King beat an intriguing group of contenders: Burns, a longhaired dachshund; Bono, a Havanese; Baby Lars, a bouviers des Flandres; Wilma, a boxer; and Bean, a Sussex spaniel. Judging by the vocal reaction, the crowd was hoping for a somewhat less predictable, and more fun, winner — a dog like Bean, perhaps. When he ambled around the show ring, the crowd erupted, chanting, “Bean, Bean, Bean!”“It was unbelievable,” Bean’s handler, Per Ingar Rismyhr, said. Colton was allowed to walk onto the green carpet for the final judging before being awkwardly excused from the ring. “It’s not the first time it’s happened at a best in show, but it’s the first time at this show,” Crista Cook, Colton’s handler, said.

Source: New York Times February 13, 2019 03:59 UTC