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Crufts bills itself as the world's greatest dog show, and they may well be right.

It is by far the largest - and arguably the most watched in Britain, joined by enthusiastic "dog people" in 31 other countries -- from which favorite dogs compete for the title of Crufts top dog each year.

This year, Crufts was back with a full 2024 schedule from Thursday, March 7 to Sunday, March 10.

2024 Crufts Dog Show TV & streaming schedule

The ultimate prize - Best in Show - was awarded on Sunday, March 10, 2024 airing live at 8:30PM on Crufts' traditional TV home on Channel 4. Daily live coverage throughout the competition aired on More4, starting at 9AM and ending at around 8PM.

Thursday, March 9 - Gundog
Friday, March 10 - Working and Pastoral
Saturday, March 11 - Terrier and Hound
Sunday, March 12 - Toy and Utility and BEST IN SHOW

In addition to live TV coverage, viewers all over the world were also able to follow the action via the Crufts YouTube channel live stream, along with daily photos and features on Crufts Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and Instagram accounts.

And the 2024 Crufts Dog winner is ...

It was three-year-old Viking, from Solihull, Birmingham, who beat 24,000 dogs from around the world to win Best in Show on Sunday.

Viking,was the winner of the pastoral group earlier in the show. A nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Zen, from Japan, who earlier won the terrier group, came in second place.

All about the Crufts Dog Show

With more than 18.000 dogs being shown over the four-day schedule, the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre hosts the live show that features 180 different breeds competing in categories such as Best of Breed and Best of Group (Toys, Gundogs, Utility, Hounds, Working, Pastoral, and Terriers).

Tickets for the annual show - always a sell out - usually go on sale the preceding year with show opening times scheduled from 8:15AM to 6:30PM daily.

Advance tickets to the Crufts show traditionally cost £15 for adults and £11 for children and seniors on Thursday and Friday. Prices are slightly higher as the competition heats up on Saturday and Sunday. Without advance tickets, expect to pay higher prices at the door.

Getting to the NEC show (situated 8 miles outside of Birmingham) by car begins with any of the major road networks in either direction via the M1, M5, M6, M6 Toll, M40 and M42 motorways.

For the rest of us couch potatoes, TV coverage in the UK traditionally belongs to digital channel More4 featuring extended coverage of two hours each night from 7-9pm throughout the event, with Channel 4 broadcasting the Best in Show finale on Sunday. Those outside the UK can still catch all the cute canine action via video clips and live streaming of several events online on the Crufts YouTube channel.

DID YOU KNOW? Crufts Dog Show trivia & fun facts

• In 2010, the judging of the Gundog Group was interrupted by a streaker. But an obedient Hungarian Vizla named Yogi, who was being shown at the time, didn't raise an eyebrow. He calmly waited for security to escort the streaker away. Yogi went on to win Best in Show that year.

• Wondering what dog breed will win Best in Show? Place your bets on the Cocker Spaniel which, historically, is the most likely breed to take the title (1930, 1931, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1996, and 2017).

• The royals have always been big fans of Crufts. Queen Victoria’s collie Darnley II and a pair of her Pomeranians were entered and won prizes at the show over the years. Most recently, Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to vist the Crufts show in 1969.

• Charles Cruft was a dog biscuit salesman before he founded the dog show named for him in 1891.

also see -> Westminster Dog Show | U.S. National Dog Show

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More about the Crufts Dog Show around the Web:

On the Web, check out pictures and video clips along with additional history, trivia, and hoopla surrounding the annual Crufts Dog Show...

Crufts 2024 - The official site featuring the complete schedule, information on ordering tickets by phone, a list of awards up for contention, plus a great selection of pictures, video clips, radio interviews, podcasts and updates.

Crufts 2024 - The NEC, Birmingham - Check out the official venue offering online ticket purchase and the dates and times in a complete schedule plus contact information and related resources.

Crufts - A good overview from Wikipedia with a brief bio of founder Charles Cruft, related dog show history, competition highlights, links, resources and more about Scruffts, the Kennel Club competition for household mutts...