Feb 11th, 2009 · At the Westminster Kennel Club dog show last night, a 10-year Sussex spaniel named Stump was crowned "top dog." That's equivalent of a 70-year old baseball player being named MVP of the year.
Feb 13th, 2008 · The coveted "Best in Show" award at the Westminster Kennel Club event Tuesday went to a breed that has never won that honor: the beagle.
Feb 15th, 2006 · A bull terrier named Rocky Top's Sundance Kid (aka "Rufus") takes top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. David Frei, director of communications at the Westminster Kennel Club, gives Rober Siegel a full analysis of this year's Super Bowl of dog shows.
Feb 16th, 2005 · Melissa Block gives a post-mortem on this year's Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The best in show title went to a German shorthaired pointer named Carlee, but Block suggests a terrier named Coco, who took time off this year to have pups, should have been a contender.
Feb 16th, 2005 · The Westminster Kennel Club crowned a new top dog on Tuesday night in New York. Carlee, a German shorthaired pointer, earned the coveted Best in Show title, edging out a Norwich terrier and a Welsh corgi. NPR's Mike Pesca examines the debate over the value of beauty in today's society by looking through the lens of a dog show.
Feb 15th, 2005 · More than 2,500 champion show dogs have descended upon Madison Square Garden for the 129th Westminster Kennel Club's dog show. One of the top African-American handlers in the sport is there, hoping to make history. Allison Keyes reports.
Feb 14th, 2005 · Competition begins Monday in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Three new breeds enter the judging this year: the Neapolitan mastiff, black Russian terrier and Glen of Imaal terrier. Melissa Block talks with the show broadcast's commentator, David Frei.