Crufts 2023 has come to an end, but what a brilliant few days it’s been.
The greatest dog show in the world was once again held at Birmingham’s NEC and it didn’t disappoint.
This year’s Crufts saw The Kennel Club’s 150th Anniversary Celebration Stakes take place for the first time on opening day. This one-off competition marked The Kennel Club’s century and a half and saw the Best in Show winners from the All Breed Championship Dog shows that took place in 2022 take part.
The Best in Show on day 4 (Sunday, March 12) saw the seven finalists competing to win the big prize. The winners of the Gundog, Working, Pastoral, Terrier, Hound, Utility and Toy dogs categories were competing for 2023’s Best in Show title.
The winner of Crufts 2023 Best in Show was four-year-old Orca the Lagotto Romagnolo.
Orca beat more than 19,000 pooches from around the globe over the last few days to claim the number one prize. The dog’s handler is Javier Gonzalez Mendikote, and the Croatian pooch is owned by Sabina Zdunić Šinković and Ante Lučin.
Full list of winners:
Gundog
Winner: Lagotto Romagnolo - Am Gch Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic (known as Orca)
Reserve: Labrador Retriever - Sh Ch Lapema Masquerade at Sandylands
Working
Winner: Dobermann - Ch Manzart Wise Guy (known as Archie)
Reserve: Tibetan Mastiff - Fr Ch Rongshai Du Domaine De Toundra
Pastoral
Winner: Old English Sheepdog - Grk Gr Ch Airzeppeline Delia (known as Delia)
Reserve: Border Collie - Etched in Sand by The Lake (known as Lenor)
Terrier
Winner: Wire Fox Terrier - Ch Blanca Vd Schoenen Bergen (known as Blanca)
Reserve: Border Terrier - Ch Otterbobs Tolson
Hound
Winner: Irish Wolfhound - Ch Sade Paris (known as Paris)
Reserve: Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) - Ch Forget-Me-Not V Tum-Tum’s Vriendjes
Utility
Winner: Poodle (Standard) - Ch Huffish Rewrite The Stars with Atastar (known as Jake)
Reserve: Japanese Akita Inu - Sh Ch Dai Kichi Go Shun’you Kensha
Toy
Winner: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Ch Ellemich American Express (known as Dublin)
Reserve: Yorkshire Terrier - Ch/multi Ch Royal Precious Jp’s F4 Conan.
We’ve now decided to take a look back at the competition’s previous Best in Show winners. Here are some photos of Crufts’ last 10 champions.
All photos from Getty Images
1. 2023: Orca, a Lagotto Romagnolo, winner of the Gundog group title and Best in show, seen with handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote
2. 2022: Baxer the Flat-Coated Retriever with handler Patrick Oware after winning Best in Show in 2022, also at Birmingham’s NEC
Photo: Joe Giddens
3. 2020: Maisie the Wire Haired Dachshund and owner Kim McCalmont from Gloucestershire pose after winning Best in Show
4. 2019: Dylan, a Papillon from Belgium, and owner Kathleen Roosens celebrate after winning in 2019