article_snippet: The canines who had arrived at the NEC with their owners were being groomed to perfection ahead of a stiff day of competing.
article_snippet: A Pomeranian is fluffed by A Pomeranian owner before taking part in one of the competitions .
article_snippet: A little girl golden retriever at Crufts .
article_snippet: A woman sits with A woman Hungarian vizsla in a cage (left) while a little dog, with her Hungarian ears wrapped up to protect them, gets a last minute trim .
article_snippet: An owner is dwarfed by An owner Russian Borzoi during a cuddle backstage on the first day of Crufts at the NEC in Birmingham .
article_snippet: An American Cocker Spaniel gets a quick groom to catch any hairs that might be out of place .
article_snippet: A Golden Retriever pokes A Golden Retriever head out of a portable kennel, left, while a German Shepherd keeps an eye on the action, right .
article_snippet: A man checks A man phone next to a border collie
highlights_snippet: Owners have spent the morning grooming Owners pets ahead of an afternoon competing .
  