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Crufts 2026: Clumber Spaniel Named Bruin Wins Best in Show
Bruin, a four-year-old Clumber spaniel, won Best in Show at Crufts 2026, beating nearly 19,000 dogs; he received the Kendall Memorial Trophy and a £200 prize.
- On Sunday at Crufts 2026, Bruin, a four-year-old Clumber spaniel, beat 18,000 dogs to be crowned Best in Show at the NEC in Birmingham.
- Handled by owner Lee Cox, Bruin won the Gundog group earlier in the show, then judge Tamas Jakkel evaluated group winners to select the overall champion.
- Handler Lee Cox said `I can't believe it` as he was handed his rosette, joking about Bruin's antics and praising him as wonderful.
- Cox and Bruin received the Kendall Memorial Trophy and a £200 cash prize this year, while Jannine Edgar, chief executive of the Royal Kennel Club, congratulated them on their outstanding win.
- Among other finalists, Viking , Hazel , and Spencer competed, while reserve dog Meghan, a petit basset griffon vendeen from Croatia, won the Hound group and Crufts expected 18,698 dogs this year.
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Bruin, handled by Lee Cox, was the winner of the Gundog group earlier in the show.
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Bruin the Clumber Spaniel has been announced as the winner of Best In Show at Crufts 2026 as Claudia Winkleman had the "huge honour" of handing over the famous trophy at the world's biggest dog show
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THE Best in Show has been crowned on an emotional final night at Crufts. Bruin the clumber spaniel picked up the big prize with owner Lee Cox fighting back the tears after winning the world famous …
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