A BORDER terrier breeder from Silsden Moor is celebrating an extraordinary win after her dog won best of breed for the second time.

Jayne Gillam of Schoolmaster Farm, took her terrier, Orenberg Nightfreight, or Luther for short, to Crufts four years ago when he won best of breed. She took him again on Friday when he was successful in the veteran class, he then won best in his group, before going on to win the best of breed again.

Jayne said "He won it in 1994 and I thought that was a once in a lifetime thing then. It's quite remarkable really and more exciting this time as it was so totally unexpected."

Eight-year-old Luther is believed to be the oldest border terrier to win the best of breed.

Other winners from Craven included:

A professional dog groomer who has been breeding dogs for more than 22 years.

Polly English, of Burnside Avenue, Skipton, who is a Craven District councillor, took her two Kerry blue terriers down to Birmingham NEC in the hope of returning with a couple of trophies.

And she won a first in the veteran bitch class for the second year running with her nine and a half-year-old terrier Caiti.

Caiti's nephew Merlin, who is three, also impressed the judges and won reserve in the limit dog class.

Sutton dog groomer Ann Andrews was also celebrating after a dog she prepared for the premier dog show came first in the post graduate class.

Heronsview Bluechuba in Sobarna (Chuba) is a Tibetan Mastif owned by Andy and Janet Briggs of Yeadon. Ann runs Tailwaggers in Greenroyd Mills, Sutton.

A Beamsley dog breeder, who works for an animal feeds factory, will be giving her Weimaraner gun dog an extra portion at dinner time.

For Karen Robinson, of Wharfe View, was celebrating after her dog Gunalt Harris Tweed, or Harris for short, won best of breed at Crufts on Sunday.

The eight-year-old, who was shown in the hunt, point and retrieve section has in the past won best of breed and has also won 41 challenge certificates and is the male breed record holder.

Cononley's Metadale Kennels came away with four Crufts awards following recent success at the Pedigree Chum Finals in January.

Longhaired dachshund Metadale Michahan (Bruce) won first in the veteran dog class, Metadale Maverick (Elliott) was second in the junior dog, and Metadale Muscadet (Harry) was first in the post graduate dog section. Shih Tzu, Metadale Mungojerrie (Mac) won reserve in the open dog.

Also successful were Craven Canine Association members Pat and Ian Crack, of Ingleton, who won first in the post graduate class with their Afghan Hound Tokando Midnight Flyer from Khardains, known as Zeeta.

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