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Paw Nation had a blast covering the 2011 Westminster Dog Show. From hero pets to heroic owners to the Scottish deerhound Hickory that took home the big prize, we saw it all. See more of the people and pets we met at Madison Square Garden in our video above. ...
GCH Pawsinn Threeponds Lancelot (Lance) winning his Newfoundland Best in Breed title. Lynn Nuss The ribbons have been awarded, the dogs have gone home, and the green carpet's been put away for another year, as two days of canine celebritydom ended Tuesday night in New York City. The 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show culminated in Scottish deerhound Hickory's triumphant Best in Show win at Madison Square Garden. It was the first time the breed had captured the purple and gold ribbon and silver bowl at Westminster. Five-year-old female Hickory took a victory lap around Manhattan on Wednesday -- including appearances on various TV shows, a steak lunch at famed Midtown restaurant Sardi's ...
Angela Lloyd and Westminster Best in Show winner Hickory. Credit: Larry Kay It's not just the Westminster Best in Show 2011 winner, who thrives under praise. Paw Nation interviewed more than two dozen Westminster Dog Show handlers, owners and officials and found that every one we spoke with uses positive reinforcement dog training, in which praise is emphasized and bad behavior is mostly ignored. The biggest name in the dog world right now, Scottish deerhound Hickory, is busy taking in the adoration and good wishes of not just the fans at the Westminster Dog Show but animal lovers all over the world. Fortunately, she's had good training for all the attention from the likes of Martha ...
War hero Rhonda Cornum with her dog, Amber, at Madison Square Garden. Damon Dahlen, AOL When you've been shot in the back and captured by the enemy after your helicopter was shot down in a war zone, a dog contest, no matter how competitive, must present little to be fearful of. Just ask Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum, a prisoner of war in the first Iraq conflict in 1990 and more recently the owner of Amber, a Gordon setter entrant in the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The 56-year-old -- born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y., and now living near the Pentagon in Virginia -- was a pilot on a search-and-rescue mission when she was taken prisoner. She was held for a week before being ...
Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images Hickory lapped up the limelight after winning Best in Show at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday night in New York City. The 5-year-old female Scottish deerhound -- full name Gch. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind -- has been the No. 1 Scottish deerhound for the last three years. But this was her first Best in Show appearance at Westminster. After entering the ring at Madison Square Garden under a spotlight to rapturous applause, handler Angela Lloyd -- a junior handler winner at Westminster in 1998 -- led her to a swift and popular victory. Judge Paolo Dondina, who paid tribute to all the seven finalists as "the best he could remember," did not ...
Damon Dahlen, AOL The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show welcomed six new breeds in 2011, and none was more popular on the opening Monday than the redbone coonhound. Crowds flocked to ring five at 11 a.m. ET to see the finest examples of the breed -- known for its agility and muscular build -- grace the green carpet at Madison Square Garden in New York City. And top prize for the newest breed on the block went to Rufus, a beautiful and playful 14-month-old redbone coonhound from Kentucky. ...