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The final two days of Crufts – in pictures

The final two days of Crufts  in pictures
Crufts 2024 featured over 24 thousand dogs from 220 dreeds. The event culminates with the awarding of the best in show trophy on Sunday night
  • Handler Hiroshi Tsuyuki from Japan celebrates with Jack Russell Terrier named Zen after coming second.

    Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

    Handler Hiroshi Tsuyuki from Japan celebrates with Jack Russell Terrier named Zen after coming second.
  • Viking, an Australian Shepherd, has won Best in Show during the fourth day of the Crufts Dog Show.

    Photograph: Jacob King/PA

    Viking, an Australian Shepherd, has won Best in Show during the fourth day of the Crufts Dog Show.
  • Two whippets sport union jack body warmers at the event.

    Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    Two whippets sport union jack body warmers.
  • A handler prepares an Afghan hound for the show ring.

    Photograph: Jacob King/PA

    A woman leans in to the face of a dog with long blond hair.
  • An Irish wolfhound runs with its handler during the judging.

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A motion-blurred picture of a woman with orange hair and a pink top leading a dog across a green surface.
  • The judging areas on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A busy room with rows of people  sitting in folding chairs on a green surface, with many dogs alongside them.
  • A bloodhound watches and waits

    Photograph: Jacob King/PA

    A dog in a waiting area, pictured between the legs of a passerby in the foreground.
  • A miniature wire-haired dachshund relaxes in its owners handbag

    Photograph: Jacob King/PA

    A dog in a handbag with its head emerging over one of the sides.
  • A jack russell during judging

    Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

    A small dog looking up at the person holding its lead, who is standing straight in front of the dog and whose upper body is out of shot.
  • Handlers display their beagles

    Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

    A row of dogs standing and being attended to by their handlers.
  • An Afghan hound is groomed before being judged

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    Two people brushing the long hair of a dog.
  • Owners groom their dogs on the final day

    Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

    A busy room of people grooming dogs that are standing on small tables in a preparation area.
  • An old English sheepdog is prepared for the Working and Pastoral class competition on day three

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A very fuzzy-haired dog stands on a grooming table.
  • Shetland sheepdogs are judged in the Working and Pastoral class competition

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A small dog reaches its front paws on to the knee of a man wearing a suit.
  • Paintings of dogs for sale at the event

    Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

    A woman looks at paintings of dogs for sale.
  • An old English sheepdog is groomed ahead of judging in the Working and Pastoral class competition

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A very fuzzy-haired dog stands on a grooming table.
  • A deerhound waits with its owners

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A woman sits in a folding chair with her left arm around the shoulder of a dog standing next to her.
  • A great dane gets a kiss

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A large dog presses its face up against a woman sitting on a bench.
  • An old English sheepdog and, somewhere, its owner during the Working and Pastoral class competition

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A large fuzzy-haired dog with its owner’s arms wrapped around it.
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