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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What do Crufts winners get? This is how much prize money they receive
Crufts brings thousands of dogs and tens of thousands of visitors to the NEC every year for four days of competitions and displays. The very first show was held at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington back in 1891 and was named after founder Charles Cruft. The Guinness Book of Records has officially recognised Crufts as the world's largest dog show. More than 150,000 people were expected to attend in 2025, and a record number of more than 166,500 people attended the show in 2019. So, with that reputation and popularity, what do the winners get? READ MORE: Crufts 2025 Day 1 results with Terrier and Hound winners announced Crufts 2025 Day 2 results with Utility and Toy group winners announced Crufts 2025 Day 3 results with Gundog group winner announced Crufts 2025 Day 4 results with Working, Pastoral and Best in Show winners announced A spokesman for The Kennel Club told Birmingham Live: "The Best in Show winner receives prize money of £200. For the vast majority of breeders, it is about the prestige, not the money." The prize money is twice what it used to be in previous years but hasn't changed in some time. The winners also receive a replica of the solid silver Keddall Memorial Trophy, which is named after Robert Keddall, show manager for 30 years. Despite the relatively modest cash prize for the winner at what is the world's biggest celebration of man's best friend, the title can lead to sponsorship deals and stud fees which can bring in big money. Experts have said a puppy from a Crufts winner could be expected to sell for around £1,500 but the real money is in hiring out male dogs for breeding. It's been claimed that a Best of Breed winner can rake in up to £250,000 in stud fees for his owner and sire up to 300 litters. Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp. Join our dedicated community for the most up-to-date news from across the city and surrounding region.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
As Crufts starts, can you score 10/10 on our dog breed picture quiz?
Britain's most elite pooches are strutting their stuff as the annual Crufts dog show gets underway in Birmingham. Thousands of canines and their owners are expected for the contest, which is now in its 134th year. Founded in 1891 by Charles Cruft, a former worker at a dog biscuit company, the event gradually outgrew its former home at London's Royal Agricultural Hall, relocating to the West Midlands to mark its centenary year. Now run by the Kennel Club the competition bills itself as "recognising the significant impact that our faithful companions have on our lives and the encouragement they provide during challenging times". Its enduring success highlights just how much the country is a nation of dog lovers, with more than half of Brits describing themselves as 'very comfortable' around dogs. But does your affection for four-legged friends match your knowledge? Try our quiz below to find out. Read more: Crufts 2025 launch: history, controversy and what to expect from the world's greatest dog show (The Standard) Icelandic sheepdog, breed mentioned by Shakespeare, is a pedigree at last (The Guardian) Vote open to public to crown UK's most heroic dog in Crufts award (PA) Dalmatian banned by Crufts after 'happy tail syndrome' operation (The Telegraph) Dreadlocked dogs surge in popularity at Crufts this year (The Telegraph)
BBC News
05-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Crufts: The history of the dog show in pictures
The world's most famous dog show is back, with pooches expected from all over the of canines take part in Crufts every March, with owners hoping to win the ultimate title Best in Show, which comes with a cash prize and a show, which is returning to its usual home at the NEC in Birmingham on Thursday, takes place over four days with more than 150,000 visitors expected. Overseas entries have hit an all time high this year, with nearly 500 dogs from France alone. But how did the show all start? Named after its founder Charles Cruft, the dog show took place for the first time in 1891 at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, where more than 2,000 dogs were Cruft was an ambitious man who left college to sell "dog cakes" - food filled with meat, wheat and vegetables - having no desire to join the family jewellery business. He was soon promoted to a travelling salesman, working with sporting kennels before later managing a terrier dog show in five decades later, Crufts celebrated its golden jubilee five years early in 1936, after breaking the 10,000 entries mark for the first Mr Cruft dying two years later, his wife took over to ensure the dogs would keep on running with their prize-winning displays. In the 1950s, Crufts became an obedience championship show for the first time, and working sheepdogs were entered, becoming the first crossbreeds to this time, the show had moved to a new venue at Olympia and proved to be an immediate success, with 84 breeds entered. Two decades later, the show took place with subdued lighting during 1972's Winter of Discontent, a period of widespread strikes, economic turmoil and regular power aim was to ensure every visitor could "forget the troubles of the world", a commentator said. In 1991, Crufts' centenary show moved venues again, this time to the NEC in Birmingham - the first time the show had moved from London, and where it has stayed ever show has now been extended to four days to accommodate further increases in the number of dogs and spectators. In 2003, the show was attended by 21,000 top pedigree dogs competing for Best in Show prowess. An Australian shepherd called Viking was crowned best in show at the 2024 show, beating 24,000 dogs from around the co-owned by Melanie Raymond, John Shaw and Kerry Kirtley, was also the winner of the pastoral group at the Raymond, a third generation dog breeder who lives just three miles from the NEC, said: "We all dream of winning best in show at Crufts." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
