Blonde ambition: Dream comes true as Elizabeth wins Best in Show at Crufts

Winning Crufts is such a shock it “feels like a dream”, the breeder of the Best in Show said last night.

Margaret Anderson, breeder of Lhasa Apso Elizabeth, said taking the coveted title was so unbelievable she was not sure she was actually awake.

The pair beat off opposition from more than 21,000 dogs, including six others which reached the final at Birmingham’s NEC as Crufts.

Seven-year-old Elizabeth won the Best Utility category then went on to be pronounced Best in Show after four days of competition.

“I can’t believe it,” said Ms Anderson from Coventry. “I’m, sure somebody’s going to pinch me in a minute and I’ll wake up and it’ll all be a dream.

“I’ll go home and probably burst out crying.”