1/23A woman sits in a pen as she cuddles her Hungarian wirehaired vizsla dog on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 7, 2019. Picture: AFP
Behind the scenes at world’s greatest dog show
Puppy snappers have captured the glitz and glamour at the 2019 Crufts dog show, where 22,000 incredibly pampered pooches compete for Best in Show.
2/23A man from Mexico leaves a show ring with his pekingese dog after taking part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
3/23A pointer dog looks at its reflection in a mirror positioned in a clothing trade stall on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
4/23A man from Greece prepares to enter a show ring with his long coat chihuahua dog to take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
5/23A spinone Italiano sits with its owner at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show 2019. Picture: AP
6/23A woman embraces her golden retriever dog after it was awarded a prize on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
7/23A man sits in a pen adjacent to an Italian spinone dog on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
8/23A man from Greece prepares to enter a show ring with his long coat chihuahua dog to take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
9/23A woman from Thailand sits with her shih tzu dog after taking part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
10/23Welsh springer spaniel dogs are judged on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
11/23A man from Romania displays his basset hound dog in a show ring as they take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
12/23Dogs are judged in a show ring as they take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
13/23A woman leaves a show ring with her bichon frise dog after taking part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
14/23A woman from Thailand sits with her shih tzu dog after taking part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
15/23A woman cuddles her cocker spaniel dog as she grooms it on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
16/23Labrador retriever dogs are judged on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
17/23An American cocker spaniel is groomed, on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show 2019, at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AP
18/23A Chesapeake Bay retriever dog looks out from its pen on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Picture: AFP
19/23A woman from South Africa displays her pointer dog in a show ring as they take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
20/23A woman walks her dog through the crowded trade stalls on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
21/23A man from Greece prepares to enter a show ring with his long coat chihuahua dog to take part in the Eukanuba World Challenge competition on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
22/23An American cocker spaniel runs, on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show 2019, at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
23/23A woman grooms her cocker spaniel dog on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre. Picture: AFP
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