{"id":131260,"date":"2024-11-29T03:26:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131260"},"modified":"2024-11-29T03:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T20:26:51","slug":"vito-the-pug-wins-best-in-show-at-annual-national-dog-show-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131260","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vito&#8217; the pug wins best in show at annual National Dog Show competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">National Show contestants were judged based on overall appearance, temperament and structure according to their breed\u2019s official standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cCompact, features, movement \u2014 everything a pug should be,\u201d said best-in-show judge George Milutinovich in a news release. Vito was selected over a top-ranked Welsh terrier, a giant schnauzer, a clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cNever seen him before. Wow. Just wow. Lots of dog in a small package.\u201d Milutinovich said. \u201cTo look at a pug is to put a smile on your face.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1224-bf6733.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1224-bf6733.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1224-bf6733.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1224-bf6733.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1224-bf6733.jpg\" alt=\"Stache, the 2023 Best In Show Sealyham Terrier, with co-hosts David Frei and John O'Hurley.\" height=\"1666\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Stache, the 2023 best in show Sealyham terrier, with co-hosts David Frei and John O&#8217;Hurley at the National Dog Show.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Bill McCay \/ NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI was optimistic,\u201d Vito\u2019s handler, Michael Scott of Chesapeake City, Maryland, said in a release. \u201cI always hope to get a really good look [from the judge]. &#8230; Vito has a beautiful head and expression. Great outline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Vito earned Koch and co-owners Joy Barbieri and Rebecca Movall\u00a0of Stanfordville, New York, a $20,000 prize. Barbieri and Movall could not immediately be reached for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Reserve best in show (second place) went to a Welsh terrier named Verde and handler Gabriel Rangel from Rialto, California.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1222-9839f4.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1222-9839f4.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1222-9839f4.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1222-9839f4.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-11\/241128-dog-show-ch-1222-9839f4.jpg\" alt=\"Dogs compete at the National Dog Show.\" height=\"1669\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">A Puli Bergamasco at the National Dog Show.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Bill McCay \/ \/NB<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Some 2,000 canines convened at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center for this year\u2019s show, which has been held annually since 1933, with its first incarnation taking place in 1879.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The National Dog Show is an all-breed show run by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia and authorized by the American Kennel Club (AKC).  Any AKC-registered dog can enter to compete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/vito-pug-wins-best-show-annual-national-dog-show-competition-rcna182129\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Show contestants were judged based on overall appearance, temperament and structure according to their breed\u2019s official standard. \u201cCompact, features, movement \u2014 everything a pug should be,\u201d said best-in-show judge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131260\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=131260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131260\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=131260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=131260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=131260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}