Siba accepts her trophy as the Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show on Tuesday night. Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Siba accepts her trophy as the Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show on Tuesday night.
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With her stylish standard poodle locks, Siba won the Best in Show award at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday night.
Siba elegantly defeated more than 2, dogs representing 600 breeds over three days of competition.
Also representing their breeds and categories in the Best of Show finale were:
Sporting – (Daniel , golden retriever
Hound – Bourbon , whippet.
Working – Wilma , boxer
Terrier – (Vinny , fox terrier
Toy – Bono , Havanese.
Herding – Conrad , Shetland sheepdog.
And of course the ultimate winner: Non-Sporting – Siba , poodle.
Siba is America’s top dog after taking the Best in Show award Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. Stephanie Keith / Getty Images hide caption
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Siba is America’s top dog after taking the Best in Show award Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.
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Judges decide which is “best” by comparing the dog against its own breed and group’s ideal standards.
“Dogs were originally bred to do specific jobs, whether hunting, guarding, tracking, or companionship,” the Westminster Kennel Club explains . “The standard describes how a dog should look in order to carry out its job.”
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