Uno the Beagle: Snoopy would be proud
February 11, 2008
2.12.2008 Update: Uno wins Best in Show! In 100 Best in Show awards given at the Westminster Kennel Dog Show, Uno is the first beagle to ever win Best in Show. The spectators erupted in cheers and gave the decision a standing ovation.
Congratulations Uno! the all American dog.
An early crowd favorite, the playful beagle Uno won Best of Breed on the first day of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Dog Show. Uno is no stranger to winning. The two-year-old beagle, whose official name is K-Run’s Park Me in First, has won 32 best in show titles and currently ranks sixth in the country for show dogs.
Dog show buzz has it Uno might take the top prize on Tuesday night as Best in Show. No beagle has ever won Westminster’s top award, and it has been 69 years since a beagle has won Best of Breed in the Hound group.
When Uno won Best of Breed, handler Aaron Wilkerson remarked, "Snoopy would be proud."
Why hasn’t a beagle ever won Best in Show at America’s number one dog show?
"Great show dogs often have an air about them. It’s like this is their world and we’re just living in it," explained Westminster TV host David Frei. "But beagles want to be in our world."
Then Frei added, "What better choice could there be to win America’s dog show than an all-American dog. A beagle winning would bring down the house."
Uno traveled to the Westminster Kennel Dog Show with his stuffed frog toy and a pillow with a star. Perhaps Uno will leave with the top trophy of trophies in the dog show world.
