{"id":35431,"date":"2024-03-09T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T01:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8f7ab3f3-6c04-476e-884d-de5258f603d6"},"modified":"2024-03-09T02:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T01:39:22","slug":"vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for your Dog Hero of the Year: meet the Crufts 2024 contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrate these remarkable dogs and the profound impact they’ve made in the lives of their owners. <\/p>

By countryfile\n <\/p>

Published: Saturday, 09 March 2024 at 01:35 AM<\/p>

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It’s a truth universally known that dogs are<\/strong> cherished members of the family. Yet for some owners, they play a unique and important role in their lives, transforming the bond beyond a much-loved pet<\/strong>. In light of such extraordinary relationships, some of these special dogs are put forward for the annual Kennel Club Hero Dog Award.<\/strong><\/p>

What is The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award?<\/h2>
The annual Kennel Club Hero Dog Award is a heartfelt celebration of the unique bond between people and their dogs. It honours the vital role that man’s best friend plays throughout our lives, providing unwavering support in times of adversity. <\/p>
Who won The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award 2023<\/h2>
<\/div><\/figure><p>Paralympian Libby Clegg, the award’s ambassador, will unveil the overall winner at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenec.co.uk\/whats-on\/crufts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEC<\/a> in Birmingham during the final day of <a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crufts<\/a> on Sunday, March 10. The announcement will be broadcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/crufts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Channel 4<\/a>.<\/p><p>In recognition of their exceptional contributions, the winner and all finalists will receive donations from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennelclubcharitabletrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kennel Club Charitable Trust<\/a> for their chosen canine charity, fostering positive change in the lives of dogs.<\/p><p>Read on to find out which dogs have made the final of this year\u2019s Kennel Club Hero Dog Award and have your say with the online vote:<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award 2024: Vote for your favourite<\/h2><p>This year there are four finalists. Find out more in their specially made videos below, and then <a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/whats-on\/the-kennel-club-hero-dog-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>vote<\/strong><\/a> for your Hero Dog:<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Child\u2019s Champion<\/h3><p>Hearing dog\u00a0Gordon\u00a0and 12-year-old Elyana Kuhlemeier<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gordon and Elyana | The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVdXVyrBDUw?start=1&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/whats-on\/the-kennel-club-hero-dog-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Vote for Gordon and Elyana<\/strong><\/a> <\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extraordinary Life of a Working Dog<\/h3><p>Search and rescue dog Vesper,\u00a0and her handler Niamh Darcy<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vesper and Niamh | The Kennel Club Hero Dog Awards 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTX5h10UtxI?start=6&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/whats-on\/the-kennel-club-hero-dog-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Vote for Vesper and Niamh<\/strong><\/a> <\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Friends<\/h3><p>Australian Shepherd\u00a0Echo, and her best friend, Freya Harris<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Echo and Freya | The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7l2DnAdZXxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/whats-on\/the-kennel-club-hero-dog-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vote for Echo and Freya<\/a> <\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hero-support-dog\">Hero Support Dog<\/h3><p>Phoebe a\u00a0Golden Retriever, and Jazz Turner\u00a0her 25-year-old owner<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jazz and Phoebe | The Kennel Club Hero Dog Awards 2024\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3YirDm-AbRs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crufts.org.uk\/whats-on\/the-kennel-club-hero-dog-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vote for Phoebe and Jazz<\/a> <\/strong><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting the show?<\/h3><ul><li>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.theticketfactory.com\/the-kennel-club\/online\/tickets\/crufts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">tickets<\/a> to visit this year’s show, which takes place from 7 \u2013 10 March at the NEC, Birmingham.<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out more about Crufts 2024<\/h3><p>Don’t miss out on the action at this year’s show with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/animals\/pets\/crufts-2024-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-largest-dog-show-in-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ultimate guide to Crufts 2024<\/a> and our selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/animals\/133-years-of-crufts-in-40-classic-photos-that-are-sure-to-melt-your-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heartwarming photos from Crufts<\/a>. <\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate these remarkable dogs and the profound impact they’ve made in the lives of their owners. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35432,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders.jpg",2000,1333,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/03\/vote-for-your-dog-hero-of-the-year-meet-the-crufts-2024-contenders.jpg",2000,1333,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Celebrate these remarkable dogs and the profound impact they've made in the lives of their owners.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/35431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}