SCOTTISH TERRIER TAKES TITLE

A Scottish terrier named Sadie, the overwhelming favorite, was chosen the best in show Tuesday night at the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. She became the eighth Scottie to win the championship. Sadie, who is 4 years old, emerged from a seven-dog field that also featured a Brittany, a toy poodle, a whippet, a French bulldog, a puli and a Doberman pinscher. No choice could have been as surprising as last year’s. Stump, a 10-year-old Sussex spaniel, had retired four years earlier after a serious illness nearly killed him. His handler decided to bring him to New York at nearly the last minute. Sadie won the terrier group earlier Tuesday evening — she was the last group winner chosen during the two-day show — and returned to the stage a few minutes later for the final. After Sadie won her group, her handler, Gabriel Rangel, said, “She was with me all the time.” (New York Times)