Beagle named Miss P takes Best in Show prize at Westminster Dog Show
Published February 18, 2015


Feb. 16, 2015: Miss P, a beagle, is shown in the rink during the hound competition at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A beagle named Miss P beat out over 2,700 competitors and was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Tuesday night in New York.

The 4-year-old, 15-inch Miss P was only the second beagle to ever take the top prize. Her great-uncle, Uno, pulled off the feat in 2008. Miss P also became the 36th female to be named Best in Show.

Miss P beat out Matisse, a Portguese water dog that's a cousin of President Barack Obama's family pet Sunny and was the top-winning male in show dog history. Judge David Merriam also picked her in the best-of-seven final ring over an old English sheepdog named Swagger that placed second in 2013 and clearly was the crowd favorite, a standard poodle, a shih tzu owned by Patty Hearst and an English springer spaniel and a Skye terrier, who came in second this year.

Miss P was the one that charmed Merriam, a retired California trial-courts judge who has spent more than 50 years with dogs, but was judging a best in show for the first time Tuesday night.

"She never let me down. She didn't make any mistakes," handler Will Alexander said.

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The tri-colored Miss P also earned a full day Wednesday -- appearances on morning TV shows, a meeting with Donald Trump, lunch at prominent Manhattan restaurant Sardi's and a walk-on part in the Broadway hit musical "Kinky Boots."

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I love little floppy eared beagle dogs.

If you have a pack of 'em, you've got the best darn alarm system in the world.

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I love little floppy eared beagle dogs.

If you have a pack of 'em, you've got the best darn alarm system in the world.

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I love little floppy eared beagle dogs.

If you have a pack of 'em, you've got the best darn alarm system in the world.

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Miss P made the rounds today. What a sweetie - loves people, very mellow and self assured. tail constantly wagging.

Miss P in action:

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