A Middlesbrough receptionist and his four-legged friend fought off the competition to reach the last seven at the Crufts Best of Show final. Dale Francis, 28, of Brambles Farm, and six-year-old German ...

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A Teesside dog groomer has brushed away the competition to win a prize at the country's leading dog show. Together with his German Spitz (Klein), George, Dale Francis from Middlesbrough scooped the ...