Beck and Judkis in The Washington Post:
NEW YORK — A Doberman pinscher named Penny was awarded best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night, the fifth of its breed to take the title of top dog. “You can’t attribute it to one thing, but she’s as great a Doberman as I’ve ever seen,” said her handler, Andy Linton, who previously won best in show 37 years ago and had hoped for a second victory, adding, “I had some goals, and this was one of them.”
As each of the finalists returned for judging, Madison Square Garden was lit up in purple. Shortly before she won the grand prize, Penny — or “monkey,” as her owners call her — galloped around the room, as the announcers praised her “perfect stance” and arched neck. “She’s a wonderful dog, she’s friendly,” Linton said at the news conference after Penny’s win. “Any one of you could come up here and she’d try to get you to pet her, but if you were a burglar, you wouldn’t come in our house. So, she’s got that character that a Doberman’s supposed to have.”
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