Pet wins Britain's Got Talent

Ashleigh Butler, 17, trained her pet to jump and dance for their elaborate routine, performed to Lalo Schifrin's Mission Impossible theme.

Judge Simon Cowell said the pair, from Northamptonshire, were one of his "favourite ever acts".

The television audience peaked at 14.5 million, said ITV. The pair will appear in the Royal Variety Performance.

Butler cried when presenters Ant and Dec announced her win.

She said: "I just want to say thank you to everyone that voted for me, and I'm just so proud of Pudsey."

Butler hugged her dog and said: "I love you."

She said Pudsey - a border collie, bichon frise and Chinese crested cross - had become "very diva-ish" during the last week, and had been demanding steak dinners.




The teenager trained the dog to jump, dance on his hind legs, and weave between her knees. Over the course of the series, the act have performed three separate routines.

Responding to their win, Cowell said: "My life's work is now complete".