Westminster 2018: Flynn the bichon frise wins best in show

[Eugene]

Source: NJ.com

Westminster 2018: Flynn the bichon frise wins best in show

Updated 5:43 AM; Posted 1:14 AM

By Amy Kuperinsky [e-mail],
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Flynn the bichon frise beat out a darling pug, champion giant schnauzer, handsome border collie, sprightly Norfolk terrier, elegant borzoi and one cheeky Sussex spaniel to win best in show at the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.

Even before competition in the sporting, working and terrier groups at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night, the fluffy white dog from Denver, Colorado, winner of the non-sporting group, had already emerged as a frontrunner for the 142nd rendition of Westminster, the Super Bowl of the dog world.

The 5-year-old Flynn, who rose to the top of a pool of 2,882 dogs in the prestigious show -- including 175 from New Jersey -- triumphed in group competition on Monday. He's just the second bichon frise -- "curly toy dog" in French -- in Westminster history to win best in show after the bichon JR became the first in the breed to win the title in 2001.

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Handler Bill McFadden poses for photos with Flynn, a bichon frise, after Flynn won best in show during the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

[samnsara]

1. i missed it!!! well that dog is beautiful!! Congrats to Flynn!...

...the Golden puppy I have now was studded by a 2016 Westminster BOB competition. I never miss it but somehow the Olympics and MSNBC had more of my attention.

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. My bichons will NEVER EVER EVER look like Flynn, but.....

CONGRATS FOR BEING BEAUTIFUL!!

[hlthe2b]

3. He's very cute though I prefer more "naturally-groomed" dogs.

[Botany]

4. Flynn? So the Russians were into our dog shows too?

[hueymahl]

5. I was pulling for Biggie, the Pug

But congrats to Flynn. Beautiful dog!

[Phentex]

6. A dog or a giant marshmallow?

Oh, he's cute alright. But I prefer a dog from the working category.