"...when I see the "Best of Breed" listed on the Crufts website, I wonder how its enthusiasts would react to the worst of breeds. In my experience, the most unprepossessing mongrel still exhibits all the qualities that makes dogs irresistible. The tail may be too long, the ears unpricked and curve of the spine less than classical. But they are all dogs. And it is the universal dog - the essence of dogness - that makes, or ought to make, us want them."

Roy Hattersley - Real Dog lovers prefer mongrels