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Trumpet, blood dog, was crowned Best in Show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club dog show on Wednesday night.
The show is the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States after the Kentucky Derby and was crowned one of the contestants who have won the group’s best competitions in the past.
The owners of the 4-year-old Trumpet are Chris and Bryan Flessner, Heather Buehner and Tina Kocar, accordingly WKC.
According to the WKC classifications, blood dogs are “one of the oldest dog breeds to hunt for odor. The discovery of a trained blood dog could be used in court, the club said.
French bulldog Winston took home the title of best reserve of the show. One of Winston’s owners is NFL defensive member Morgan Fox.
The show began Saturday at Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, marking its second year instead of its traditional home in Madison Square Garden, New York. The race was originally postponed due to Covid-19 problems.
Nearly 3,500 dogs took part in the competition – representing more than 200 breeds and breeds, according to the organizers’ press release.
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Bloodhound Trumpet will kiss his dog handler Heather Helmer at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show on Wednesday, June 22 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York.
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At the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, June 21 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, dog handlers are holding Boston Terriers during the breed evaluation.
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A Pekingese runs around on Tuesday.
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The curly-haired retriever competes in the Sporting Group’s evaluation competition.
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Skye Marvin and his cairn terrier during the evaluation of toys, terriers and non-sporting breeds on the ping pong.
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Olivia Hodgkinson prepares her poodle at the annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
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Handlers walk around the Dalmatian.
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The handler attaches the hot dog to his hand for a snack.
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Bulldogs are waiting for an evaluation.
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Natasha Cooper kisses her pug.
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Handlers pose Belgian Shepherds when evaluating the breed.
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The judge will review the pumi on Monday, June 20th.
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On Monday at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show before the race, the handler brushes his beagle’s tail.
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Handler Claudio Cruz embraces basset Ethan after winning the Best of Breed competition.
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9-year-old Puli Gyula peeks between her dog handler Stacy Czekaj as they wait for the race.
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Bichon friezes will be sitting in the bench area at the agility competition on Saturday, June 19.
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Poodle competes in the agility championship.
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Members of the news media with cameras will take pictures of the dogs on Thursday at a preview event at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
The seven finalists on the show had won individual group competitions.
Here are the winners in each group:
Hague: Trumpet Bloodhound
Toy: Hollywood, Malta
Unsportsmanlike: French Bulldog Winston
Livestock: German Shepherd River
Sport: English setter Belle
Works: attacker samoyed
Terrier: MM Lakeland
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