The sporting, working and terrier group dogs will show Tuesday evening, preceding Westminster’s Best In Show to cap the competition.
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Seven breeds – the Bergamasco, Lagotto Romagnolo, Berger Picard, Miniature American Shepherd, Boerboel, Spanish Water Dog and Cirneco dell’Etna – will make their debuts this year, having just been added to the American Kennel Club’s registry.
“He’s great”, owner and breeder Valerie Nunes-Atkinson said earlier in the night after CJ won the sporting group.
Wire fox terriers hold the Westminster record with 14 bests in show.
“The most-coveted award in the dog show world, Best In Show at Westminster, was given for the first time in 1907”, the Westminster Kennel Club’s website says.
“This dog never stopped looking”, Meen said.
Wesley, a Dandie Dinmont terrier, looks up after winning his breed at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 in NY.
That bib could be the equivalent of Beatrice’s “Busy Bee” toy from the movie Best In Show.
The first night of judging on Monday resulted in winners in four groups, including a borzoi in the hound group, a shih tzu in the toy group, a bulldog in the nonsporting group and a German shepherd in the herding group.
“I can’t believe this”, Baez said after her dogs were announced as winners and she hugged her daughter Chelsea and her husband, Jose. Social media also allows for telling more of the dogs’ personal stories, she said, like those of Max and others who do therapy service.
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“I bet their tails are wagging”, she said. “I don’t think that would work”. And though Lucy has another handler, Ozeki opted for her husband, Shota Hirai – a professional handler in Japan – to lead Lucy on Monday night. In the movie, her owners, Meg and Hamilton Swan, fear she won’t be able to settle down if she doesn’t have it in her possession. “She doesn’t get excited, she’s very easy”, said Hetherington.
