german shepherd is the breed of dog that has won the most best in show crufts.
what breed of dog has won the most best in show crufts?
german shepherd
the most successful breed in the modern era since best in show was introduced has been the english cocker spaniel. of the breed's seven show titles, all but one of them were owned and bred by herbert summers lloyd (known predominantly as h. s. lloyd) from the "of ware" kennel. only four dogs have won best in show on more than one occasion, and on three of these occasions they were english cocker spaniels owned by lloyd. the fourth occasion was a labrador retriever named bramshaw bob, owned by countess lorna howe who is the second most successful breeder in the show's history as she also won best in show once more with another labrador in 1937, ch. cheveralla ben of banchory. although no dog has won crufts more than once since h. s. lloyd's tracey witch of ware in 1950, owner jackie lorimer won the title in 1993 with irish setter sh ch. danaway debonair and again with the dog's son, sh ch. caspians intrepid in 1999.
list of best in show winners of crufts
in the united kingdom, the international championship show crufts was first held in 1891. since its centenary year in 1991, the show has officially been recognised as the world's largest and most prestigious dog show by the guinness book of records, with a total of 22,991 dogs being exhibited that year. 22,964 dogs were exhibited in 2008, 27 short of the previous record. crufts is held over 4 days at the national exhibition centre (nec) in birmingham and it is the largest annual event held at the venue, with an estimated 160,000 human visitors in 2008. the winner of the title of ""best in show"" receives a replica of the solid silver keddall memorial trophy and a surprisingly small cash prize of £100.
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