Crufts 2025: Your complete guide to the ‘world’s greatest dog show’

Crufts Best in Show 2024 winner, Viking
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Crufts 2025 is fast approaching, and as dog lovers, we could not be more excited. Competitions run from Thursday, March 6th, and end on Sunday, March 9th.

This event will see nearly 18,000 dogs all competing to win the Best in Show prize – one of the largest fields in Crufts history. While you can expect to see the classic agility competitions, including a fun Freestyle Heelwork to Music, this dog show is also hosting over 500 trade tables. These tables will feature everything from the best dog toys to the best dog food for dog lovers to shop through.

In this round-up, we've covered everything you need to know about this event including how to watch Crufts on TV. Let's dive in!

What is Crufts?

Sheepdogs lined up at dog show

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So what is the Crufts Dog Show all about? Well, as we said 18,000 dogs will travel to compete in the greatest dog show in the world. While the Westminster Dog Show is an iconic event in the United States, the UK’s Crufts is actually a bigger event.

Held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, this dog show lasts four days. That is four action-packed days of competitions and judging all leading up to the main event, crowning the winner of the Best in Show.

As for the competition events, there will be Agility, Flyball, and Heelwork to Music in addition to all the breed competitions. This is also the time for dog lovers to explore over 200 different breeds. So if you're trying to decide whether a low-maintenance dog breed or a high-energy dog breed is right for you, this is the place to find out.

When is Crufts 2025?

This year, Crufts runs from Thursday to Sunday on March 6–9th.

Day 1 starts off featuring terrier breeds and hound breeds.

Day 2 dives deeper into the competition with Heelwork to Music, Vulnerable Breeds Final, and the Agility Singles. This day also focuses on group judging for utility and toy dog breeds.

Day 3 includes the gundog judging, the Scruffts Finals (which is for cross breeds), and the Southern Golden Retrievers Display.

Day 4 will see the judging of working and pastoral breeds and of course, the crowing of the Best in Show.

How to watch Crufts 2025

Lhasa Apso dog at dog show

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If you live in the UK, you're in luck. You can stream the Crufts Dog Show on Channel 4 and More 4 for free. You can also check out Crufts YouTube channel channel for show highlights and a recap on events from last year.

If you happen to be outside of the UK when Crufts is on, you can use a VPN to get your usual coverage from anywhere in the world.

For more information, we have put together a full guide about how to watch Crufts 2025.

Who won Crufts Best in Show in 2024?

2024 Crufts winner

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In 2024, the Best in Show winner was an Australian Shepherd named Dialynne. Other past winners were as follows:

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Crufts Dog Show past winners

Year

Winner

Breed

2023

Orca

Lagotto Romagnolo

2022

Baxter

Flat-coated retriever 

2020

Maisie

Wire-Haired Dachshund

2019

Dylan

Papillon

2018

Collooney Tartan Tease

Whippet

2017

Afterglow Miami Ink

American Cocker Spaniel

2016

Devon

West Highland Terrier

2015

McVan's To Russia With Love

Scottish Terrier

2014

Afterglow Maverick Sabre

Poodle

Want to learn more about the world’s greatest dog show? Here are our favorite facts about Crufts and here are our tips for visiting Crufts

Edited by Georgia Guerin.

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This feature was last updated on February 14, 2025.

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