Ashleigh and Pudsey - wikipedia Ashleigh and Pudsey Ashleigh and Pudsey Ashleigh and Pudsey at the Queen 's Jubilee celebrations Ashleigh Jade Butler ( 1995 - 02 - 07 ) 7 February 1995 ( age 22 ) Occupation Dog trick act Years active 2012 -- present Agent ROAR Global Net worth £ 1m ( approx. ) Website Agent 's page Ashleigh and Pudsey is a British dog trick act, comprising trainer Ashleigh Jade Butler ( born 7 February 1995 ) and Pudsey. Pudsey ( 28 December 2005 -- 20 July 2017 ) was a male Border Collie, Bichon Frise, and Chinese Crested powderpuff cross. They first achieved prominence as contestants in the sixth series of the television talent show Britain 's Got Talent, which they won on 12 May 2012, becoming the first ever dog trick act to win the competition. On 21 July 2017, Butler announced that Pudsey had died. Following his death, Butler said that her other trained dog, Sully, would take over future events but `` never become Pudsey ''. Contents 1 Career 1.1 Britain 's Got Talent 1.2 Post Britain 's Got Talent 1.3 Pudsey : The Movie 1.4 Theatre 2 Filmography 2.1 Television 2.2 Film 3 Theatre 4 Writing 5 Charity work and campaigns 6 Pudsey 's death and aftermath 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Career Britain 's Got Talent Ashleigh and Pudsey were part of the sixth series of Britain 's Got Talent. Their audition was held in Cardiff and aired on 7 April 2012. They danced to The Flintstones soundtrack. Although in 2012, four judges were introduced on the panel, on the day of recording Amanda Holden was not able to attend, therefore they performed to the remaining three. With a standing ovation from the audience and all three judges, they were put through to the next round. Simon Cowell said `` Pudsey is one of the best dancing dogs I 've ever seen ''. They participated in the first semi-final on 6 May 2012, performing to Peppy and George. They were later voted through to the final by the public. The final was held on 12 May 2012, where they performed to the Mission : Impossible theme. The routine involved Pudsey walking across the judging panel and then climbing onto Ashleigh 's back. Later that evening, Ashleigh and Pudsey won the 2012 series of Britain 's Got Talent, beating classical duo Jonathan and Charlotte. Post Britain 's Got Talent On 2 June 2012, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed at Epsom Downs Racecourse in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In September 2012, Ashleigh and Pudsey were guest judges on ITV2 's Top Dog Model. As part of the prize for winning Britain 's Got Talent, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed at the 84th Royal Variety Performance on 19 November 2012 in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, which aired on ITV on 3 December. In December 2012, Pudsey played the role of Duchess in David Walliams ' TV adaptation of his children 's book Mr Stink. On Boxing Day 2012, Ashleigh and Pudsey were judges on ITV talent show That Dog Can Dance ! hosted by Christine Bleakley. In early 2013, Ashleigh and Pudsey were co-presenters on the CBBC programme Who Let the Dogs Out and About ? which toured the UK throughout the summer of 2012. Since Autumn of 2013, Ashleigh and Pudsey have become presenters of the main show, Who Let the Dogs Out ?. In April 2015, Ashleigh and Pudsey were guest presenters at the 10th Young Scot Awards. In July 2016, Ashleigh took part in a celebrity episode of First Dates on Channel 4. Pudsey : the movie Main article : Pudsey : The Movie In January 2013, it was announced that Simon Cowell would produce Pudsey : The Movie. The film, which was released in the UK on 18 July 2014, follows Pudsey and three siblings Molly, George and Tommy as they move to the village of Chuffington - on - Sea with their mother Gail ( Jessica Hynes ) and set out to save the village from their landlord Mr Thorne ( John Sessions ) and his cat Faustus. Pudsey is voiced by comedian David Walliams. Theatre From December 2012 to January 2013, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking in Dick Whittington opposite Stephen Mulhern. The deal is believed to have been worth around £ 150,000. From December 2013 to January 2014, Ashleigh and Pudsey performed in Dick Whittington opposite Jodie Prenger at the Opera House, Manchester. From December 2014 to January 2015, Ashleigh and Pudsey starred in Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome. They played the roles of Dorothy and Toto in the Easter pantomime of The Wizard of Oz at the Playhouse, Whitley Bay on 9 and 10 April 2015. Filmography Television Year Title Role Reference ( s ) 2012 Britain 's Got Talent Contestants Top Dog Model Guest judges Mr Stink Duchess ( Pudsey only ) That Dog Can Dance ! Judges 2013 Who Let the Dogs Out and About ? Presenters and performers 2013 -- 2014 Who Let the Dogs Out ? Presenters 2014 -- 2015 The Dog Ate My Homework Panelist ( Ashleigh only ) 6 episodes Guest appearances Daybreak ( 12 April 2012, 14 May 2012, 13 August 2012, 18 December 2012, 30 July 2013, 18 February 2014 ) -- Guests Lorraine ( 14 May 2012, 12 April 2013, 4 December 2014 ) -- Guests This Morning ( 10 April 2012, 14 May 2012, 10 October 2012, 8 July 2014, 13 April 2015 ) -- Guests Alan Carr : Chatty Man ( 18 May 2012 ) -- Guests Good Morning America ( 4 June 2012 ) -- Guests T4 on the Beach ( 1 July 2012 ) -- Guests The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 11 July 2012 ) -- Performers America 's Got Talent ( 18 July 2012 ) -- Performers Red or Black ? ( 1 September 2012 ) -- Performers The Alan Titchmarsh Show ( 3 September 2012, 13 November 2013, 3 March 2014 ) -- Guests Loose Women ( 24 October 2012 ) -- Guests Children in Need ( 16 November 2012 ) -- Performer ( Pudsey Only ) Royal Variety Performance ( 3 December 2012 ) -- Performers ( part of the BGT prize ) Pet School ( 3 -- 5 December 2012 ) -- Guests Super Famous Animals ( 30 December 2012 ) -- Contributors The National Television Awards ( 23 January 2013 ) -- Award presenters and performers Celebrity Juice ( 7 March 2013 ) -- Guest panellists The British Animal Honours ( 18 April 2013 ) -- Award presenters The British Soap Awards ( 19 May 2013 ) -- Award presenters Britain 's Got Talent ( 1 June 2013 ) -- Guest performers Sam & Mark 's Big Friday Wind - Up ( 16 August 2013 ) -- Guests Britain 's Got More Talent ( 26 May 2014 ) -- Guests Good Morning Britain ( 7 July 2014 ) -- Guests Weekend ( 12 July 2014 ) -- Guests Celebrity Squares ( 17 September 2014 ) -- Guest The Gadget Show ( 13 October 2014 ) -- Guests Phillip 's 24 Hour Marathon for Text Santa ( 1 December 2014 ) -- Guests Pointless Celebrities ( 21 December 2014 ) -- Contestants Reality Bites ( 12 February 2015 ) -- Guest, Ashleigh only Crufts 2015 ( 8 March 2015 ) -- Contestants in Dog agility Ant & Dec 's Saturday Night Takeaway ( 27 February 2016 ) -- ' Who Shot Simon Cowell ? ' sketch The Saturday Show ( 5 March 2016 ) -- Guests Celebrity First Dates ( 15 July 2016 ) -- Participant, Ashleigh only Ultimate Brain ( 2016 ) Film Year Title Role Release date 2014 Pudsey : The Movie Pudsey 18 July 2014 Theatre Year Title Role Location December 2012 -- January 2013 Dick Whittington Alice Fitzwarren and her dog New Victoria Theatre, Woking December 2013 -- January 2014 Opera House, Manchester December 2014 -- January 2015 Bristol Hippodrome April 2015 Wizard of Oz Dorothy and Toto Playhouse, Whitley Bay December 2015 -- January 2016 Cinderella Darlington Civic Theatre December 2016 Jack and the Beanstalk Princess Apricot Royal & Derngate Northampton December 2017 Jack and the Beanstalk Princess Apricot Wycombe Swan Theatre Writing On 11 October 2012, Pudsey 's `` official '' autobiography, Pudsey : My autobidography, was published by the Sphere imprint of publisher Little, Brown. The book formed part of a £ 100,000 publishing deal with Ashleigh Butler. Charity work and campaigns Since June 2012, Ashleigh and Pudsey have fronted a PETA campaign calling for a ban on cruelty to animals in circuses. In December 2012, Ashleigh and Pudsey launched a Christmas appeal alongside Vets4Pets to highlight the risks that pets face over the Christmas period. Pudsey 's death and aftermath On 20 July 2017, Pudsey was euthanised as he had terminal blood cancer. Ashleigh announced Pudsey 's death via her Instagram. The next day, Ashleigh 's management announced that her trained dog, Sully, would step into Pudsey 's paws to continue booked appearances in Panto and other future arrangements. See also Kate and Gin Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse References Jump up ^ UK, ROAR Global, London. `` Broadcasting Clients -- ROAR Broadcasting ''. Retrieved 28 October 2016. Jump up ^ Mark Jefferies ( 2012 - 07 - 05 ). `` Britain 's Got Talent dog Pudsey is a millionaire with new book and panto deals -- 3am & Mirror Online ''. Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey become first dog trick act to win Britain 's Got Talent ''. The Telegraph. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey win Britain 's Got Talent ''. BBC News. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012. Jump up ^ Powell, Emma ( 2017 - 07 - 24 ). `` Pudsey the dog death : Ashleigh breaks down on This Morning ''. Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Katherine Jenkins, Ashleigh and Pudsey all look gorgeous at Epsom racecourse ''. The Mirror. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Happy & glorious ! Never a merrier Monarch... as smiles and jubilations are the order of Derby day at Epsom ''. Daily Mail. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Pudsey waltzes away with the BGT crown ''. The Independent. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Young Scots 2015 : Emotional ovation for family as inspirational teen Jak Trueman is honoured with top award ''. Daily Record. Retrieved 18 October 2017. Jump up ^ Published Wednesday ( 2012 - 12 - 20 ). `` ' Britain 's Got Talent ' Simon Cowell to produce Ashleigh and Pudsey film -- Britain 's Got Talent News -- Reality TV ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Kristen Stewart wanted for Simon Cowell 's Ashleigh and Pudsey movie -- TV News ''. Digital Spy. 2012 - 12 - 20. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ New Victoria Theatre. `` Dick Whittington Woking Tickets -- New Victoria Theatre Panto 2012 ''. Atgtickets.com. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ Barr, Gordon ( 3 September 2014 ). `` Britain 's Got Talent 's Ashleigh and Pudsey to star in Whitley Bay Easter pantomime ''. Retrieved 28 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh & Pudsey to star in ' Top Dog Model ' on ITV2 -- TV News ''. Digital Spy. 2012 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` ' Britain 's Got Talent ' Pudsey makes TV acting debut in ' Mr Stink ' -- TV News ''. Digital Spy. 2012 - 10 - 08. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Simon Cowell ' launching dog talent show Take The Lead ' -- TV News ''. Digital Spy. 2012 - 10 - 11. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey Showbiz Daybreak ITV1 ''. Itv.com. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey Showbiz Lorraine ''. ITV. 2011 - 05 - 27. Archived from the original on 2013 - 06 - 29. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 13. Jump up ^ `` ' America 's Got Talent ' 2012 recap : Props ablaze and ' A big ol ' Nicki Minaj ' ''. Retrieved 28 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Pudsey and Pudsey -- Children in Need 2012 -- BBC One ''. YouTube. 2012 - 11 - 16. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` The Royal Variety Performance 2012 ''. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Super Famous Animals ''. ITV Studios. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` ' Britain 's Got Talent ' Pudsey to dance ' Gangnam Style ' at NTAs ''. Digital Spy. 2013 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Celebrity Juice Episode 2 ''. itv.com. 2013 - 03 - 07. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Celebrity Squares Episode 2 ''. itv.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` L, B acquires Pudsey ' autobidography ' ''. The Bookseller. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012. Jump up ^ `` BGT 's Ashley and Pudsey celebrate book launch News Britains Got Talent Reality TV What 's on TV ''. Whatsontv.co.uk. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Pudsey gets his paws on a book deal ! -- Britain 's Got Talent -- Article ''. Talent.itv.com. 2012 - 07 - 06. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey front new PETA campaign ''. STV. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey front new PETA campaign ''. London Evening Standard. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Ashleigh and Pudsey back Christmas pet campaign Anglia -- ITV News ''. Itv.com. 2012 - 12 - 18. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Pudsey 's death ' hardest decision of my life ' ''. www.msn.com. Jump up ^ `` Britain 's Got Talent champion dog Pudsey dies ''. BBC News. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017. Jump up ^ Westbrook, Caroline ( 22 July 2017 ). `` Ashleigh Butler will continue performing with dog Sully following Pudsey 's death ''. Metro. Retrieved 22 July 2017. 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Question: what type of dog was pudsey on bgt
Answer: Border Collie