The world’s finest dogs have descended on the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for Crufts 2018.
The event was declared the world’s largest dog show in 1991 by Guinness World Records.
Officials expect around 160,000 visitors to turn up over the course of four days, with more than 27,000 pooches on show.
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