Chesapeake Bay retriever Jack (Penrose Jack Tar) had his moment in the TV spotlight last weekend after winning Best of Breed at Crufts then being shortlisted for Gundog Group winner.

Janet Morris of Goytre has been breeding working dogs like Jack for more than 40 years.

It was her 11th Crufts best of breed but it's the first time she - or for that matter the breed - has had a dog shortlisted as a potential group winner.

Four-year-old Jack is a full champion - having won both as a show and a working dog. In the breed 'face-off' between best dog and best bitch earlier in the day he beat his own mother Penny, who was herself best of breed at Crufts a few years ago.

The handler for Jack's big moment was Janet's 21-year-old daughter Rebecca, a law student at Nash College who works for a Cardiff law firm.

"We took seven dogs to Crufts this year, which was like going on army manoeuvres! We set off from home at 4am and the group judging didn't start until 8pm that evening so it was a very long day," said Janet.

"Rebecca always helps me and I said that if we won another best of breed she could do the handling in the main ring.

"It was a thrill to watch her - and an even bigger thrill when Jack was shortlisted!"

Originating in Canada, Chesapeake Bay's are wildfowling retrievers who simply love water, even when it's freezing cold. There are only around 1,100 registered in the UK. To the untrained eye they look a bit like curly-coated Labradors.

Janet's dogs have picked up for shoots at the Glanusk, Llanover and Clytha Estates and, more recently at the Whitfield Estate in Herefordshire.

She currently has 11 dogs, four of which have won Best of Breed at Crufts.

She not only bred Jack but his mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother.