Crufts 2025: Ten of the Best in Show winners of the past decade including a poodle, a whippet and a Lagotto Romagnolo

We'll see pups of all shapes and sizes strutting their stuff through the Crufts competition at the Birmingham exhibition centre. 

Thursday will see the Terrier and Hound competition take place, including a heel to music competition, the West Midlands Police display, the Breeders Competition Final, and the Terrier and Hound Group judging. 

Friday's highlights include the agility singles finals, freestyle heelwork to music, vulnerable breeds final, and the group judging for utility and toy.

Onto the weekend - Saturday's guests will see the Southern Golden Retrievers display, heel to music international, agility dog of the year finals, the Scruffts finals, and the gundog judging.

For the grand finale, Sunday's events will include agility, flyball, heel to music, the Hero Dog Award, Pastoral & Working judging, and of course the long-awaited Best in Show.

Across the four days, dogs will be judged on how well they conform to their breed’s standards. The best of each breed then competes against each other for the Best in Group title, representing their specific group, and the seven winners of each group then go on to compete for the prestigious ‘Best in Show’ title, where the judge selects the overall champion of the entire show.

To commemorate the return of the world's greatest dog show, let's take a look at some of the four-legged favourites from the past decade.

2024: Viking, an Australian Shepherd pedigree, co-owned by Melanie Raymond, John Shaw and Kerry Kirtley (Ch Brighttouch Drift The Line Through Dialynne)

2023: Orca, a Lagotto Romagnolo, owned by Mrs S Zdunić Šinković and Mr A Lucin (Am Gch Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic)

2022: Baxer, a Flat Coated Retriever, owned by Ms R & Mr P Ulin and Oware (Almanza Backseat Driver)

2020: Maisie, the Wire-haired Dashund owned by Mr D.C, and Mrs K.D. McAlmont (Silvae Trademark)

2019: Dylan the Papillon, owned by K Roosens & J Goessens (Planet Waves Forever Young Daydream Believers)

2018: Tease, a Whippet, owned by David and Yvette Short (Collooney Tartan Tease)

2017:  Miami is an American Cocker Spaniel owned by Jason Lynn and R Da Silva (Afterglow Miami Ink)

2016: Devon, a West Highland White Terrier owned by Marie Burns (Burneze Geordie Girl)

2015: Knopa, a Scottish Terrier, owned by M L Khenkina (McVan's To Russia With Love)

2014: Ricky, a Poodle, owned by Jason Lynn, John Stone and Sandra Stone (Afterglow Maverick Sabre)

For more Crufts information, visit crufts.org.uk/.