The monkey-faced affenpinscher who stole judges’ hearts at the Westminster Dog Show, has been making the rounds before beginning his next act: retiring abroad. NBC’s Katy Tur reports.
As officials at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show kept a keen eye out for any cosmetically enhanced dogs, Banana Joe became the first affenpinscher to win Best in Show. NBC’s Katy Tur reports and Banana Joe’s handler, Ernesto Lara, introduces him to the TODAY anchors.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A kuvasz can search the entire Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show without finding another dog like him. Full story
Piper, an Anatolian Shepherd from Rowland, North Carolina, jumps into his owner Jeff Hahn's arms as they wait in the benching area prior to judging at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 12, 2013. Tanner is the only Anatolian Shepherd entered in
A dog is handled at the Westminster dog show
Paris, a Treeing Walker Coonhound, runs on a treadmill at the dog spa in the basement of the Hotel Pennsylvania in advance of the Westminster Dog Show in New York, February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Chino, a Scottish Deer Hound, jumps up to greet his owner Ann Hammond as they wait for their room in the lobby of the Hotel Pennsylvania in advance of the Westminster Dog Show in New York, February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)