We were very proud to hear of so many dogs that benefit from Clinical Canine Massage and attended Crufts this year. We hope you enjoy reading about what our proud therapists wrote about them below:

Nikki Dew of Cruise Control Canine Massage in North Somerset
Spaniel Ember competed in the Graduate Agility competition in the YKC ring, with handler Hannah being awarded a 3rd place rosette.

 

 

 

 

Melanie Merritt of Canis Major Massage in Essex
Lola got Reserve CC, who is a beautiful home bred Wheaten Terrier.

 

 

 

 

 

Rachael Minnikin of Abbey Canine Massage Therapy in Selby
Fender and his owner qualified for the quarter finals on Saturday with his team Focus in Flyball.
He was also being handled by Charlotte in YKC flyball running with Groove Armada winning Crufts YKC Flyball 2025 and the team winning the Crufts YKC Flyball in a record time of 15.64.

 

 

 

 

 

Natalie Mitchell of Natalie Mitchell Canine Therapies in North Somerset
Naarah with her 2 dogs Lemon & Banana made history this year competing in the Intermediate and Large Crufts Singles and Championship classes, winning all 4 classes
Martin, Naarah’s partner competing with his 2 dogs Shape & Selfie, won the Small Crufts Singles and making the Small Championship final too.
Dalton & Eclipse won the Large Championship Jumping and Agility round, the International Agility round and Large Crufts Single Agility round.
Kirsty & her young dog, Cuba won the Intermediate Novice cup agility round and came overall Runner up.
Dalton & Munchy Medium Championship final coming 2nd in the qualifying round.
Rosie & Boo Medium Championship final.
Jen & Fate Intermediate Championship final.
In the YKC ring Jessica & Jinx came 3rd in the Jumping cup too.

 

Clare Tustain of Apollo Canine Massage in North Hampshire
Otter (Retriever) and Bonnie (Rough Collie) with their owner and trainer Lilias Hoare-Nairne, competed in the Agility 18 – 24 Large category.
Bonnie came 5th in Agility Dog of the Year, and she was the only dog that wasn’t a Border Collie to qualify in this category.
Otter came 3rd in the (ABC) Anything But a Collie category, and came in 12th overall.

 

 

 

 

Shanice Simmons of High Weald Canine Massage in West Sussex
Dougie & his owner Rachel Horler were placed 4th and 5th in their showing classes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emma Butler of Kismet Holistic Canine Therapies in Basingstoke
Buzz and his owner Charlie competed in the ‘O-breed-ience’.
As part of the Cool Cockers team they finished in 4th place in the Crufts Finals on the Thursday.
Buzz achieved a perfect 10 for their element of the competition, the Stop the Dog and Play.

 

Sarah and her Border Collie, Fire, took part in the Intermediate Agility Championship rounds on the Thursday.

 

 

Vinnie was chosen to be the German Shepherd Ambassador on the Discover Dogs stand at Crufts on the Saturday and Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

Harvestslade Fire and Ice Through Merynjen JW (Xander) came 3rd in his Junior Dog Class on the Saturday at Crufts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsay Cope of Paw Vida Holistic Therapies in Bristol/Bath
Agility Champion and previous Crufts International Invitation winners Falcon and Mike qualified for the Large Agility Championship for the second year running, making it through to the evening final.

 

 

 

 

 

Samantha Hefer of Northern Ireland Clinical Canine Massage in Northern Ireland
Sponsored handler and dog Dawn Greer and Wish came in second in the Small Championship agility final with just over 1 sec between 1st and 2nd place.

 

 

 

 

 

Louise Skelton of Home Counties Canine Massage in Bedfordshire
The BASC section at Crufts had a number of gundogs excelling.
Two prestigious first-place wins were secured, one for Best Labrador Bitch and another for Best Retriever Male.
A commendable third place was achieved in the Best Working Test Male category.
Two Very Highly Recommended accolades for Best Labrador Male & and another for Best Team.

 

 

Fiona Skinner of Four Borders Canine Massage Therapy in Ringwood, Hampshire
Michael Green with Bebe, Working Cocker Spaniel won the ‘Medium ABC Crufts 2025 Agility Title!

 

 

 

 

Nicola Pilling of Free Flow Clinical Canine Massage in North Somerset
Menigma Stay With Me At Rockyhill (Lottie) who is a Borzoi, won ‘Best puppy bitch’ and went on to win ‘Best puppy in breed’ and was handled by Aimee Thomas and is owned by Aimee along with Mavis Datta, and Sue Pinkerton.

 

 

We hope you have enjoyed reading about some of the wonderful dogs who were at Crufts and benefit from Clinical Canine Massage. If you would like to find your local therapist, then please visit www.k9-massageguild.co.uk/therapistregister/
Thank you