A marketing assistant from Ely made sure it was a double celebration at this year’s Crufts after she and her four-legged friend strolled away with a top prize on the 125th anniversary of the world’s largest dog show.

Charlotte-Louise Page, 22 and her four-year-old Dalmatian Pandora fought off competition from a host of other dogs to scoop the Young Kennel Club's Outstanding Young Person of the Year award on Sunday.

Charlotte, who lives in Pymoor, had earlier been named Fundraiser of the Year at the event after her work for Dogs for Good, before she and Pandora were crowned overall winners of the prize.

Pandora was one of nearly 22,000 happy, healthy dogs at this year's Crufts, presented by the Kennel Club, and Charlotte explained the two have a special bond.

“It feels so incredible to have won,” she said. “There were some really great finalists and to have won the main prize is amazing.

“It was a voted competition so it’s great that so many people chose us.

“We climbed Ben Nevis last year which was an incredible experience, and this year we are training to run the London Marathon.

“Pandora is a very active so we’re doing lots of fundraising and raising awareness of the charity.

“I have raised nearly £4000 so far, but after the marathon we’re hoping to add another £2000 to that total.

“I love Crufts. It’s one of the highlights of the year for us because I seem to win something different every time which is amazing.

“Crufts is so fantastic because it brings a big community together through their love of dogs.”

The YKC Outstanding Young Person of the Year award is the highest level of achievement for young dog lovers.

For over 25 years Ed and Cindy McAlpine have presented the Shaun McAlpine Trophy to the winner of the award at Crufts, in memory of their son, Shaun.

The trophy is awarded annually to encourage young dog lovers to become more involved in dog activities, as Shaun himself had achieved considerable success as a dog handler.

Elsewhere there was further success for Ely with 53-year-old dog groomer Joe Magri picking up a best of breed award with three-year-old Papillon Jacob.

“Winning Best of Breed was just fab,” he said. “We haven’t actually been in a ring since last year’s event and haven’t been to any other shows, so we’ve done very well.

“I brought Jacob along because I wanted to get the opinion of these judges, but our applause was just phenomenal.

“It’s amazing being here at the 125th anniversary of the show, as I’ve been coming along every year since I was 16.

“Crufts is such a special show, it’s the world’s greatest dog show and always will be.”