Crufts Dog Show Results 2017: Best of Show Title and Sunday Winners
The prestigious best of show crown was decided at the 2017 Crufts Dog Show, as Afterglow Miami Ink claimed the overall title on Sunday at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.
The two-year-old American cocker spaniel was presented with the supreme champion trophy as the gun dog category prevailed.
Joint-owner Jason Lynn was featuring in his second overall final at the famous competition.
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Frankie the miniature poodle was presented as the reserve title winner.
Earlier, the pastoral and working breed titles were handed out, with Pegasos and Merrybear scooping the awards, respectively.
Here are Sunday's results:
| Best of Show Supreme Champion | Afterglow Miami Ink | American Cocker Spaniel |
| Reserve | Frankie | Miniature Poodle |
Here are the breed awards decided on Sunday:
| Best of Group | CH MERRYBEAR D'ARTAGNAN | Newfoundland |
| Reserve | AMICUS OPTIMUS VITALIS | Leonberger |
| Third | CH/IR CH JOJAVIK MIDNIGHT EXPRESS JW SHCM | Dobermann |
| Fourth | CH/CAN/AM/MEX/NOR/SWE/IT CH HI SEAS DR ROMEO MACDUFF | Portuguese Water Dog |
| Best of Group | INT CH ARYAKAS PEGASOS [ATC AT01610GRC] | Old English Sheepdog |
| Reserve | WEETONEON POLLY FLINDERS | Hungarian Puli |
| Third | CH JOSETER MR BLOBBY | Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) |
| Fourth | CH VENEZE GUCCI | German Shepherd Dog |
Sunday Recap
Emotions ran high as Lynn won the supreme award at the second attempt as a breeder, with Miami a popular winner with the huge crowd in the arena.
The young gun dog beat Frankie into second spot after the poodle had impressed the best of show judge.
The final moment was captured by the Kennel Club:
Pegasos the Old English sheepdog, brought to the show from Greece, received the biggest cheer after prevailing in the pastoral group, but the popular winner could not penetrate the top two positions.
Merrybear grabbed the working dog prize to take its place in the final.
The four days in Birmingham have been a canine celebration with hundreds of dogs being recognised for their beauty and form.
Miami was a worthy winner of the famous trophy, and Lynn's previous experience of the final helped him show his dog to perfection.
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