The extremely ranked terrier is " the paradigm of an first-class Canis familiaris . "
Maggie Fan / National Dog Show
A performativeSealyham terrierwith a good in Show pedigree has advance the National Dog Show , strike home the prize before an audience of millions on Thanksgiving .
Photo:Maggie Fan / National Dog Show
Stache — registered name GCHP CH Goodspice Efbe Money Stache — is the country’ssecond - ranked terrierso far this year . At the show on Saturday — air Thursday — he outflank more than 1,900 other dogs at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center .
well in Show jurist Carrie Chase said in a newsworthiness release that Stache ’s showmanship , condition , and " stock case " all combined to form " the epitome of an excellent firedog . "
“ At the end of the day , it is a dog show and you want them to show off all their great attribute , " Chase say .
Maggie Fan / National Dog Show
Margery Good is one of Stache ’s owners and also his coach , living little over an hour outside Philadelphia in Cochranville , Penn . She called the good in Show victory " exalt , " commending her dog ’s power to adapt to the high - stake atmosphere .
“ Stache deals easily with multiple things happening around him , " she said in the news release . " He ’s so well - balanced and he loves to show . "
Perhaps he gets that from his granddaddy , Charmin . He won Best in Show at theAKC National Championship(2007 ) and Crufts ( 2009 ) , the massive show in the United Kingdom that features more than 20,000 Canis familiaris .
On Saturday , Stache first won his strain . The evaluator decide the furred little guy rope fit the Sealyham terrier ’s breed standard well than all the other Sealys . Then Stache succeed the Terrier Group , with the justice again deciding he gibe his breed ’s touchstone better than all the other dogs .
In the Best in Show ring , Chase take Stache overChesapeake Bay retrieverM ( Sporting Group),Great DaneCarson ( Working),AzawahkYaro ( Hound),German shepherdHeathcliff ( Herding),shih tzuComet ( Toy ) , andDalmatianPumpkin ( Non - Sporting ) .
Pumpkin the Dalmatian learn rest home Reserve Best in Show ( second place ) .
About the Sealyham Terrier
The Sealyham terrier is a rarified strain — No . 164out of the American Kennel Club ’s 200 registered breeds — but the frankfurter are spunky and friendly companions . They ’re small , weighing a niggling more than 20 pound , and are known for the longsighted " tumble " hairs that incubate their faces .
They originated in Wales , bred to hunt small game such as otter , badger , and foxes . These days , they ’ll be happy to run and play around your yard or flat .
