Slush puppies! Pampered pooches get all wrapped up to brave the cold weather at Crufts A colourful array of waterproofs and onesies came out for Crufts in Birmingham By David Wilkes For Mailonline Published: 10:43, 10 March 2023 | Updated: 11:42, 10 March 2023 e-mail 20 View comments After being bathed, blow-dried and brushed to perfection, the last thing they needed was a snowstorm. So out came a colourful array of waterproofs and onesies to ensure that these pedigree pooches, arriving for the start of Crufts , didn't end up looking like total slush puppies. The most eye-catching get-ups included leopard-prints, a yellow woolly balaclava, and dinosaur-design coats with fabric spikes. There was even a St Bernard – a breed traditionally associated with the snowy Alps – in a star-patterned blue onesie and, in case of a non-weather-related soaking, a pink drool bib. Some smaller dogs were lucky enough to be carried into the Birmingham NEC by their owners. A fluffy white samoyed called Felicity enjoyed a sit beneath an umbrella. While they might have had cold feet on the way in, the dogs were back in confident form once inside the arena as their owners got out the brushes and combs to get their pets' coats back into immaculate condition. Billed as the 'world's greatest dog show', more than 24,000 dogs will be at this year's Crufts, including 3,457 from overseas. Organiser the Kennel Club estimates there will be 130,000 visitors over the four days. A St Bernard – a breed traditionally associated with the snowy Alps – in a star-patterned blue onesie and, in case of a non-weather-related soaking, a pink drool bib, arriving for day one of Crufts Visitors, exhibitors and their dogs arrived in snow showers for the first day of Crufts Dog Show yesterday All wrapped up in a yellow woolly balaclava for the wintry weather The most eye-catching get-ups included leopard-prints Matching pups - dressed in military colours with their protective coats to brave the snow This pooch's owner has got creative with purple and yellow footwear A dog arriving on the second day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham This dog is sporting a more traditional rain jacket, a black waterproof cover A dog wears a coat with brightly coloured fruit on it for day two of Crufs Dressed in royal blue ahead of the second day of the Crufts Dog Show at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Billed as the 'world's greatest dog show', more than 24,000 dogs will be at this year's Crufts A Husky enjoys the snow as inches build up in parts of the north of the country Organiser the Kennel Club estimates there will be 130,000 visitors over the four days - pictured is a poodle dressed in turquoise Share or comment on this article: Pampered pooches get all wrapped up to brave the cold weather at Crufts e-mail Add comment Comments 20 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy . .