In Tarrytown N.Y. on Wednesday night, a bloodhound named Trumpet won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, beating out a crowd of competitors that included a Samoyed, a Maltese, and a German Shepherd.
When Trumpet posed in front of a huge silver cup for the champion’s glamor shot, Trumpet looked every inch a champion, his face and air adding to his dignity.
Normally each year the show is held in Madison Square Garden, but because of Covid-19, it was moved to Lyndhurst for two years in a row. It is held by the Westminster Kennel Club, and the show is the most famous and distinguished dog show in the United States.
The show has three different levels: best in breed, best in group, and best in show. They are also judged by the dog’s breed standards and the performance of the dog. There are seven groups, including: Sporting, Hound, Working, Herding and Non-Sporting.
The dogs that made it to the final round were a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier. The second-place winner was a French bulldog named Winston.
Trumpet, who is the first ever bloodhound to win the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was not the fan favorite, as most people were drawn towards the more flashy looking dogs. The biggest cheers of the show had been reserved for Striker, a beautiful and shockingly white Samoyed, who is also one of the group winners.
It was a surprise to everyone that Trumpet won, especially since no bloodhound had ever won the competition before.
Heather Buehner, who is Trumpet’s handler, said. “I was shocked. There were seven beautiful dogs in that ring. You know, I feel like sometimes a bloodhound might be a little bit of an underdog. So I was absolutely thrilled.”
Link:
How A Dog Show Works (westminsterkennelclub.org)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/22/sports/westminster-dog-show
When Trumpet posed in front of a huge silver cup for the champion’s glamor shot, Trumpet looked every inch a champion, his face and air adding to his dignity.
Normally each year the show is held in Madison Square Garden, but because of Covid-19, it was moved to Lyndhurst for two years in a row. It is held by the Westminster Kennel Club, and the show is the most famous and distinguished dog show in the United States.
The show has three different levels: best in breed, best in group, and best in show. They are also judged by the dog’s breed standards and the performance of the dog. There are seven groups, including: Sporting, Hound, Working, Herding and Non-Sporting.
The dogs that made it to the final round were a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier. The second-place winner was a French bulldog named Winston.
Trumpet, who is the first ever bloodhound to win the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was not the fan favorite, as most people were drawn towards the more flashy looking dogs. The biggest cheers of the show had been reserved for Striker, a beautiful and shockingly white Samoyed, who is also one of the group winners.
It was a surprise to everyone that Trumpet won, especially since no bloodhound had ever won the competition before.
Heather Buehner, who is Trumpet’s handler, said. “I was shocked. There were seven beautiful dogs in that ring. You know, I feel like sometimes a bloodhound might be a little bit of an underdog. So I was absolutely thrilled.”
Link:
How A Dog Show Works (westminsterkennelclub.org)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/22/sports/westminster-dog-show
