A Scottish deerhound named Hickory won Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show, the most prestigious competition for purebred dogs in the U.S., as the show concluded the ITS two-day run on Tuesday night.
It was the first time the Scottish deerhound - a tall, lithe, rough-coated Sighthound That Is Similar in appearance to the more familiar Irish wolfhound - has won best in show at Westminster and only the fourth time one has won first place in the hound group in More Than 80 years of competition.
(Scenes from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.)
Hickory - fullname GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, with the "GCH" Indicating her status as a Grand Champion, A Step Above just plain "champion" - was the fifth-ranked hound among all American show dogs in 2010. Even with her impressive show record, though, Las Vegas handicapping expert Johnny Avello, "when Placing odds on the show (for Entertainment Purposes Only, Of Course), Gave the Scottish deerhound breed only a 60-to-1 shot of winning.
Those are better odds please Avello Gave the eventual winner of Westminster, 2009, the Sussex spaniel, Which They Listed at 275-to-1, favoring a top-ranked Brussels Griffon.
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