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The 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has crowned King, the fox terrier, as winner for Best in Show at Madison Square Garden last night, February 12, 2019.
Fox Terriers are no stranger to the Westminster Dog Show, as King becomes the breed’s 15th dog to take home top honors. Coming in second was Bono, a Havanese that beat out more than 2,800 other dogs who entered the competition.
Other highlights from the Westminster Dog Show 2019 include Bean, the adorable Sussex Spaniel that won the sporting group category and Wilma, a fan-favorite spunky Boxer.
Nevertheless, controversy was anything but absent from the 143rd Westminster Dog Show. Just a day after earning a spot in the final ring of seven dogs, Colton the Schipperke was suddenly ruled ineligible for best in show. Westminster Dog show judge Peter Green’s “longtime partner has co-owned dogs with one of Colton’s co-owners,” and therefore created a conflict of interest, reported AP. “Colton was allowed to run around the ring, then was excused.”
See all the best photos from the 2019 Westminster Dog Show below:
143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
King, a wire fox terrier, poses for photographs after winning Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.
An English setter is prepared to compete at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
A Lagotto Romagnolo competes with the sporting group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog.
A Nederlandse Kooikerhondje competes with the sporting group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Bean, a Sussex Spaniel, competes with the sporting group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
The Sussex Spaniel went on to win the sporting group at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
An Alaskan malamute competes with the working group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Wilma, a boxer, competes with the working group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
A dogue de Bordeaux competes with the working group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
A Neapolitan mastiff competes with the working group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Michael Sheppard handles Wilma, a boxer, in the working group at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Colton, a Schipperke, arrives for Best in Show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. A day after earning a coveted spot in the final ring of seven, Colton was ruled ineligible for best in show. There was a conflict of interest — judge Peter Green’s longtime partner has co-owned dogs with one of Colton’s co-owners. Colton was allowed to run around the ring, then was excused.
Bono, a Havanese, competes in Best in Show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Bono came in second among the more than 2,800 dogs who entered.
King, a wire fox terrier, competes in the Best in Show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
King, a wire fox terrier, competes in the Best In Show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
King, a wire fox terrier, poses for photographs after winning Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Gabriel Rangel poses for photographs with King, the wire fox terrier that won Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
King, a wire fox terrier, poses for more photographs with his Best in Show trophy after winning the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Lead image by AP Photo/Frank Franklin II. AP is a contributed to this post.