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Meet Banana Joe: The lovable affenpinscher is Westminster’s best in show for 2013.
A class clown, this champion also is pretty bright.
“He speaks German, Dutch, Spanish and English,” co-owner and breeder Mieke Cooijmans offered.Yes. He is smarter than we are. Whatever — we should all spend the day trying to emulate that St. Bernard. (Photos: John Moore, Getty Images/Stan Honda, AFP, Getty Images/Frank Franklin II, The Associated Press)
SUCH HIPSTERS. Bearded collies compete in the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 11, 2013 in New York City. A total of 2,721 dogs from 187 breeds and varieties are to compete in the event, hailed by organizers as the second oldest sporting competition in America, after the Kentucky Derby. The Best in Show dog is to be selected at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Westminster Dog Show 2012: Meet Malachy, the Pekingese best-in-show
About 20,0000 people poured into Madison Square Garden in each of the past two days to cheer for their favourite dogs at the 136th annual Westminster Dog Show. Victors included Genghis Khan, a chow chow owned by homestyle guru Martha Stewart that also won a best-of-breed award Monday night.
The overall top dog from the group champions – an 11-pound Pekingese named Malachy – was crowned on Tuesday night. Malachy triumphed over a German shepherd, a Doberman, an Irish setter, a dachshund and a Kerry blue terrier.
It’s Malachy’s 115th overall best-in-show title. “He’s a super dog, who had a stupendous night,” Judge Cindy Vogels said. (Photos: Mike Segar/Reuters)
Photo gallery: A woman takes her dog for a bathroom break in the benching area at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, February 15, 2011. (Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters)
