12:00pm Thursday 26th November 2009
By Joanna Kilvington
A former rescue dog has scooped a top prize at the alternative dog show - Scruffts.
Despite being abandoned at Battersea Dog’s Home as a puppy and having a withered leg, Snert won over the judges to become top dog in the Golden Oldie category.
The 16-year-old cross-bread was adopted from the home by Tricia Ford of St Margarets Road, St Margarets, when he was less than a year old.
Miss Ford compared Snert’s success to winning an Oscar and said it was well deserved.
She said: “Everybody loves him and he’s a great companion.
“He really enjoyed himself and he’s become a bit of a diva now.”
Snert, named after a dog in the cartoon Hägar the Horrible, was presented with his prize by animal lover and former Blue Peter Presenter Peter Purves at the award show on November 14.
Find out more about Scruffts at thekennelclub.org.uk/scruffts.
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