The Latest Crufts News and Press Releases
27/2/2020
Crufts Key Stats and Information 2020
Last year, Crufts welcomed a record attendance of over 166,500 visitors joining in the annual celebration of man’s best friend. Almost 20,000 dogs will compete this year, including 3,171 dogs from overseas.
26/2/2020
Crufts 2020 told through numbers
Find out the facts and figures for Crufts 2020
23/2/2020
Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year 2020
The Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition, exclusively supported by pet food makers James Wellbeloved, is the nation’s favourite crossbreed competition. The 2019 heats attracted nearly 600 dogs, across six locations, with 24 dogs and their owners making it through to the semi-finals at Crufts 2020, and will compete in each of the four classes: Most Handsome Dog Crossbreed, Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch, Goldie Oldie Crossbreed and Good Citizen Dog Scheme, before four lucky crossbreeds will go through to the final.
16/2/2020
Britain's top dogs revealed: Labradors lead, Corgis come back and Jack Russells jump
Crufts organisers, the Kennel Club, has announced that old favourites appear to be taking the lead as the UK’s top dogs, with the likes of the Jack Russell and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi soaring in popularity.
13/2/2020
More Crufts TV than ever before
Dog lovers can look forward to a record-breaking 15 hours of television coverage when Crufts returns to Channel 4 and More4 this March to celebrate the world’s largest dog show. This is an hour more than the 2018 show which was then a record in itself and means that, at the weekend, viewers will be treated to a total of eight hours of Crufts on Channel 4!
9/2/2020
REX-IT': International Crufts entries fall significantly for first time in over a decade
The number of overseas dogs due to compete at Crufts 2020 has seen a significant drop for the first time in around a decade, marking a potential sign of concern amongst dog owners about travelling in a post-Brexit world, and an indicator of the possible implications Brexit will have on future four-legged international entries to the show.
7/2/2020
Crufts 2020 early and late starts and changes of ring
With an entry of almost 20,000 dogs heading to Birmingham NEC to compete at Crufts 2020, arrangements have been reviewed to assist exhibitors from 5th - 8th March.
7/2/2020
Vulnerable British and Irish native breeds set to shine at Crufts 2020
The dogs which have qualified for the final of the Kennel Club Vulnerable British and Irish Breeds Competition at Crufts 2020 have been announced.
7/2/2020
Free eye testing offer at Crufts 2020: Applications now open
The Kennel Club and British Veterinary Association are pleased to offer free eye testing to exhibitors at Crufts this year. Forty appointments per day will be available free of charge, giving a total of 160 free appointments across the four days of the show, funded jointly by the Kennel Club and the BVA.
