Westminster Dog Show 2015
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We're a half hour away from tonight's main event. Curious what's going on in the benching area? westminsterkennelclub.org/dropcam/ #WKCDogShowby Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 12:30:17 AM -
Tagluk the Chinook just hangin' before the big show!! #WKCDogShow @WKCDOGS #MSG http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-Fh2VwIIAAqZYx.jpg
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The Junior Showmanship Finals are now underway here at Westminster #WKCDogShow http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-FjuMGCQAA0ney.jpg
by Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 12:35:02 AM -
My parents are at the Westminster dog show. Father loves our dogs more than his children. #keepingupwiththekaufmans http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-FjsreIgAE7p4V.jpg
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So how does a show dog become a "Best in Show" dog? As we wait for the big moment - the naming of the Best in Show winner - here's a quick explainer on how the final seven show pups make it to the coveted last round.How do they get to Best in Show?
The Westminster consists of two days of elimination rounds. The dogs are separated into seven groups: hound, toy, sporting, non-sporting, herding, working and terrier. Here's the simple version of what happens next:
First: All the dogs show in breed groups, i.e. all the Westies strut the ring, all the Beagles, all the pugs, etc. From each breed group, one is named Best in Breed. Here's a list of all the breeds that enter the Westminster show, there are 192.
Second: Next, the Best in Breed winners compete to be "Best in Group." All the assorted terrier winners take the ring together, toughing it out to be named "Best in Group." Same goes for the all of the breeds that fall under the herders group, the sporting dogs, the working dogs, etc.
Third: That adds up to seven "Best in Group" winners, and these are the cream of the crop canines who compete under the final spotlight for the silver cup, a steak lunch at Sardi's and the honored title of Westminster "Best in Show."
Here are the "Best in Group" winners so far - toy, hound, non-sporting and herding - who will take the ring later as part of the final seven [More results here on the Westminster Kennel Club site]:
Winner of the Toy Group is the Shih Tzu, GCH Hallmark Jolei Rocket Power! Congratulations! #WKCDogShow #dogs #Westminster #dogsofinstagram #ShihTzuby westminsterkennelclub via Instagram
The Non-Sporting Group goes to GCH Dawin Hearts on Fire the Standard #Poodle! What a statuesque dog! #WKCDogShow ????????by westminsterkennelclub via Instagram
Congratulations to Ch Tashtins Lookin For Trouble the 15 in. Beagle, winner of the Hound Group at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show!#WKCDogShow #Beagle #Westminsterby westminsterkennelclub via Instagram
And now for the final group of tonight, Herding! The winner is GCH Bugaboo's Picture Perfect the Old English Sheepdog, also known as Swagger! Thanks for joining us tonight for the first night of the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Be sure to check out our LIVE Story on #Snapchat. We'll see you tomorrow! #WKCDogShowby westminsterkennelclub via Instagram1 of 4
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Chauncey, Komondor (6 y/o), 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, New York, NY http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-Fl7JVCcAAK1fs.jpg
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Lydia Frey and her Bedlington Terrier took home the Junior Showmanship Finals tonight. Congrats to her! #WKCDogShowby Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 12:51:50 AM
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5 minutes until the final night of the #WKCDogShow! If you’re not following us on @instagram yet, make sure you are! instagram.comby Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 12:57:13 AM
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RT if you (and your dog!) are watching Westminster with us tonight #WKCDogShow http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-Fpf6HIYAAow1M.jpg
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MAY WE HAVE THE SPORTING GROUP PLEASE! #WKCDogShowby Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 1:04:40 AM
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We’re live on @USA_Network right NOW. RT @bgtennisnation: What Channel is @WKCDOGS on tonight was on CNBC last nightby Westminster Dog Show via twitter 2/18/2015 1:06:02 AM
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The latest from the 139th Westminster Kennel Club dog show
What you should know:- Just one of the 2,711 dogs representing 192 breeds will be crowned Best in Show tonight.
- Golden Retrievers (58) and Labrador Retrievers (56) have the most entrants.
- Neither breed has ever won Best in Show.
- Among the finalists is Rocket, a shih tzu co-owned by Patty Hearst.
- Watch live 8-11 p.m. ET on USA, and follow our live coverage below.
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"So this is my life now?" - Miss P #WKCDogShow
by Westminster Kennel Club via Instagram 2/18/2015 4:18:53 AM -
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Miss P is just the second beagle to win Best in Show in the 139-year history of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The historic first beagle winner was Uno in 2008.And the Best in Show winner is Miss P the Beagle!
Best in Show of the 139th #Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is Ch Tashtins Lookin For Trouble the Beagle, also known as "Miss P!" #WKCDogShowby westminsterkennelclub via Instagram
by Lauren Johnston
Miss P, a beagle, won "Best in Show" at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)by David Handschuh
Miss P, a beagle, is shown in the ring during the hound competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miss P won the hound group. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)by David Handschuh1 of 4
Reserved Best in Show (basically second place) went to Good Time Charlie the Skye Terrier.
Congratulations to GCH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie the Skye Terrier, winner of the Terrier Group!! #WKCDogShowby westminsterkennelclub via Instagram - Winner!
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Best in Show winner Miss P yawns at a press conference following the show. Tonight was the champion dog's last show before retirement. As part of tomorrow's jam-packed press tour, Miss P will have a walk-on role in the musical "Kinky Boots."
- Winner!
