A DOG from Oldham as won first place in the Good Citizen Dog Scheme class at Scruffts - the annual crossbreed competition run by the Kennel Club.

Three-year-old Mika, an American cocker spaniel/poodle cross owned by Alisha D’Adamo will go on to compete in the semi-final stages hosted at the world’s most famous dog show, Crufts, in 2020.

The Scruffts heat, the fourth of six to be held this year, took place at MediaCityUK in Salford, as part of the Family Pet Show.

The competition attracted more than 100 crossbreeds and their owners but just four have made it through to the next stage, earning them a place in the semi-final stages at Crufts 2020.

The overall winners of the semi-final will then have the chance to compete in the final, also at Crufts 2020.

The Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year competition, supported by pet food makers James Wellbeloved, is open to all crossbreeds and mixed breed dogs, of all shapes, sizes and age (as long as they are over six months old).

Judging the competitors on the day was Manchester-born R&B Daley, who shot to fame after having co-written and featured on the Gorillaz single Doncamatic 2009, and more recently touring with Stevie Wonder.

Daley had the tough decision of choosing just one winner for each of the four classes: Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog, Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch, Golden Oldie Crossbreed and the Good Citizen Dog Scheme class.

The winners were:

• Most Handsome Crossbreed Dog: ten-year-old Kenzo, a Terrier/Poodle cross owned by Annabel Work from Patrington, East Yorkshire

• Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch: two-year-old Willow, a Cocker Spaniel/Springer Spaniel cross owned by 14-year-old Cerys Hadfield from near Oswestry, Shropshire

• Golden Oldie Crossbreed: 12-year-old Elmo, a mixed breed owned by Beverley Wheeler from Bicester, Oxfordshire

• Good Citizen Dog Scheme: three-year-old Mika, an American Cocker Spaniel/Poodle cross owned by Alisha D’Adamo from Oldham, Greater Manchester

All dogs competing were judged against the following qualities:

• Good character

• Good health

• Good personality

• Good temperament with people and other dogs

The four dogs are now preparing to compete at Crufts 2020, which will be held at the NEC Birmingham next March, where the judges will be making the difficult decision of choosing the Scruffts Family Crossbreed Dog of the Year.