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A woman says her dog "saved her life" by giving her a purpose when a motorbike crash left her suicidal - and now the pair are performing together at Crufts.

A woman who felt ‘isolated and cut off’ after a motorbike crash said her dogs helped to save her life - and now she’s taking one to Crufts in Birmingham this year. Sofie Hawkins, 25, says her Chihuahua and Miniature Pinscher crossbreed, Harleigh, 18 months, helped her to recover after the accident left her not wanting "to be here anymore”.

Sofie from Chippenham, Wiltshire was knocked off her motorbike in August 2021 and suffered severe injuries - including seven broken ribs and a punctured lung. Due to temporary paralysis in her left arm which lasted for three months, Sofie was forced to quit her job as a lorry driver.

Crufts 2023: Dog who ‘saved woman’s life’ after motorbike crash goes on to perform at Crufts in Birmingham