Bow down! Meet the Crufts Daqiruiri Dancing Dog Who Wowed the Judges on America’s Got Talent

By Judy J. Beasley Last updated Mar 11, 2022

He has 12 Guinness World Records to his name and dazzled Simon Cowell and Heidi Klum on America’s Got Talent.

Now the dancing dog Daiquiri will wow the Crufts judges as he steps into the ring at the world’s biggest dog show this weekend.

The blue merle Australian Shepherd is pictured training for tomorrow’s freestyle heelwork music competition at the Birmingham event.

Despite a tortuous 36-hour, 7,000-mile journey from his home in Alberta, Canada to the UK via Amsterdam, owner Jennifer Fraser is confident he will add another title to his collection.

Six-year-old Daiquiri has already won trophies in Italy, the United States and Canada. His signature move is to jump through a series of hoops, each smaller than the last.

Ms Fraser, 42, said: ‘I trust him 100 per cent. I know it will be fantastic. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but I can teach Daiquiri things in minutes.

While living in Italy, the couple started playing together by accident.

Despite a torturous 36-hour, 7,000-mile journey from her home in Alberta, Canada to the UK via Amsterdam, owner Jennifer Fraser is confident dancing dog Daiquiri will add another title to her collection.

Six-year-old Daiquiri has already won trophies in Italy, the United States and Canada. His signature move is to jump through a series of hoops, each smaller than the last.

The blue merle Australian Shepherd is pictured practicing for tomorrow’s free tailgating in the band competition at the Birmingham event

She was testing Daiquiri while waiting with her children’s hats and backpacks outside a museum when someone put five euros in a hat.

She added: “I decided to implement a lap routine. Within three weeks I was making £170-250 an hour just on the streets playing with my dog.

After a training session near the Airbnb he is staying at, Daiquiri was taken to the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham yesterday to acclimatize to the venue as dozens of other four-legged competitors arrived.

These included old English sheepdogs walking around in cages, a Newfoundland called Joe who sported his own personalized neckerchief, a small dog wearing pink protective boots and a pair of poodles in leopard print coats.

More than 20,000 dogs will take part in this year’s show, culminating with the Best in Show award on Sunday night.

Daiquiri starred in season 15 of America’s Got Talent (above), which aired in 2020, where he dazzled judges Simon Cowell and Heidi Klum

Crufts, which was founded in Islington, north London, in 1891 by Charles Cruft, was canceled last year due to Covid. Pictured: An advertisement for Cruft’s dog show held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1907

Crufts, which was founded in Islington, north London, in 1891 by Charles Cruft, was canceled last year due to Covid.

Daiquiri was featured in Season 15 of America’s Got Talent, which aired in 2020.

His Guinness World Records include the most clothes retrieved from a clothesline by a dog in one minute (18) and the most consecutive items grabbed by a dog without dropping any (11).

Around 30 Russian breeders and 51 dogs have been banned from Crufts this year due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, after organizer The Kennel Club said it shared the world’s “dismay”.

And now, meet the fierce (and very hairy) competition of Daiquiri…