Another year, another Crufts, and this time an Australian Shepherd has won it. (Ah, but what was the dog, I hear you cry. You and your whimsy. I dunno.)

But seriously, Australian Shepherd? What happened to German Shepherds? Can anyone be a Shepherd these days with a bit of effort and a classy nationality? I guess it's certainly possible to have an Afghan Shepherd if you give the right two breeds a little coaxing, or possibly a Danish Shepherd, Irish Shepherd, West Highland Shepherd and even Pekingese Shepherd.

Really this was just an excuse to use the above photo, found on Flickr. There were surprisingly few Crufts photos on there, especially from this year (the photo shows last year's event on TV, disappointingly). I don't think Flickr is all it's cracked up to be yet, certainly not from the point of view of current affairs photos. If 'citizen journalism' really is coming to the fore, we should be seeing a torrent of topical snaps appearing on there each day, covering everything from Crufts to North Korea.