Offbeat | German shorthaired pointer CJ wins Westminster dog show

Now appointed America’s top dog — CJ, the German shorthaired pointer.
CJ won best in show at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club this week, beating a couple of top favorites at a nearly packed Madison Square Garden.
The three-year-old CJ bested 2,751 other entries in 199 breeds and varieties to win the nation’s most prestigious dog competition.
CJ certainly comes from championship stock. His grandmother, Carlee, was one of two previous German shorthaired pointers to win Westminster, taking the title in 2005.
A borzoi called Lucy finished second.
CJ also topped a Skye terrier, German shepherd, bulldog, shih tzu and Samoyed to win the prized silver bowl. There is no prize money for the win, but there are valuable breeding rights in the near future and a legacy in dogdom forever.
Charlie the Skye terrier finished second at Westminster last year to Miss P the beagle. Rumor the German shepherd was ranked as the No. 1 show dog in the country last year and had won 101 times.