Miuccia, an Italian whippet, beat more than 18,000 dogs to be named Best in Show at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, U.K.

A whippet from Italy has been named best in show at the 2025 Crufts dog show in Birmingham.

A blonde whippet from Italy with soulful eyes and tiger-like markings won the overall prize at Crufts, the world’s biggest ...

“It’s an honor to be the first Italian to win Best in Show at Crufts, it’s a very big emotion!” Viking was awarded Reserve ...

Crufts was held at the NEC in Birmingham this week from March 6 to 9, with the Best in Show winner named in the final of the ...

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A whippet from Venice in Italy has been named best in show at the 2025 Crufts dog show in Birmingham. Four-year-old Miuccia beat more than 18,000 dogs from around the world to claim the top award ...

Giovanni Liguori with whippet Miuccia (Joe Giddens/PA) The four-year-old was chosen by judge Patsy Hollings, beating the winners of six other groups to bag the trophy. It was the first time an Italian ...

Miuccia was crowned best in show on Sunday night (Joe Giddens/PA) The runner-up was Viking, a Tibetan mastiff from Romania. Helen Kerfoot, Crufts show manager, said: “Congratulations to Miuccia ...