Top dog: Tail-wagging beagle wins best in show at Westminster

A soft-spoken beagle really raised a ruckus at this. Wagging her tail a mile a minute, Miss P became America’s top dog Tuesday night by winning best in show in a big surprise at the Westminster Kennel Club. At 4, Miss P is related to Uno - in 2008, the immensely popular hound barked and bayed his way to becoming the only previous beagle to win at the nation’s most prominent dog show. Miss P, however, didn’t let out a peep in the ring. Only a half-hour after her win did the 15-inch Miss P, a breed known as “big beagles,” started making a noise. And that was only because her people were giving her treats in front of handler Adam Bernardin.

She is a princess.

handler Will Alexander

Miss P had some stiff competition. The best-of-seven final ring was full of favorites. Matisse, a Portuguese water dog that’s a cousin of President Barack Obama’s family pet Sunny, was the top-winning male in show dog history with 238. Swagger the old English sheepdog finished second at Westminster in 2013 and clearly drew the biggest cheers. While there’s no prize money for winning Westminster there is prestige forever in the dog circles, plus the possibility of lucrative breeding rights.

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