This year, a new winner has been announced at the Westminister Dog Show, and that dog is Trumpet, who is a bloodhound. His owner, Heather Buehener, says that she was shocked to find out her dog won, especially when Trumpet’s first dog show was just months ago. The Westminster Dog Show is a dog show, which consists of dogs competing for first by doing tricks. It was started in the late 1800s and continues to this day.

Winners are chosen by judges who look at the complexity of the tricks, the length of the performance, and the speed of the dog. Prizes for the winning dog included a trophy that was huge compared to the dog, and enough ribbons to become carpeting.

Trumpet even seemed to understand that he was important at that moment. The winning four-year-old bloodhound is said to have come from a family who have also had many victories in dog shows in the past. The runner-up was a French Bulldog named Winston

Usually, this competition would be held in the winter at Madison Square Garden, but this year they decided to change it to an estate called Lyndhurst. The reason for this change was because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/sports/trumpet-bloodhound-wins-westminster-dog-show.html