From puppy prizes to most popular breeds: We take a look at the Best in Show winners through the years at Crufts
Thousands of dog fans from across the world are set to descend on Birmingham NEC for Crufts next week.
The four-day event sees pooches of all different shapes and sizes vying for a variety of different prizes.
There is no title more coveted than the Best in Show trophy, taken home by Collooney Tartan Tease, a whippet, last year.
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The first Best in Show competition was in 1928, when Greyhound Primley Sceptre was crowned the first Best in Show champion. Since then, there have been 91 Best in Show winners, with 43 different breeds taking home the trophy.
In the run-up to the event, we take a look at the winners of the Best in Show accolade since the event ws first held in Birmingham:
1991. Sh Ch. Raycrofts Socialite, clumber spaniel with Mr Ralph Dunne.
For the Crufts Centenary Show in 1991, the show was held at the Birmingham NEC and was officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest dog show.
1992. Ch. Pencloe Dutch Gold, whippet with Morag Bolton-Lockhart.
1993. Sh Ch. Danaway Debonair, Irish setter with Jackie Lorrimer.
1994. Ch. Purston Hit and Miss From Brocolitia, Welsh terrier with Mrs A. Maughan.
1995. Sh Ch. Starchelle Chicago Bear, Irish setter with Mrs Rachel Shaw-Rainey and Mr Tony Rainey.
1996. Sh Ch. Canigou Cambrai, English cocker spaniel, with Tricia Bentley.
Canigou Cambrai, also known as Albert, is the seventh English cocker spaniel to win Best in Show, making the breed the most successful at winning the prestigious award.
1997. Ch. Ozmilion Mystification, Yorkshire terrier with Osman Sameja.
