NEW YORK (AP) – More than 2,700 dogs will take part in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club show, which starts today in New York.
And there are a couple of clear favorites. Charlie the Skye terrier and Rumor the German shepherd head the pack, and one of them could be picked as the nation’s top pooch.
The owners can only hope their champions become another Uno.
Uno barked his way to best in show at Madison Square Garden in 2008. And to this day, the beagle remains the most popular dog in Westminster history.
Now Uno is almost 11 years old, but he’s in great health and still barks up a storm, as he did over the weekend during a trip to Rockefeller Center. Uno was in town to film an ad for the summer movie “The Secret Life of Pets,” an animated comedy featuring the voices of Kevin Hart, Lake Bell and Dana Carvey.
No beagle had won the Westminster show until Uno.
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