A Sealyham Terrier, Charmin, owned by Marjorie Good, from Chester County, Pennsylvania, won Best in Show at Crufts 2009, in Birmingham, England.
Four-year old Charmin, (Am/Can/Su Ch Efbe’s Hidalgo at Goodspice) was selected from seven group winners at the show, held in Birmingham, England on March 8th. This was the first time that a Sealyham has ever won Best in Show at Crufts.
The terrier breed is native to the United Kingdom but only 43 Sealyham Terriers were registered last year in Great Britain, according to the Kennel Club, which registers dogs in the country and organizes Crufts. This will hopefully help boost its situation as a vulnerable native breed in the UK.
From over 22,500 dogs which were entered into Crufts 2009, seven wonderful dogs made it into the final stage of the ultimate competition, Best in Show. Those seven dogs were a Sealyham Terrier, a Pharaoh Hound, a Standard Poodle, a Papillon, a Hungarian Vizsla and the Boxer and Old English Sheepdog .
Crufts is an annual international Championship conformation show for dogs organised and hosted by the Kennel Club (UK), currently held every March at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England. It is the largest annual dog show in the world, as declared by the Guinness Book of Records, and lasts four days.
Crufts 2010 dates are 11 – 14 March 2010 at the NEC, Birmingham.
