UK Junior Handler of the Year 2012 Final

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Dog World logoThe prestigious UK Junior Handler of the Year final brings together 14 of the best young dog handling talent competing for the honour of representing the UK at Crufts 2013.

The thrilling competition is proudly supported by Dog World, Britain's best selling weekly canine newspaper.

The handlers aged between 6 and 16 years old are put through their paces and must demonstrate their dog handling ability and rapport with not only their own but someone else's dog through two nail biting rounds.

This is particularly exciting to see, since the handlers meet the new dog only an hour before the competition starts.

The suspense is heightened even further with the identity of the judge remaining a mystery until they walk into the ring.

Winner of the National Junior Handling UK Finals at Discover Dogs 2011
Michaella Dunhill-Hall handling the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

The UK Finalists in running order: 

Finalist Breed Age Group
James Winkley-Balmer
 Whippet
Hound  6 - 11
Charlotte Dalgarno
Afghan
Hound 12 - 16
Shaylan Sanderson
 Pomeranian
 Toy 6 - 11
Melissa Phillips
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Toy 12 - 16
Robyn Arnall
Australian Shepherd Dog
Pastoral 6 - 11
Antonia Leech
Bearded Collie
Pastoral 12 - 16
Nicole Owles
Newfoundland
Working 6 - 11
Abbie Stoutt
Siberian Husky
Working 12 - 16
Shannon Shaw
Border Terrier
Terrier 6 - 11
Jenni Tobijanski
Sealyham Terrier
Terrier 12 - 16
Daisy Mae Hunt
German Shorthaired Pointer
Gundog 6 - 11
Ashley Place
Spaniel (Welsh Springer)
Gundog 12 - 16
Sinead Kerr-Moir
 German Spitz
Utility 6 - 11
Heather Vine
Tibetan Spaniel
Utility 12 - 16