A Hungarian Vizsla took the coveted title of Best in Show at the world famous Crufts dog show.
The seven-year-old, whose pet name is Yogi, beat off competition from six other prize pooches in the culmination of the four-day show at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre.
Taking second place was a Scottish Terrier from Russia, whose pet name is Rico.
As wild applause from thousands of spectators greeted the dog, who is from Carlisle, Cumbria, his handler John Thirlwell said: "He is just such a wonderful dog, I am just pleased that he stood up to it."
Yogi, who won the Gundog group, is the first Hungarian Vizsla to win Best in Show at Crufts and Mr Thirlwell said he is likely to retire now. Judge Valerie Foss said: "He is such a lovely mover, so powerful, so free.
"He is just a very, very good dog."
The Kennel Club said almost 22,000 dogs across 187 breeds were entered into this year's Best in Show competition.
They had been whittled down in their individual categories during the four-day contest to just seven competitors - one from each group - who battled it out on Sunday night.
They refused to be distracted by a protester, who was escorted from the crowd as she held up a banner and started shouting during the tense moment of judging, and instead masked it with a round of applause.
The Best in Show prize has been awarded for the past 79 years, with 40 breeds winning the coveted title over the years.
At the start of this year's event protesters from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) claimed breeders were "creating a Frankenstein's monster of a dog".
The RSPCA also withdrew its support in 2008 because of welfare concerns.
Since then, the Kennel Club and the Dogs Trust jointly funded an independent inquiry in a bid to tackle inbreeding in pedigrees, puppy farming and other welfare issues.
After his win Mr Thirlwell said Yogi, who is owned by Naomi Cragg and Kathryn Armstrong, now has 18 Best in Shows under his belt.
The record holding dog's competition name is Show Champion/Australian Champion Hungargunn Bear It'N Mind.
Mr Thirlwell said: "It hasn't sunk in, it is just so surreal. Yogi is seven now and has had a fantastic year. We are just absolutely delighted!"
He said Yogi would probably retire now, adding: "That's the best you can get."