CRUFTS FACTS AND STATS
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Dog lovers can look forward to a record-breaking 11 and a half hours of
television coverage when Crufts returns to Channel 4 and More4
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Crufts will televised on More4 from 6.30pm – 8pm on Thursday 9th
March and 6.30pm – 7.30pm on Friday 10th March and on Channel 4
from 4pm – 5pm and 8pm – 9pm on Thursday 9th, 4pm – 5pm and
7.30pm – 9pm on Friday 10th, 7pm – 9pm on Saturday 11th and 6pm –
8:30pm Sunday 13th. This will include all of the highlights from the
Arena programme. Crufts will also be live on the Crufts YouTube
channel at www.youtube.com/Crufts.
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Clare Balding will host daily highlights of the world's biggest dog event
live from the NEC. Clare will be joined by Alan Carr who will be
presenting the afternoon show with Clare; Iwan Thomas, TV presenter
and former Olympic athlete; Channel 4’s very own ‘Supervet’, Noel
Fitzpatrick; guest reporter and Paralympian, Natasha Baker; guest
reporter and Olympic athlete, Crista Cullen; health and welfare guest
reporters Nim Patel and Kate Beavan as well as dog reporter and
breed expert Jessica Holm
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The exciting climax of Crufts - Best in Show - will be judged at 8.00pm
on Sunday and will be shown live on Channel 4.
 Almost 22,000 dogs will compete this year and 3,469 dogs from 55
overseas countries including Slovakia, Réunion, Malaysia will compete
at Crufts.
 This year there has been a 2% increase of overseas entries compared
to 2016. This is the largest foreign entry ever at Crufts.
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Catch a sneak peak of the Russian Toys, a breed in which will be
officially recognised by the Kennel Club in July 2017, when they head
to Crufts for their first public parade.
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This year will be the Animal Health Trust’s 75 th anniversary, who will be
celebrating by launching a fundraising campaign at Crufts, to raise
£75,000 towards helping dogs lives happier and healthier lives through
veterinary and scientific research. The organisation will also be
updating dog lovers on the progress of the Kennel Club funded ‘Give a
Dog a Genome’ project, which was launched at Crufts 2016.
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Jack Russell and the Great Swiss Mountain Dog will be making their
Crufts debut this year (with the Jack Russell getting official Kennel Club
recognition last year)
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Scruffts will be returning to Crufts on Saturday 11th March at 6.05pm.
Six crossbreed dogs will take to the main arena to compete for the
ultimate title of Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year. Sponsored
by James Wellbeloved, the finalists have qualified after winning local
heats and class finals at Eukanuba Discover Dogs in London. The
finalists will be judged by two-time Olympic gold medallist rower and
family man, Alex Gregory MBE and championship Best in Show dog
judge, David Guy.
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The dog hero competition, Eukanuba Friends for Life, takes place on
Sunday March 12th at 5.20pm. Eukanuba Friends for Life celebrates
heart-warming stories of friendship in adversity, where dogs have
changed the lives of their owners through bravery, support or
companionship. The four dogs which made the 2017 final were
selected by a panel of judges, from the Kennel Club, the UK’s largest
dog welfare organisation and Eukanuba, experts in premium pet
nutrition, to go forward for the public vote. Watch the heart-warming
videos
and
vote
for
your
favourite
story
by
visiting
http://www.crufts.org.uk/content/eukanuba-friends-for-life/
 All of the arena action from the show will also be shown on the Crufts
YouTube channel which can be found at www.youtube.com/crufts
Did you know?
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Crufts began in 1891.
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Hundreds of crossbreeds take part in Crufts, through agility, flyball,
obedience, heelwork to music, Scruffts and Friends for Life
competitions.
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There have been 88 Best in Show champions, with 43 different breeds
winning the title over the years.
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The Cocker Spaniel has won the most Best in Show titles, with seven
wins, followed by the Irish Setter, Poodle and Welsh Terrier which have
won on four occasions each.
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The first Best in Show was won by a Greyhound.
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Vulnerable British and Irish native breeds have won Best in Show at
Crufts a total of eight times.
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Crufts covers more than 25 acres of the NEC in Birmingham. This
includes five halls, the Pavilion and the Genting Arena.
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21,838 dogs taking part
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3,469 overseas dogs from 55 different countries
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For the first time we have dogs entered from Puerto Rico, Georgia,
Guadeloupe and Réunion
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France has the highest number of dogs coming from overseas with 418
dogs coming
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Labrador Retriever has the highest entry with 555 dogs entered
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier has the highest entry in the Terrier group with
369 dogs entered
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Whippet has the highest entry in the Hound group with 386 dogs
entered
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has the highest entry in the Toy group
with 311 dogs entered
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Bulldog has the highest entry in the Utility group with 282 dogs entered
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Boxer and Rotweiler both have the highest entries in the Working group
with 220 dogs entered.
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Border Collie has the highest entry in the Pastoral group with 352
entered.
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Cesky Terrier and Spanish Water Dog are competing for CCs at Crufts
for the first time.
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Jack Russell Terrier and Great Swiss Mountain Dog are being shown
at Crufts for the first time.
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Braque d’Auvergne is at Crufts for the first time in Discover Dogs
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Eukanuba World Challenge is taking place at Crufts for the first time on
the Thursday and Friday. Over 30 dogs are entered.
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GCDS is celebrating 25 years at Crufts
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Hearing Dogs is celebrating 25 years at Crufts
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Mary Ray will be celebrating 25 years of doing the Heelwork to Music
before Best in Show on the Sunday night
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13th year that Clare Balding has presented Crufts