Bearded Collie from Yorkshire wins major award at world's most famous dog show

Cash, a Bearded Collie from Saltburn-on-Sea, Yorkshire, owned by Linda Peirson, has won the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition final at Crufts 2024 on Thursday 7 March.

Cash (Farmarens Like A Circus For Kiltondale JW) has had a great start to his dog show career, winning the Junior Warrant, an award for pedigree dogs from the ages of 6 to 18 months which have won a series of first prizes at both open and championship dog shows, and has now followed this up with a major win at Crufts at the NEC, Birmingham.

Cash and Linda were up against nine other finalists for the coveted title but were named the winner after wowing judge Jacqui Ward (Mianja) in the exciting final.

Linda said: "I'm absolutely over the moon with this. I've never got this far with any of my dogs. In over 40 years this is the furthest I've ever been!"

Helen Kerfoot, Crufts Show Manager, said: "Congratulations to Cash and Linda for this fantastic achievement and their impressive performance in the ring at Crufts. The Junior Warrant is one of the most prestigious competitions for young dogs and a great indicator of an exciting future for handlers and their dogs. We are sure to be seeing more of Cash and Linda in the future.

"Competing in the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition final is a great achievement for any young dog, so we want to say a huge well done to all the finalists who took part."

The Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition is held annually and is for dogs which have gained the title of Junior Warrant during the previous year. 

The semi-finals of this year's Junior Warrant competition took place at The Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh, in October with 62 top young dogs competing for just ten places. 

Runner-up in the Junior Warrant final was the Miniature Schnauzer, Ch Penbro Talk Of The Town JW, owned and bred by Beccie Woods and co-owned with Laureen Woods.

The ten dogs competing in the final were as follows:

• Lhasa Apso, Crystal Eye's Wam Bam Boom At Khumbila JW, owned by Ruth Revilla Rodriguez, bred by Charlotte Wandborg
• Miniature Schnauzer, Ch Penbro Talk Of The Town JW, owned and bred by Beccie Woods, co-owned with Laureen Woods
• King Charles Spaniel, Ch Baldragon Centre Stage With Khatibi JW, owned by Leila Tarabad and John Whitman, bred by Caroline Bowles-Robinson
• American Cocker Spaniel, Sh Ch Afterglow Bamalam With Alibama JW, owned by Darren Jennings, bred by Michael Gadsby and Jason Lynn
• Bullmastiff, Emsuart Rocketman JW, owned and bred by Liz Beal
• Newfoundland, Saskinbears True Blue For Safeharbour JW, owned by Karen Thompson, bred by Jane King
• Great Dane, Tamzane Empower Mint JW, owned and bred by Tamasin and Lorraine Pocock
• Bearded Collie, Farmarens Like A Circus For Kiltondale JW (Imp), owned by Graham and Linda Peirson, bred by Charlotte Sanburg and Ulrica Olsson
• Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund, Beachdaz Queen Of Hearts JW, owned and bred by Leah Michaela, Liam John and Anthony Bryan Beach
• Irish Wolfhound, Ch Gaelmarque Treasured By Goldswift JW, owned by Caroline Sheppard, bred by Mrs M L Severn-Kumar 

To find out more about the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition, please visit crufts.org.uk/juniorwarrant.

Crufts takes place from 7 - 10 March 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham. For more information and results from the show, visit crufts.org.uk.