To fill the dog-shaped hole left by Crufts, we’re launching Grufts, an online search for the leading liberal dog

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There was a time when Crufts was an emblem of all that was good and right about Britain – up there with the Antiques Roadshow and Britain’s Strongest Man as a superlative example of what this nation does best. After all, what could be finer, nobler and richer than time spent watching a border collie do the locomotion, admiring a line-up of cavalier King Charles spaniels, or watching a rescue dog perform an homage to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with his owner? Read More »