{"id":2186,"date":"2023-05-12T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2023-07-28T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:14:10","slug":"congratulations-buddy-holly-westminster-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/animals-and-culture\/congratulations-buddy-holly-westminster-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Buddy Holly: Westminster Winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another year, another unforgettable Westminster best in show winner! 2023\u2019s champ is a Petit Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en named Buddy Holly, the first of his kind to win the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The Petit Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en is a French scent hound known for hunting rabbits and for their vivacious personalities. Facing stiff competition from Rummie the Pekingese, Buddy raved on, told the judge &#8220;Look at me!&#8221; and would not be denied. Oh boy!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WestminsterBuddyHolly.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WestminsterBuddyHolly.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WestminsterBuddyHolly.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WestminsterBuddyHolly-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Awww! All we can say is: ooh-wee-hoo!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Big congratulations to a great dog! The success of events like Westminster and the National Dog Show are so great to see and a testament to the fact that people just love supporting dogs&#8230; even if their only way of doing so is through a screen many miles away. Here&#8217;s to many more great Westminster champs in the future (and don&#8217;t forget to check out your local dog shows and events, too)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/animal-news\/buddy-holly-petit-basset-griffon-vendeen-wins-westminster-dog-show-rcna83672\">Buddy Holly, the petit basset griffon Vend\u00e9en, wins Westminster dog show&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Resources<\/strong><br>\u2605&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.akc.org\/expert-advice\/sports\/westminster-winners-through-the-years\/\">Westminster Best in Show Winners 2008 to 2023<\/a><br>\u2605&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/infodog.com\/\">Dog Shows and Events in Your Area<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another year, another unforgettable Westminster best in show winner! 2023\u2019s champ is a Petit Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en named Buddy Holly, the first of his kind to win the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. The Petit Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en is a French scent hound known for hunting rabbits and for their vivacious personalities. Facing stiff competition [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,12],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2186\/revisions\/2188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}