A Normanby dog owner and Lilly, a three-year-old Whippet, proved every dog does have its day after walking away with a top prize at Crufts.
Lilly was one of 22,000 dogs at Birmingham’s NEC last week for the world famous dog show, presented by the Kennel Club.
Competing in the handling competition for 17-24 year-old handlers, she and owner James Rogerson put in an impressive performance to come away with first place.
And James, who is a photographer, was left beaming with pride at his and Lilly’s performance at Crufts 2015.
“I’m over the moon, I’ve been becoming to Crufts for the last 16 years and it feels great to finish first,” said the 23-year-old.
“I won the stakes last year, and I’ve won six times in the past so it’s great to come back this year and win, I wasn’t expecting it as it’s a tough class but it feels amazing.
“Crufts is the best dog show in the world, I love competing here and to win again feels great.”
James and Lilly were not the only Middlesbrough representatives to taste success at the world-famous event in the West Midlands.
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Receptionist Dale Francis took home a best of breed award with his five-year-old German Spitz Klein Jen.
“It’s amazing to win best of breed and beat all the other dogs, it was a very tough group,” said the 54-year-old, of Brambles Farm.
“I’ve been showing at Crufts since 2008 but this is the first time I’ve won and it’s a great feeling, Jen was brilliant.
“Crufts is the best dog show in the world, it’s what we train and work towards. It was nerve wracking in the main arena, but Jen loved it, she loves the big stage.”
But there was controversy at this year’s dog competition after news that a prize-winning Irish setter was poisoned.
Three-year-old Jagger dropped dead in Belgium the day after coming second in the best of breed class.
Distraught breeder Dee Milligan-Bott claimed a vet’s post-mortem examination found cubes of beef laced with a slow-acting toxin in his stomach.
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