Dog whose tail ‘never stops wagging’ crowned best in show at Crufts

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lagotto romagnolo who “never stops wagging” her tail has been crowned best in show at the 2023 Crufts dog show in the first ever win for the breed. Orca’s handler, Javier Gonzalez Mendikote from Croatia, drove 25 hours to get to the dog show, and said: “I have worked for the last 20 years to achieve something like this in my life. “So I think it’s really special and even more… with Orca.” The audience heard that she “never stops wagging” her tail. “Orca is everything you could ever want in a dog, she is happy and healthy – and as everybody saw, her tail never stops wagging.” On its website, The Kennel Club says “lagotto” is an Italian dialect word for “curly coated duck retriever” and Romagne was the district in northern Italy where the breed was developed.