A Beagle is the Number 1 (and Uno is his name)
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held in Madison Square Garden Wednesday night and to everyone’s surprise and pleasure, he became the first beagle to win the hound group at the Westminster Kennel Club Show since 1939. Even though beagles have been one of the top 10 breeds for over 100 years, a beagle has never won “best in show”. So it was a doubly joyous occasion.
Let’s talk about this little dog with a wonderful personality who stole the show. For this title, Uno beat out two poodles, a Sealyham terrier, a very nice looking Weimeraner, an Australian shepard and a fiesty akita. There were 169 breeds and over 2600 entries into this very show. Uno came to this show with 32 “best in show” ribbons already under his “belt”.
Eddie Dziuk is one of Uno’s four owners. He clained he was so nervous, he couldn’t even watch the judge announce the final decision. Uno has that “love me ” personality, tied with those soulful brown beagle eyes and became a favorite of the fans at the show. Everytime he was paraded around the ring the cheers would get louder and louder. He seemed to revel in the attention and continued to hold his head high and paws even higheras he pranced around.
Uno is only three years old. As he was picked “best in show”, he jumped into his handler’s arms barking away, which confirmed his other title, “noisiest in show”. Beleive it or not, Uno’s official name is Champion K-Run Park Me in First. And he has truly lived up to both names. According to Kathy Weichert, Uno’s breeder and one of his other owners, Uno is the type of dog every breader yearns for. She said they knew from the very beginning that Uno was going to be a very special dog. Weichert has been breeding beagles for 12 years, but never produces more than two litters per year.
As was said by many, it ws so nice to see an “average” dog win such a prestigous title. Maybe we can look forward to many more dogs winning who we not only love for their breed, but love also for just being an adorable dog.
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