The Best In Show winner of the 133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee, a 10-year-old Sussex Spaniel called Stump. Judge Sari Brewster Tietjen chose him and was surprised to hear that he is 10 years old. He is the oldest dog to win the Best In Show honors and a rare breed with a small gene pool. Another interesting fact about Stump is that Stump won the sporting group at Westminster in 2004. In the early 2005, he fell seriously ill with an undetermined sickness according to Scott Sommer,
Stump’s handler and an owner along with Cecilia Ruggles and Beth Dowd. He was able to recover fully from the illnes last year, and this was his final showing before retiring. As an added bonus, he can now retire as a Best In Show winner - just a small thing he can brag about while sleeping on the couch.
Pictures courtesy of westminsterkennelclub.org