People laughed when Daphne Greenall started entering her gold-coloured, three-legged saluki/whippet cross in shows.
But Daphne, from Eastbourne, and her pet, Kati, had the last laugh by winning the alternative dog show Scruffts in London.
Unlike the dextrous dog, the critics now haven't got a leg to stand on.
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