Last Wednesday in Tarrytown, NY, a bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. This was not an easy achievement though.
The competition attracted more than 3,000 purebred dogs. The goal of the competition is to crown the dog that the ideal for its breed the best.
To be named Best in Show, Trumpet had to Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier.
“I am so excited for Trumpet,” said Heather Helmer, who co-owns the 4-year-old dog. “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.”
Surprisingly, she said, Trumpet competed in his first dog show this January. He became the first bloodhound to win Westminster. The last few winners had been a Pekingese, poodle, Wire Fox terrier, Bichon Frise, and German Shepherd.
The show, usually held in the winter at Madison Square Garden, was moved to Lyndhurst, a country estate here, for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prelim rounds were held in outdoor rings, and the group and Best in Show rounds were held in a large tents.
Trumpet was not necessarily the first choice for most of the audience and spectators. The largest cheers were reserved for Striker, a white Samoyed who was one of the seven group winners. Striker also reached the finals last year but lost to a small Pekingese named Wasabi.
Trumpet has something special that other dogs don’t have. He comes from a champion family – his great-grandfather, Tigger, held the world record for longest ears for a dog!
Source articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/sports/trumpet-bloodhound-wins-westminster-dog-show.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/sports/wasabi-westminster-best-in-show.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/westminster-dog-show-trumpet-bloodhound-best-in-show-2022/#:~:text=A%20bloodhound%20named%20Trumpet%20won,the%204%2Dyear%2Dold.
The competition attracted more than 3,000 purebred dogs. The goal of the competition is to crown the dog that the ideal for its breed the best.
To be named Best in Show, Trumpet had to Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier.
“I am so excited for Trumpet,” said Heather Helmer, who co-owns the 4-year-old dog. “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.”
Surprisingly, she said, Trumpet competed in his first dog show this January. He became the first bloodhound to win Westminster. The last few winners had been a Pekingese, poodle, Wire Fox terrier, Bichon Frise, and German Shepherd.
The show, usually held in the winter at Madison Square Garden, was moved to Lyndhurst, a country estate here, for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The prelim rounds were held in outdoor rings, and the group and Best in Show rounds were held in a large tents.
Trumpet was not necessarily the first choice for most of the audience and spectators. The largest cheers were reserved for Striker, a white Samoyed who was one of the seven group winners. Striker also reached the finals last year but lost to a small Pekingese named Wasabi.
Trumpet has something special that other dogs don’t have. He comes from a champion family – his great-grandfather, Tigger, held the world record for longest ears for a dog!
Source articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/sports/trumpet-bloodhound-wins-westminster-dog-show.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/sports/wasabi-westminster-best-in-show.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/westminster-dog-show-trumpet-bloodhound-best-in-show-2022/#:~:text=A%20bloodhound%20named%20Trumpet%20won,the%204%2Dyear%2Dold.
