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Remember All the Highlights of Last Year's Westminster!
In case you forgot last year's winner – número Uno, the big Beagle – and any of the other highlights of last year's show, refresh your memory on my highlights along with each group's winner with my slideshow chock full of cute!
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Spring Blooms with Uno!
Even after winning Westminster, a celebripup's role is never done! Everyone's favorite baying Beagle made talk-show circuit rounds, "rang" the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange, and met tons of his admirers. Although the pooch has retired from the dog show world, he certainly keeps busy booking enough appearances to practically need his own agent!
Andy Rooney's Take on Westminster
Andy Rooney is usually too grumpy for my taste, but I got a kick out of his report on the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which aired as part of last night's 60 Minutes. Apparently Rooney attends the event every year and claims he's "never met a bad dog at the show," even though he can't always identify the breeds. I couldn't help but giggle at the visual of him checking out the cute doggies.Viewers' Choice: Westminster Redo?
As dog lovers but not necessarily dog experts, we tend to root for breeds we like, dogs we've seen, or just those pups that are looking extra cute. Many times, I can be disappointed when a dog I think is super-adorable doesn't win – I'm not exactly up on each breed's ideal, after all. Uno definitely seemed to be the crowd's fave with the screaming, stomping, and chanting.Super Cute Gallery: Big Beagle Being the Big Winner at Westminster!
It sure is hard being a star! After making the morning talk show rounds, anyone who missed this cutie-pie winner last night will surely remember his name for time to come. The ever-spunky Uno got a standing ovation (!) at the Garden .
2008 Westminster Winner: Best in Show!
It's the moment I've been waiting for! The results are in for all seven groups. I've listed the competing pups and the last time their breed took Best in Show at Westminster:
GroupBreedNameLast Won In
HoundBeagle (15-in.)UnoNever
TerrierSealyham TerrierCharmin1977
Non-SportingPoodle (Standard)Remy1991
HerdingAustralian ShepherdDeuceNever
SportingWeimaranerMargeNever
ToyPoodle (Toy)Vikki1961
WorkingAkitaMaceyNever
See who won it all when you read more
2008 Westminster Winners: Working Group
Powerful and intelligent, the Working group contains many of the biggest – and strongest – breeds around. From pulling sleds to serving in the military, these working pups wear many hats. Also in this group is the fourth newly-accepted breed showing for the first time at the 132nd dog show – the Tibetan Mastiff.
2008 Westminster Winners: Toy Group
Even though the pooches of the Toy group were bred to be companions for people, many times they resemble their larger cousins (like the Toy and Standard Poodles) and have a lot of energy in those little packages! Of the pups competing this year, those were our top four. Any predictions on who captured the title?
2008 Westminster Winners: Sporting Group
We kicked off Day Two of Westminster with the Sporting group. Made up of dogs that point the game with their noses (i.e., the pointers), flush the game out (i.e., the spaniels), and then retrieve the game (i.e., the retrievers), these pooches are bred to be busy bees. With all those spaniels in the group, it's no surprise that a couple were finalists here.
Gearing Up For Day Two of the WKC at MSG!
I'm still monitoring the pups as the Best in Breed competitions wrap up at the Garden! Remember how three of the four group finalists from the AKC/Eukanuba show made it to Best in Group yesterday? Well, all of the final three have made it again today.
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