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Buddy Holly, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, was named Best in Show at the 2023 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Hound Group (Winner: Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen)
The competition was stiff, but it was Buddy Holly the Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, or PBGV, who secured the first group win of the night.
In pictures: The 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Buddy Holly, the petit basset griffon Vendéen, has been named best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – the first of his breed to win the prestigious contest's top prize.
After four momentous days, a new Crufts Best in Show winner has been crowned as Orca (Am GCh Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic), a Lagotto Romagnolo, who took home the coveted title tonight (Sunday 12 March).
Buddy Holly the PBGV crowned Best in Show at 2023 Westminster Dog Show. The 2023 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has crowned a new champion! Buddy Holly the Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, or PBGV, of the Hound Group is this year's Best in Show, a first for this rare rabbit-hunting breed.
The winners of their categories and the finalists for this year's Best in Show 2023, were: Orca the Lagotto Romagnolo (Gundog), Archie the Dobermann (working), Blondie the English Sheepdog (Pastoral), Blanca Wire Fox Terrier, Paris the Irish Wolfhound (Hounds), Jake the Standard Poodle (Utility) and Dublin the Cavalier ...
The wire fox terrier has won Westminster more than any other dog breed, with 15 Best in Show wins. Two of those wins occurred recently, with Sky in 2014 and King in 2019.
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Toy Group. Pekingese “Rummie” won first place in the Toy Group, moving on to represent the group and breed in Best in Show.
Trumpet the Bloodhound
Handled by Heather Buehner, owned and bred by Chris and Bryan Flessner, Heather Buehner, and Tina Kocar, Trumpet is the first Bloodhound ever to win Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show.
2023 Westminster Dog Show HighlightsWestminster Dog Show: Buddy Holly Wins Best in Show. The first petit basset griffon Vendéen to win the top prize at Westminster, Buddy Holly held off six other group champions to triumph.
Westminster Dog Show 2023 Results: Best of Breed Winners and Final Recap. Buddy Holly has been named Best in Show at the 147th edition of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, on Tuesday. Rummie, a Pekingese who won the toy group, was named Reserve Best in Show.
How much does the Best in Show winner make? The best of man's best friend strut their stuff at Westminster. But it doesn't pay off all that much in terms of monetary value. Best in Show winners earn a grand total of zero dollars for their efforts.
The National Dog Show is one of the three major dog shows in the United States, along with the AKC National Championship and the Westminster Dog Show.
Goldens have only won the Sporting Group three times, most recently in 2020.
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As the world's largest registry of purebred dogs, the AKC uses our registration statistics to rank the most popular breeds of the past year. And for the first time in history, 2022 found the French Bulldog taking the No. 1 spot. This ends the Labrador Retriever's 31-year reign as the most popular dog breed in America.
Bulldog Ch Noways Chuckles, owned by Mr John T Barnard of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK, was chosen as Best in Show at Crufts held at Olympia, London, on 9 February 1952 at the age of 1 year 115 days.
Best in Show winners receive a replica of the solid silver Keddall Memorial Trophy, and a small cash prize of £100. The English Cocker Spaniel is the most successful breed at Crufts, having been awarded Best In Show seven times, and the Gundog Group is the most successful group, having produced 23 Best In Show winners.
Luckystar of Ware won it in 1930 and 1931, Exquisite Model of Ware in 1938 and 1939, and Tracey Witch of Ware in 1948 and 1950 (the competition was not held in 1949). The only other dog to win BIS twice at Crufts was Bramshaw Bob, a Labrador Retriever, which won in 1932 and 1933, and was owned by Countess Lorna Howe.
I am so proud of Bramble. The day finished on a high with Bramble and I being presented with our award in the main arena with the winners of the Obedience Championships.” Sue Garner, Good Citizen Dog Training scheme Working Party Chairman, added: “Briar and Bramble performed a super round today.