Westminster Dog Show 2011

The 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show crowned a Best in Show Tuesday night (Feb. 15) and it was Hickory the Scottish Deerhound in what is a bit of an upset over Malachy the Pekingese and Adam the Smooth Fox Terrier, both of which were heavily favored. It is the Scottish Deerhound's first Best in Show win as a breed.

The show kicked off with the Sporting group. The breeds singled out were the Pointer, the German Wirehaired pointer, the Curly-Coated Retriever, the Irish Setter, the Black Cocker Spaniel, the English Springer Spaniel, the Irish Water Spaniel, the Weimaraner and the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon. The top four in order were: the Black Cocker Spaniel, the Irish Setter, the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon and the Irish Water Spaniel. The Boykin Spaniel was the new breed in the Sporting group, but was not brought down.

Westminster Dog Show 2011: Hickory the Scottish Deerhound wins Best in Show

Westminster Dog Show 2011: The 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show winning Best in Show Tuesday night (February 15) and it was the Hickory Scottish Deerhound in what is somewhat of an upheaval Malachy Beijing andTHE the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show winning Best in Show Tuesday night (February 15) and it was the Hickory Scottish Deerhound in what is somewhat of an upheaval Malachy the Beijing Smooth Fox Terrier and Adam, both of which were heavily favored. It is preferable to the first Scottish Deerhound in Show win as a race.
The show started with the sports group. The races have been distinguished pointer, pointer German wirehaired, the Curly-Coated Retriever, Irish Setter, the black cocker spaniel, English Springer Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniel, the Weimaraner and the hair Griffon hard stop. The first four in the order: Black Cocker Spaniel, the Irish Setter, the Griffon Korthals and Irish Water Spaniel. The Boykin Spaniel was the new generation in the sports group, but was not shot down.
The working group was up next. The dogs were shot dead on Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Doberman Pinscher, the Kuvasz, the Portuguese Water Dog, Rottweiler and the Samoyed. The first four were the Portuguese Water Dog, Boxer, the Kuvasz and the Samoyed. Adam Smooth Fox Terrier, both of which were heavily favored. It is preferable to the first Scottish Deerhound in Show win as a race.
The show started with the sports group. The races have been distinguished pointer, pointer German wirehaired, the Curly-Coated Retriever, Irish Setter, the black cocker spaniel, English Springer Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniel, the Weimaraner and the hair Griffon hard stop. The first four in the order: Black Cocker Spaniel, the Irish Setter, the Griffon Korthals and Irish Water Spaniel. The Boykin Spaniel was the new generation in the sports group, but was not shot down.
The working group was up next. The dogs were shot dead on Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Doberman Pinscher, the Kuvasz, the Portuguese Water Dog, Rottweiler and the Samoyed. The first four were the Portuguese Water Dog, Boxer, the Kuvasz and the Samoyed.

Scottish Deerhound Hickory Wins the 2011 Westminster Dog Show

Westminster Dog Show:Hickory is lapping up the limelight after winning Best in Show at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show tonight in New York City.

The 5-year-old female Scottish deerhound -- full name Gch. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind -- has been the number one Scottish deerhound for the last three years. But this was her first Best in Show appearance at Westminster.

After entering the ring at Madison Square Garden under a spotlight to rapturous applause, handler Angela Lloyd - a junior handler winner at Westminster in 1998 - led her to a swift and popular victory.

Judge Paolo Dondina, who paid tribute to all the seven finalists as "the best he could remember," did not take long to select Hickory as his choice for Best in Show. He watched their initial entrance lap and took a closer look at each dog before quickly deciding on Hickory.

"I think she was beautiful," he told reporters after the award. "This one feels perfect - very well balanced and beautiful. She did a marvelous job."

The victorious dog and handler drew the adulation of a large crowd as she basked in the victory. Some attendees paid as much as $155 to attend Best in Show, which was also broadcast live on the USA Network.