Tag archives for Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Posted by A four-year-old Pekingese named CH Palacegarden Malachy (or Malachy for short) won Best in Show at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday. This is the fourth time a Pekingese has won, but the last time a member of this breed was top dog was 22 years ago! The Pekingese breed gets its name from the Chinese capital city of Beijing, which used to be known as Peking.
Learn more about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and watch a video of Malachy.
Read more about Malachy’s win on Los Angeles Times website.
Read about last year’s Best in Show winner on News Bites
How much do you know about different dog breeds? Quiz Your Noodle and find out!
Photograph by Timothy A. Clary, Getty Images
A five-year-old Scottish deerhound named GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind (or just Hickory for short) won Best in Show at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday. This is the first time that a Scottish deerhound has won the top prize.
Hickory will now officially retire from dog shows and will spend her time at her owner’s farm in Virginia.
Learn more about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and watch a video of Hickory.
Read more about Hickory’s win on Los Angeles Times website.
Read about last year’s Best in Show winner on News Bites.
How much do you know about different dog breeds? Quiz Your Noodle and find out!
Photograph by Mary Altaffer, AP
Sadie is a five-year-old Scottish terrier. She won the Best in Show award at the 2010 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 16 in New York. The 2010 Show is the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The first show was held in 1877. The Best in Show award was first given in 1907.
Learn more about the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and watch a video of Sadie.
How much do you know about different dog breeds? Quiz Your Noodle and find out!
Read about the 2007 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on National Geographic Kids.
Photograph by John Ashbey
