Jacob and Jemima will be competing in two categories at the NEC tomorrow at Crufts
A six-year-old boy from Bolton will be one of the youngest competitors at Crufts this year as he makes his debut at the world’s greatest dog show after just five months of showing. Jacob Kenwright has been in the ring for just a matter of months and was counting down the days to hit the minimum entry age requirement of six.
READ MORE: Meet the incredible woman whose SEVEN dogs are already heroes but are now hoping to win big at Crufts “Jacob has been desperate to show since he was tiny and then finally when he turned six I got him into his first show.” And while Jacob might have always been set for a future in dog handling, his relationship with Jemima has been the key to success at such an early age.
Leigh got Jack Russell Jemima when she was around four months old, and she got on ‘instantly; with Jacob.
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