flat-Coated Retriever to win a Best in Show in a multi-breed show until The Kentuckian at the East of England show in 2009. Shargleam Blackcap Ch. Shargleam Blackcap, (born 26 June 1977), also known as Brett is a Flat-Coated Retriever show dog bred and handled by Mrs Pat Chapman who won Best in Show at Crufts in 1980. He is one of the ancestors of 2011 Crufts Best in Show Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian. In 1980, Brett became the first"
"had been retained by the previous year's winner. Countess Lorna Howe would repeat this in the following two years, taking the title with her Labrador Retriever, Bramshaw Bob. In 1938, Lloyd again won Best in Show at Crufts, this time with his dog Exquisite Model of Ware, and then repeated the victory again in 1939. By the time Crufts was due to take place in 1940, the competition had been suspended due to World War II. The War Office appointed Lloyd as a technical advisor and the head trainer at a school for war dogs during the war, including training"
"Jafrak Philippe Olivier Ch. Jafrak Philippe Olivier, also known as Philip, was a male Giant Schnauzer who won the title of Best In Show at Crufts in 2008. He had previously won the Working Group in 2004 and 2005. Philip was bred by Jack and Frances Krall and whelped on 3 April 2001. He was owned by Kevin and Sandie Cullen from St Leonards-on-Sea. Philip was sired by the multiple champion French dog Luther King Du Bujol and came from a litter of three puppies. His dam was also a champion and her registered name was Jafrak Dolcelata. His show"
"At Crufts in 2011, Jilly was reserve to Best in Show winner Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian, a Flat-Coated Retriever. The following year, Jilly was awarded second in the hound group. In 2013, Jilly entered Crufts once again, along with 20,000 dogs. She was awarded Best of Breed and Best in Group for Hounds, qualifying her for the Best in Show round. On 10 March, Jilly competed against six other dogs – a Skye Terrier, a Tibetan Terrier, a King Charles Spaniel, a Labrador Retriever, a Bernese Mountain Dog and an Australian Shepherd – in the final. After watching their"
"into Crufts in 2002, the year after British quarantine laws were relaxed and foreign dogs were allowed to enter the competition. Some 21,000 dogs were entered in the competition that year, 343 of which were dogs brought from overseas specifically to enter the competition; mostly brought over from the Netherlands. Handled by Michael Nilson, he competed in the Best in Show round against a Flat-Coated Retriever, a Giant Schnauzer, an Old English Sheepdog, a Saluki, a Wire Fox Terrier and a Pekingese. He was named Best in Show, with the Pekingese dog Ch. Yakee A Dangerous Liaison being named Reserve"
"in 2010, he broke the record for most best in show victories at all breed championship shows. The record had previously stood for eighty years since the 1930s when previous Crufts winner Scottish Terrier Ch. Heather Necessity held the record at 16 victories. A Wire Fox Terrier, Ch Travella Striking Steel, (whose pet name is Oliver), became the new record holder after securing his nineteenth best in show award at Driffield championship show in September 2014. His show record in the UK has resulted in him being Top Dog all breeds UK in the Dog World (newspaper) / Pedigree Petfoods"
"in reserve place. Coxall described Philip's entrance into the judging ring in particular as he ""came out of that arch there and he came in... as though he owned it."" He was subsequently named as the Drontal Dog of the Year. Philip sired eight litters producing several titleholders including a group winning son; Philip died in September 2013, aged 12 years. Source: Jafrak Philippe Olivier Ch. Jafrak Philippe Olivier, also known as Philip, was a male Giant Schnauzer who won the title of Best In Show at Crufts in 2008. He had previously won the Working Group in 2004 and"
"in Show, the runner up in the final was a Wire Fox Terrier named Ch. Travella Show Stopper, with the other breeds who had qualified from winning their groups were an Alaskan Malamute, a Bloodhound, a Maltese, a Flat Coated Retriever and a Bearded Collie, and was judged by Zena Thorn-Andrews. Owner John Shaw said of the victory, ""It is unbelievable. This dog has done so well. It is the biggest accolade you could wish for. We may think about retiring him now because there is nothing left to do."" Claire Balding was the presenter of the Cruft's coverage for"
"Junior title and the Luxembourg adult title, and one of her puppies, Ch. Adam Golden Janyt, was imported into America where he won Winners Male at the English Cocker Club of America National Speciality in April 2008. Other descendants of Albert include Swedish Champion and runner-up junior at the World Dog Show in Milan in 2000, SwShCh Quettadene Lancelot, Australian champion Manunga Musketeer, and two time Polish champion Rain Or Shine Wrzeciono Czasu. Canigou Cambrai Ch. Canigou Cambrai, also known as Albert (1992–2008), an English Cocker Spaniel, is the most recent of his breed to win best-in-show at Crufts in"
"Sydney, Australia. His sire was Australia Grand Champion Hubertus Dealers Choice, and dam was Aust. Ch Hungargunn Unforgettable. He was first brought to the UK from Australia in 2004. Yogi was entered in Crufts in 2009 in the Open Dog category of his breed. He won the class and took both the Best of Breed title and Gun dog group titles. A Sealyham Terrier named Ch. Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice went on to win Best in Show with a Standard Poodle taking the reserve prize. The other finalists were a Pharaoh Hound, an Old English Sheepdog, a Boxer and a"
"that year. She has been awarded 24 CCs At Crufts in 2011, she won Best of Breed and went on to place reserve in the Utility Group to the Standard Poodle Ch. Vicmars Rave on JW. Elizabeth entered Crufts in 2012, along with 21,000 other dogs. She won the Lhasa Apso Best of Breed title and moved on to take the Utility Group, qualifying her for the Best in Show round. Elizabeth lined up in the final against a Newfoundland, a Pomeranian, an Irish Water Spaniel, an Old English Sheepdog and a Norwich Terrier. She defeated the other six dogs"
"competitor, having shown dogs at the competition for the first time in 1950. H. S. Lloyd Herbert Summers Lloyd MBE, (1 April 1887 – 26 January 1963), known commonly as H. S. Lloyd, was best known for being a breeder of show English Cocker Spaniels. He remains the most successful breeder/owner at Crufts, having won Best in Show on six occasions in the 1930s and 1940s. Born on 1 April 1887, his father Richard Lloyd was a dog breeder considered to be one of the founding fathers of the English Cocker Spaniel. Once he left school, he became an apprentice"
"winner Luckystar of Ware and Reserve Best in Show winner Whoopee of Ware. Tracey Witch was subsequently purchased by H. S. Lloyd, owner of the ""of Ware"" kennels. Following the Second World War, Cruft's resumed in 1948. At the time there was a Reserve Best in Show named for each of the two days of competition with the winner of the first day going forward to compete once more on the second day. Tracey Witch was named the best of the dogs shown on the second day and faced the Wire Fox Terrier Drakehall Dairymaid for the title of Best"
"world, as declared by ""Guinness World Records"". Crufts consists of several competitions occurring at the same time. The main competition is for the Best in Show award, which is hotly contested by dogs and their owners throughout the world. The Kennel Club was criticised on the BBC programme ""Pedigree Dogs Exposed"" for allowing breed standards, judging standards and breeding practices which are said to compromise the health of purebred dogs. The programme led various sponsors to withdraw. The BBC dropped Crufts 2009 from their coverage after being unable to agree to terms with The Kennel Club. Crufts was named after"
"Ware"" kennel, where she was renamed Exquisite Model of Ware, the name under which she later became well known. In 1938, Exquisite Model was entered in the Crufts dog show, her sire having been named as Reserve Best in Show during the year of her birth. She was awarded Best in Show over the Great Dane Ch. Ruler of Ouborough. It was the final show run by Charles Cruft prior to his death. At The Kennel Club national show in 1939, she defeated fellow ""of Ware"" dog Sir Galahad of Ware for the title of Best of Breed, before going"
"owned or bred 100 UK titleholders from 18 different breeds. Gadsby and Lynn have previously been successful at Crufts, winning Reserve Best in Show in 2009 with another of their Standard Poodles, Afterglow The Big Tease (pet name Donny), who is Ricky's great grandsire and again being awarded Reserve Best in Show at Crufts in 1997 with an American Cocker Spaniel, Sh Ch Boduf Pistols At Dawn with Afterglow (pet name Dexter). Crufts 2014 drew an entry of 21,564 dogs, a five per cent increase on the previous year and the highest number of competitors for four years. Ricky was"
"Lloyd was victorious for his sixth and final time once again with Tracey Witch of Ware. Due to the two periods of suspended competition, Lloyd had won every Best in Show at Crufts between 1938 and 1950. The English Cocker Spaniel remains the most successful breed at Crufts, mainly due to Lloyd's victories – it has only won once more, in 1996 by Sh Ch. Canigou Cambrai. In 1959, he donated a trophy to the Cocker Spaniel Club of Ireland. Called the ""of Ware Cup"", it was awarded between 1959 and 1967 for the Best Limit Dog in the Club's"
"Kentuckian' (aka Jet), a 9.5-year-old Flat-Coated Retriever from South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland, won Best in Show at Crufts. ""Almanza Far and Flyg"" (a.k.a. Simon), from Oslo, Norway, won the Gundog Group at Crufts in 2007. Before that in 2003, a Swedish dog 'Inkwells Named Shadow' had also won the Gundog Group. The last UK dog to win the Gundog Group at Crufts was ""Sh Ch Gayplume Dream-maker"" in 2002. The only other Flat-Coated Retriever to win Best in Show at Crufts was 'Ch. Shargleam Blackcap' in 1980. These wins have contributed to the breed's popularity in Europe and the"
"of the list overnight. This greatly increases the price of puppies bred from this dog or at the dog's kennel of origin. In the United Kingdom, the international championship show Crufts was first held in 1891. Since its centenary year in 1991, the show has officially been recognised as the world's largest and most prestigious dog show by the Guinness Book of Records, with a total of 22,991 dogs being exhibited that year. 22,964 dogs were exhibited in 2008, 27 short of the previous record. Crufts is held over 4 days at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham and"
"extinct. Only 43 were born in the UK during 2008, placing them in the top three of the Kennel Club's most-endangered list. In comparison, 45,233 Labrador Retrievers were born during the same period. Unusually however, following the broadcast of Pedigree Dogs Exposed, the BBC announced that it would not televise Crufts for the first time in 42 years. This meant that Charmin's victory was only seen online. Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice Ch. Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice (born May 19, 2004), also known as Charmin, is a male Sealyham Terrier who was the Best in Show at the American Kennel Club"
"in the UK, Crufts, with seven best-in-show wins since the prize was first awarded in 1928. This was mostly due to the success of dog breeder H.S. Lloyd's Ware Kennel, dogs of which won best-in-show on six occasions between 1930–1950. They are the second most popular dog breed in the UK according to statistics released by the KC with 22,211 registrations in 2009, beaten only by the Labrador Retriever with 40,943. In third place was the English Springer Spaniel with 12,700. The English Cocker's popularity has increased steadily since 1999 in the United States when they were ranked 76th in"
"past Best of Breed winners and an Australian Shepherd which had been shipped from Europe specifically to take part in the show. Ch. Lansdown Sunflower, the Greyhound runner-up from the previous year, and Best in Show at forty nine other mixed breed shows, was amongst those competing for the title. Eight dogs remained after the first cut, including both Barkentine and another Airedale, who were judged together. Other dogs still in which a chance included a Chow Chow named Li Ping Tow and the German Shepherd Dog Dolf von Dusternbrook. The Scottish Terrier Jeannie Deans was eliminated from contention after"
"Hungargunn Bear It'n Mind Sh Ch/Aust Ch. Hungargunn Bear It'n Mind (born December 22, 2002 - December 10, 2012), also known as Yogi, was a male Hungarian Vizsla who was the Best in Show at Crufts in 2010. He was the record holder for Best in Show victories at all breed championship shows in the UK, having gained 18 of these awards, breaking the record in 2010 which had previously stood for eighty years; this was subsequently beaten in September 2014. Yogi, who went by the show name of Hungargunn Bear It'n Mind, was bred by Mrs Naomi Cragg of"
"in the final to take the title of Best in Show. The title of Reserve Best in Show went to the Newfoundland. Following her victory, she may be retired from conformation shows in the future. Anderson said when questioned about entering Elizabeth in further competitions, ""To take her out again to be beaten seems silly somehow"". The media response linked Elizabeth's victory with the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, with Paul Calahan of ""The Independent"" describing it as ""Fittingly in a Diamond Jubilee year"". Following her Crufts win, Elizabeth had a single puppy from her sole litter. The dog,"
"AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, Charmin was awarded the title of ""Best in Show"", taking home a prize of US$50,000 for his owner, and a lifetime supply of dog food for himself. Because of the win at the World Dog Show, Charmin qualified to compete in the 2008 Eukanuba World Challenge, where he finished as the runner-up. Competing against more than 22,000 other dogs, Charmin won the Terrier Group, and then ""Best in Show"" at Crufts 2009, the Kennel Club's premier dog show in Birmingham, England. This victory highlighted the Sealyham Terrier breed in the UK which is in danger of becoming"