For the first time a Beagle has won Best in Show
at the annual Westminster dog show. Uno one the
nation's biggest canine competition on front of a
sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden.
The Beagle has been among the nation's most
popular for nearly 100 years, but surprisingly has
never before been chosen as the Westminster Kennel Club
winner. Uno beat two poodles, a Sealyham terrier, a
Weimaraner, an Australian shepherd and an Akita to
take Best in Show.
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More than 169 breeds and varieties were represented at the 132nd Westminster show, and the event brought 2,627 entries.
No hound of any kind had won at Westminster since 1983, and a toy poodle that began the night with 108 best in show prizes stood in Uno's way.
Formally known as K-Run's Park Me in First, Uno came into this competition with 32 best in show ribbons overall. He already had become the first beagle to win the hound group since 1939.
The 2007 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was won
by a six year old English Springer Spaniel called
James. Established in 1877 the Westminster Kennel
Club Dog Show is the oldest organization dedicated
to purebred dogs, and is widely regarded as the most
prestigious dog show in the world, perhaps even more
widely regarded than the United Kingdom's Crufts.
The competition is held annually at Madison Square
Garden in New York over a two day period culminating
in one dog being named Best in Show
