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This Is the First 'PBGV' to Win Westminster

Petit basset griffon Vendéen wins best in show

(Newser) - This Buddy Holly no longer has to sigh, “That’ll be the day.” A petit basset griffon Vendéen named for the late rock ‘n’ roll legend won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, a first for the rabbit-hunting breed, the...

A Bloodhound Wins Westminster for First Time

Trumpet is crowned top dog

(Newser) - A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Wednesday night, beating a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy. The 4-year-old became the first bloodhound to win Westminster. Winston, a French bulldog co-owned...

This Little 'Lion' Just Won Westminster 2021

Meet Wasabi the Pekingese

(Newser) - The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi. A Pekingese named Wasabi won best in show Sunday night, notching a fifth-ever win for the unmistakable toy breed, the AP reports. A whippet named Bourbon repeated as runner-up. Waddling through a small-but-mighty turn in the ring,...

Star Dog Handler Hospitalized Before Westminster Show

Bill McFadden was in a car wreck in Wyoming on his way to New York

(Newser) - First of all, the dogs are OK. But star dog handler Bill McFadden has some recovering to do. McFadden was driving a vanload of dogs from his home in California to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York when he was rear-ended in Wyoming on Tuesday, USA ...

Poodle Is America's New Top Dog
Meet America's New Top Dog
Feb 12, 2020 12:17 AM CST

Meet America's New Top Dog

Siba is first poodle to win Westminster since 2002

(Newser) - Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring. Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque Siba strutted off with best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night. Adorned with black puffs and pompoms, the 3-year-old Siba...

Familiar Breed Is America's New Top Dog

Wire fox terrier wins at Westminster

(Newser) - Wire fox terriers are still King at Westminster. A wire fox from Brazil who has won big in Europe became America's top dog Tuesday night, beating out a crowd-pleasing longhaired dachshund and a popular Sussex spaniel. There were some boos—along with modest cheers—at Madison Square Garden when...

An Underdog Could Be America's Next Top Dog

Dachshund has never been top at Westminster before

(Newser) - Could this really be the year that dachshunds get out of the Westminster doghouse? Always a popular pooch, somehow they've never walked off with best in show at America's top dog competition. But that could change after sprightly Burns won the hound group Monday night, the AP reports....

Westminster Crowd Falls Silent as New Top Dog Named

Flynn the bichon frise won best in show

(Newser) - Flynn the bichon frise won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night, a choice that seemed to surprise almost everyone in the crowd at Madison Square Garden. Fans who had been loudly shouting for their favorites fell into stunned silence when judge Betty-Anne Stenmark announced her...

German Shepherd Is America's New Top Dog
America Has a New Top Dog
Feb 15, 2017 6:03 AM CST

America Has a New Top Dog

Rumor is 2nd German shepherd champ in Westminster history

(Newser) - It was quite a rally for Rumor—and a commanding comeback for German shepherds, too. Rumor was crowned America's top dog Tuesday night when, a year after a near miss on the very same green carpet, she came out of retirement to win best in show at the Westminster...

Distracted Beagle Charms Crowd at Westminster

Go, Mia

(Newser) - The Westminster Kennel Club will crown its new best-in-show dog Tuesday night, and it's a safe bet it won't be a beagle named Mia. While running the agility course, the happy-looking pooch got distracted a number of times, much to the delight of the crowd. You can see...

Cats Set to Crash Westminster Dog Show

Felines will join 3 new dog breeds, though the cats won't be competing

(Newser) - A decision by the country's top dog show to admit—gasp!—cats is raising eyebrows. The felines will be added to a side event at the annual Westminster Dog Show called "Meet the Breeds " that permits ordinary humans to "play" with some of the country'...

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