Crufts 2026 Day 4 in Pictures: Here are 21 adorable photos from the final day of the world's biggest dog show - including Best in Show

The world’s biggest and best dog show is now over for another year, with almost 20,000 pups making their way to the 136th year of Crufts.

The event dates back to 1886 when a Charles Cruft - the manager of a dog biscuit factory - organised ‘The First Great Terrier Show’, with around 600 dogs taking part.

The show continued to grown in popularity after Charles Cruft’s death in 1938, with entries of over 10,000 until it was interrupted by the arrival of the Second World War.

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It returned in 1948 under the stewardship of the Kennel Club for the first time and the 1950 show London’s Olympia was televised for the first time by the BBC, with a record entry of 13,211 dogs.

The first Obedience Championships were held in 1955, which was also the first year working sheepdogs were invited to Crufts.

Agility was introduced as a demonstration in 1978, becoming an official part of the event in 1980, with Rescue Dog Agility added in 2000, and an international invitational competition arriving in 2001.

Flyball was introduced in 1990, when the Kennel Club also started to campaign for responsible dog ownership with the addition of the ‘Discover Dogs’ area’ to Crufts.

Yesterday saw Bruin the Clumber Spaniel named Best in Show - to the delight of owner Lee Cox, who described his pet as “the dog of a lifetime”.

Here are 21 pictures of Bruin and his canine colleages on the final day of the competition.

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