{"id":6826,"date":"2011-03-15T16:50:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T14:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/?p=6826"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:38:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T07:38:45","slug":"crufts-2011-jarelkaja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/naitused\/crufts-2011-jarelkaja\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat Coated Retriever Jet crowned champion in the 120th year of dfs Crufts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crufts.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">www.crufts.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 120th dfs Crufts finished on a climax tonight as Sh Ch <strong>Vbos The Kentuckian<\/strong>, aka Jet, a Flatcoated Retriever was crowned Best in Show 2011.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In a tough final, against a number of favourites, Jet and breeder Jim Irvine from South Queensferry, Edinburgh were chosen as the champions and presented with the prestigious trophy in a packed arena.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo of Vbos The Kentuckian (pictured by Louise Tope) >><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6866 alignright\" title=\"Crufts 2011. v\u00f5itja Vbos The Kentuckian \"Jet\" (foto: Louise Tope)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/crufts_bis_sile2011.jpg\" alt=\"Crufts 2011. v\u00f5itja Vbos The Kentuckian \"Jet\" (foto: Louise Tope)\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/crufts_bis_sile2011.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/crufts_bis_sile2011-254x330.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Approximately 138,000 people came to watch the 21,422 dogs compete over the last four days for the Best in Show title at dfs Crufts 2011 at the NEC in Birmingham. Jet\u2019s thrilled owner, Iain Ross said: \u201cI am over the moon, I can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s a lifetime achievement, it\u2019s wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Reserve Best in Show went to Jilly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, owned by Gavin and Sara Robertson from Wallingford, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>The crowning of the Best in Show winner was preceded by the presentation of the Kennel Club\u2019s Friends for Life award, which recognises the country\u2019s dog heroes. The award went to Joanne Day from Staffordshire and her Golden Retriever\/Poodle cross, Kaiser, a Canine Partners assistance dog.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Communications Director, said: \u201cWe give our congratulations to Jet who has taken the prestigious Best in Show Award, his breeder and handler Jim Irvine and proud owner Iain Ross. Jim and Jet were a pleasure to watch and clearly have a great relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cdfs Crufts is a celebration of healthy, happy dogs which recognises the special and unique bond between dogs and their owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody who has been watching the television coverage provided by More4 will have seen the wonderful diversity of dogs, the fact that they truly are fit for function, and how much dogs and people enrich each other\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crufts.org.uk\">www.crufts.org.uk<\/a>. The 120th dfs Crufts finished on a climax tonight as Sh Ch Vbos The Kentuckian, aka Jet, a Flatcoated Retriever was crowned Best in Show 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":6866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,30,33],"tags":[101,45,43,102,103],"class_list":["post-6826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-naitused","category-rahvusvaheline-naitus","category-varia","tag-crufts","tag-kuldne-retriiver","tag-labradori-retriiver","tag-royal-duchess-de-boscardini","tag-siledakarvaline-retriiver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20297,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6826\/revisions\/20297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retriiverid.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}