NEW YORK — Could this really be the year that dachshunds get out of the Westminster doghouse? But that could change after sprightly Burns won the hound group Monday night at Madison Square Garden. “Dachshunds are the best breed in the world!” handler Carlos Puig told the cheering crowd at Madison Square Garden. The low-slung 7-year-old did well just to get this far — there were a whopping 76 dachshunds entered in three varieties at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club. This year’s Westminster features two new breeds, the grand basset griffon Vendeen (grahnd bah-SAY’ grih-FAHN’ vahn-DAY’-ahn) and the Nederlandse kooikerhondje (NAY’-dehr-lahn-seh KOY’-kehr-hahnd-jeh).

Source: National Post February 11, 2019 22:05 UTC