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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017 Rumor has it: Shepherd scores at Westminster dog show By BEN WALKER Associated Press NEW YORK — She’s no longer a Rumor at America’s top dog show. A German shepherd called Rumor who just missed win- ning at the Westminster Ken- nel Club last year came back to score a big victory Mon- day night, beating out favored Preston the puli in the herding group. To the cheers of the crowd at Madison Square Gar- den, Rumor joined a minia- ture poodle, a Pekingese and a Norwegian elkhound in the best-of-seven final ring. She’ll face three more group winners still to be picked tonight, right before the champ is chosen. Rumor was the nation’s No. 1 show dog last year when she came to the Garden. But she fell short when a German shorthaired pointer named CJ won in a surprise, and it was thought that Rumor would retire. Asked about the chances of 5-year-old Rumor adding to her 103 career championship ribbons, handler and co-owner Kent Boyles said, “I have no idea. ... You never know.” “Really good competition,” Boyles said, adding that he was “pretty nervous.” Crowd favorites Nearly 2,800 dogs across 202 breeds and varieties were entered. Plenty of them were early crowd favorites at the mostly filled Garden, if not winners. A toy fox terrier just wanted to stand still. A papillon lived up to its name — “butterfly,” in French — by fluttering around. And a sloughi, one of three new breeds at this year’s show, kept yawning. Preston came in with 95 total wins, known for a black, corded coat so thick that it’s often hard to see any of his features. It’s also hard to han- dle — his hair takes up to five hours to dry, helped by a cou- ple of industrial carpet blowers that create a “swirly, tornado effect,” handler and co-owner Linda Pitts said. In an upset, Duffy the Norwegian elkhound took the hound group. She topped Lucy the borzoi, second overall at Westminster last year, and Gia the greyhound, champ of the National Dog Show televised last Thanks- giving Day. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Rumor, a German shepherd, and Kent Boyles take a lap around the ring during the best in show competition at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2016. CJ, a German shorthaired pointer, won best in show. Rumor, who just missed winning at the Westminster Kennel Club in 2016, came back to score a big victory Monday, beating out favored Preston the puli in the herding group. Once is enough AP Photos/Mary Altaffer LEFT: Adriano Rocha grooms XO, a briard, during the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday in New York. RIGHT: Frankie Larrieu grooms Bella, a Yorkshire terrier from Moscow during the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday in New York. Almost 2,800 dogs and 202 breeds competed in the annual event. Hound judge Polly Smith perked up some ears, too. In an interview shown on the score- board, she started out, “This bitch epitomized type.” That’s the proper term for a female dog — predictably, it drew laughs and guffaws from the crowd. Chuckie the Pekingese won the toy group. Not yet 2, he already has a legacy as his pop Malachy won Westminster in 2012. 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Reigning champion CJ the German shorthaired pointer was entered in the show and came to New York, but co-owner/hander Valerie Nunes-Atkinson isn’t going to have him compete today. “We’re not going to tarnish the memory,” she said. Westminster winners rarely try for a repeat — it’s been more than 20 years since any champ stepped back into the Garden ring. The last dog to take two in a row at Westmin- ster was an English springer spaniel in 1971-72. There is no prize money for winning Westminster. Instead, the payoff can come in breed- ing rights, so owners fre- quently are eager to retire their champions. Evening listings TUESDAY F EBRUARY 14 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! Wheel of Fortune The Middle (N) Am.Housewife (N) Fresh Off-Boat (N) Real O'Neals (N) SHIELD "The Man Behind the Shield" (N) KATU News at 11 (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! 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There is a portion of the program for junior showmanship, yet even those participants are usually teenagers. “Mommy, where do I go into the ring?” Raina asked before boldly making her debut in the main draw. Her mother led a dog right behind them. When Raina presented Briar to judge Steven Her- man, he leaned over and softly asked: “Is he your friend?” She nodded. Moments later, Raina took a tumble when her pink sneak- ers caught on a seam of the green, uneven carpet. She bounced up in a hurry with- out a worry, drew a loud cheer and finished the run alongside Briar. When her mother checked if she was OK, Raina said her elbow hurt. Her mom kissed the boo-boo. They both made the first cut of the 27 borzoi entries. “I’m so proud of her, she did a great job,” Kari said. Asked if she had a fun time, Raina simply smiled. Instead, she kept her eyes on Briar, nuzzling him. 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