Easy, a Norfolk Terrier from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, owned by Ruth Gee, has won the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition final at Crufts 2026 on Thursday 5 March.
Easy (Ch Watercroft Easy Tiger JW) has had a great start to his dog show career, winning the Junior Warrant, an award for pedigree dogs from the ages of 6 to 18 months which have won a series of first prizes at both open and championship dog shows, and has now followed this up with a major win at Crufts at the NEC, Birmingham.
Easy and Ruth were up against 12 other finalists for the coveted title but were named the winner after wowing judge Rony Doedijns (Netherlands) in the exciting final.
Jannine Edgar, Chief Executive of the Royal Kennel Club: “Congratulations to Easy Tiger and Ruth Gee for this fantastic achievement and their impressive performance in the ring at Crufts.
The Junior Warrant is one of the most prestigious competitions for young dogs and a great indicator of an exciting future for handlers and their dogs. We are sure to be seeing more of Easy Tiger and Ruth in the future.
“Competing in the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition final is a great achievement for any young dog, so we want to say a huge well done to all the finalists who took part.”
The Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition is held annually and is for dogs which have gained the title of Junior Warrant during the previous year.
The semi-finals of this year’s Junior Warrant competition took place at The Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh, in October 2025.
Runner-up in the Junior Warrant final was the Tibetan Terrier, Phoebe (Araki Colour My World For Tetsikarma), owned by Mrs L Knight & Mr G V R Plummer and Mrs K Bingham and bred by Ruth Gee.
The 11 other dogs competing in the final were as follows:
· Briard, Ch Honey I’m Home Moravia Campanella at Starwell (Imp Cze) JW, owned by Mrs A M & Mr T Fieldsend, bred by Mrs A M Fieldsend.
· Chinese Crested, Bryelis Boys Are Back In Town JW, owned by Mrs E Moyes, Miss J Shaw & Mrs G Hunter-Ryan, bred by Mrs E & Mr B Moyes.
· Dachshund (Wirehaired), Ch Boloria Goodnight Mr Tom JW, owned by Miss R Rowe, owned and bred by Mrs J & Miss R Rowe.
· English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan), Ch Lasagesse Kasmir JW, owned and bred by Mrs L & Mr G Dixon.
· Giant Schnauzer, Ch Philoma Wicked JW, owned by Misses O & J Ellis, bred by Mrs S & Mr K Cullen.
· Gordon Setter, Flaxheath Cover Girl at Glenmaurangi JW, owned by Mrs A Phillips & Ms T Watkins, bred by Mrs V L Lines.
· Greyhound, Ch Broughton Back To The Future JW, owned by Mrs M A Holder & Miss C Boggia, bred by Miss C L Boggia.
· Norfolk Terrier, Ch Watercroft Easy Tiger JW, owned and bred by Mrs R Gee.
· Portuguese Water Dog, Ch Rarjo Macduff Making Waves with Megulcie JW, owned by Miss M Slack, Mr B C Williams & Ms L G Newton, bred by Mr B C Williams & Mrs R V Reddin.
· Samoyed, Ch Nikara It’s Keats by Taronakits JW, owned and bred by Mrs S Brandenberg & Miss S Smith.
· Tibetan Terrier, Araki Colour My World for Tetsikarma JW, owned by Mrs K & Mr G V R Plummer, Mrs L Knight & Mrs K Bingham, bred by Mr K D Sinclair.
· Tibetan Terrier, Jalren Midnight Runner JW, owned and bred by Mrs R Thurston.
Crufts takes place from 5 - 8 March 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham. For more information and results from the show, visit crufts.org.uk