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DOG SHOW
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 2007
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**SILKY Terriers wait** for their turn to backpack baseball in the 131st Westminster dog show Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Some 2,028 dogs are entered for competition in the Westminster Kennel Club show which runs through Tuesday.
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Harry, the only Dandie Dinmont, secures victory
BY BEN WALKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Bill Cosby's terrier bounced into the show ring, wagging his tail a mile a minute. Harry walked onto the green carpet at Madison Square Garden as if he had no competition — in fact, he didn't.
Of the 2,628 entries at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, little Harry was the only Dandie Dinmont. So he merely needed to take a leisurely stroll to win best of breed Monday.
"It's kind of a luxurious feeling," star handler Bill McFadden said. "The breed judging can be the hardest part."
"He loves to show. He walked in, heard the crowd and it was like, 'Oh, I'm here.' he said.
The 6-year-old Harry is royalty in the show world and fitshely, he's named for Prince Harry. He's playful and a bit of a mischief maker — much like his namesake.
He's also the No. 1 show dog in America, winning 57 events last year. And that makes him a top favorite at the No. 1 dog show in the country.
A toy poodle bred in Japan, an English springer spaniel that won the recent AKC/Eukanuba event, a top Sealyham terrier and a precious Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen also were among the main contenders for best in show, to be presented shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Westminster is a champions-only show for purebreds, and many dogs
come with interesting backstories.
There is a vizsla that was bitten by a rattlesnake, a Dachshund that looks for bones on archaeological digs and a Great Dane that posed on David Bowie's album cover.
With 165 breeds and varieties, the dogs come in all shapes, sizes and ages. There's a Tibetan spaniel only 13 months old and a schipperke named Nan that's 13.1-2 years old.
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"I think in human years, hed be about 77," said Graham Mocklow, from Bermuda and, indeed, wear shorts. "He's got a little gray under his muzzle but other than that, he's as young as ever."
Among the missing: Rufus and Vivi.
Rufus, whose perfect football-sized nuggin made him head of the class last year, has retired. Vivi, the 3-year-old whippet who ran away at Kennedy Airport last February right after winning a ribbon, is still missing.
Not that everyone knew what a Dandie Dinmont — something like a Dachshund crossed with a poultry, bigheaded pooodle — looked like.
Judging for the terrier, working,
toy and nonporting groups was to
be held Monday night. The sporting,
hounding and herding winners
will be picked Tuesday night, before
the silver bowl for best in show is
presented.
A sellout crowd of nearly 20,000 was expected both nights, and the fans that come are vocal. People were packed three deep around the velvet ropes to see Harry.
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A papillon is presented in the ring by its
handler during the 13th st. Westminster dog show
Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Dandie, or whatever you call him," asked a lady sporting a huge diamond ring.
Behind her, a bevy gut wearing a paint-splattered 1' shirt crammed his neck for a closer view. "Where is he?" he said.
Alan Lazar was in town from Boston with his two daughters. He was eager to spy Harry, too.
"Actually, I've never seen one," he said. "I wouldn't know him if I saw him."
Dandies tend to be rare, and their breeders are selective. Only four Dandies showed at Westminster last year; this time, no one dared challenge Harry.
Off to the side, McFadden kneeled to comb Harry's legs and apply hairspray while an assistant stood nearby. Even though his dog was guaranteed a win in a walkover, McFadden was taking no chances before entering the ring.
Cosby was out of town because of a commitment, but Harry had plenty of support. Judge Betty-Anne Stemmark put him through the routine pace, smiling and joking with McFadden the whole time.
It took only two minutes for Stenmark to point to the winner's stand. Harry jumped up, putting his paws on McFadden's legs.
"We've got a bit of break now," he said, studying Harry backstage. "We'll take him for a nice, long walk before tonight. And he gets a little massage."
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