Rumor has it: German shepherd scores at Westminster dog show
NEW YORK — She’s no longer a Rumor at America’s top dog show.
A German shepherd called Rumor who just missed winning at the Westminster Kennel Club last year came back to score a big victory Monday night, beating out favoured Preston the puli in the herding group.
To the cheers of the crowd at Madison Square Garden, Rumor joined a miniature 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 Tuesday night, right before the champ is chosen.
Rumour 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.