6-9 March 2025, The NEC Birmingham

Obedience

Obedience competitions, involved at Crufts since the 1950s, highlight the impressive teamwork between dogs and handlers. Dogs perform tasks like heeling, retrieving, and staying with precision. 

Head over to the Obedience ring located in Hall 5 of the NEC to discover more.

Crufts 2024 Obedience winner

Brighton dog and owner become Crufts 2024 obedience champions. Crufts Obedience Champion Dog winner Credit BeatMedia | The Kennel Club

Lennie, a Border Collie, and his owner Lorna Hilton from Brighton, East Sussex, took home the top obedience prize for dogs at Crufts on Saturday 9 March, after winning the Obedience Championship (dog) final.

Read more about winner here.

There are three different competitions that take place over the course of the event:

If you are a visitor going to watch obedience for the first time, you may want to look at our new to obedience pages, which explain the tests, marking, rules and the different levels of competition for obedience. Find out more about obedience on The Kennel Club website.

Crufts 2024 Obedience

Results from Crufts 2024
Position Team
1st NORTHERN
2nd WALES
3rd MIDLANDS
4th SCOTLAND
=5th NORTHERN IRELAND
=5th SOUTH & SOUTH WEST
7th SOUTH EAST & EAST ANGLIA

If you have any queries, please email obedience@thekennelclub.org.uk.