AS the world's biggest dog competition will soon be on our TVs on March 7, we want to give a shout out to some of Tynedale's top dogs who competed in it over the last 10 years.
Last year, Hadrian's Veterinary in Hexham rolled out the red carpet to welcome four-year-old Millie the Cockapoo.
Millie triumphed in the Novice Cup Final in the agility sectionat Crufts and after her triumphant return home to Haydon Bridge, she visited Hadrian Vets with owner Graeme Murphy to show the practice team her cup.
Vet Paulina Cudzilo welcomed the local hero to the practice, which has agreed to sponsor some of her healthcare to keep her in the best possible condition.
In 2022, Poppy Colbey, from Stamfordham gained a place at Crufts 2023 after winning the agility dog of the year qualifier.
The 17-year-old said: "Crufts hold multiple qualifiers throughout the year and the winner of the qualifier goes straight through to Crufts 2023.
"My dog Jackson, also known as Jump To It, and I won the qualifier so we were thrilled and over the moon to be told that we would go straight to Crufts in March 2023."
She will be competing again this year.
In 2020, Sue McCabe’s Jack Russell, Jellybean, walked away from the prestigious competition with the first prize in the Jack Russell Good Citizen Dog class at the world famous show.
The three-year-old pooch was up against three other dogs, and had to parade in the ring before being examined by a judge.
In 2017, a breeder from Otterburn celebrated the news of a terrier she bred had won a top award at Crufts.
It was a proud moment for Janet Alexander, who previously won a Best of Breed award in 1991, when her dog Pete won the Border Terrier Best of Breed award at the prestigious dog show.
Janet handed over ownership of Pete to Nicola Anderson from Lemington a few years before the competition.
In 2018, while Talia was wagging her tail happily, completely at home in the ring, her adoring owner Emma Mather admits she was shaking when the Dalmatian was awarded third place in the postgraduate utility bitch class.
The ranking vouchsaved the pair automatic entry to Crufts in 2018.
Megan Borthwick who also competed in 2017 with her golden Labrador Luna, or Kakabel Luna, was anointed the Joint Aid best gundog bitch in her class.
And finally, looking back to 2011, Kim Mitchinson recalls buying her first puppy from the back pages of the Hexham Courant. Little did she know that she would win Crufts.
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