Crufts dog show ends with Lhasa Apso named Best in Show – in pictures

Dogs are led to the National Exhibition Centre on the final day of competition at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

An Afghan Hound lays on a grooming table Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Whippets are judged in the ring Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Beagles are judged on the final day of competition Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Afghan hounds are led on the final day of competition at the Crufts dog show [the original caption has been corrected from Borzoi hounds to Afghan hounds]. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Alexandra Malmgren of Malmo, Sweden, is leapt upon by her greyhound Radar Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Phil Poole holds his two Irish Wolfhounds on the fourth and final day of Crufts at the Birmingham NEC Arena on March 11, 2012 in Birmingham Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A woman sleeps in a kennel on the final day of Crufts Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Beagles sit in their kennels Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Owner Sonia Krockovci from Slovakia exhibits her Newfoundland, Brutus, which came second in the Best in Show category Photograph: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

A man sits with a Saluki dog on his lap during the final day of competition Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Dog owner Margaret Anderson and Elizabeth, a Lhasa Apso which won the Best in Show award Photograph: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Owner Margaret Anderson sits with Elizabeth Photograph: Kieran Doherty/Reuters

Elizabeth, a Lhasa Apso and owner Margaret Anderson pose for photographs after winning 'Best in Show' at the 2012 Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images