Photo by Alan V walker

Best in show at the Welsh Kennel Club championship show was Mrs Linda Smith’s Shar pei Ch Bellicose Head Case. Breed record holder by winning its ninth CC in June, now with 10 and three Group 3s this year, the win was a breed first since its introduction to the country in the 1970s.

See Champ Shows section for more photos and a full report by Nancy Bassant