<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday,  April 25 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
News / Life / Pets & Wildlife

Beagle is best in show at Westminster

The Columbian
Published: February 18, 2015, 12:00am
3 Photos
Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, with handler William Alexander, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday in New York.
Miss P, a 15-inch beagle, with handler William Alexander, won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday in New York. Photo Gallery

NEW YORK — A beagle wagging her tail a mile a minute has become America’s top dog.

Miss P pulled an upset, winning best in show Tuesday night at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden.

The 4-year-old is related to Uno, who in 2008 became the only other beagle to win at the nation’s most prominent dog show.

Miss P beat out Matisse, a Portuguese water dog that was the top-winning male in show dog history. Judge David Merriam also picked her in the best-of-seven final ring over an old English sheepdog that clearly was the crowd favorite, a standard poodle, a shih tzu, an English springer spaniel and a Skye terrier.

The Skye finished second.

Loading...