Crufts 2016: Pedigree Owners Bring Their Own Security After Last Year’s Poisoning Scandal

One of the dogs waits for its competition class (Rex)

The biggest security operation in Crufts history has been launched after allegations that one of the competition’s dog’s was killed at last year’s event.

Security is watertight to make sure there is no further scandal.

Crufts organisers are determined to avoid a repeat of last year, when it was alleged that a prize-winning Irish Setter, Jagger, died after being poisoned.

There were also rumours that four other dogs were poisoned at the world’s most famous dog show, though they were never named.

Dogs wait their turn at Crufts (Rex)

As well as beefed-up security, organisers have this year even allowed dog owners to bring along a friend to make sure their pooches are never left alone.

The event is being held in Birmingham.

Three year-old Jagger died in agony last year the day after returning home to Belgium from Crufts last year.

Irish Setter Jagger (Rex)

A vet determined that the dog had eaten a fast-acting toxin wrapped neatly inside a piece of beef in his stomach, though the poison was administered after the dog show.

But that hasn’t stopped Jagger’s owner employing even more security.

Dee Milligan-Bott said she will have a security team of eight people guarding her three dogs during the championships.

Dogs at this year’s show (Rex)

This year there are almost 22,000 dogs from more than 45 countries competing at Crufts.

The show, organised by the Kennel Club, is the biggest of its kind in the world and has been going since 1891.