--- description: Sky the wire fox terrier takes the Best in Show award for the 46th time -- or stole it from the bloodhound, judging by the crowd's reaction title: Terrier Wins Westminster's Best in Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3d768dface01943/6986823535ba6f1b97c00965/westminster-winner-sky.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Top Dog at Westminster is Yet Another Terrier  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2014 10:08 AM CUT  Sky, a Wire Fox Terrier, competes with her handler, Gabriel Rangel, in the Best in Show category in the Westminster Dog Show on February 11, 2014 in New York City. Sky, a Wire Fox Terrier, competes with her handler, Gabriel Rangel, in the Best in Show category in the Westminster Dog Show on February 11, 2014 in New York City.Dennis Van Tine—Retna Ltd./Corbis  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2014 10:08 AM CUT A terrier has taken Westminster’s Best in Show award for the 46th time, or stolen it, judging from the reaction of the crowd. The New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/sports/at-long-last-westminster-gives-rat-terriers-a-chance-to-show.html "undefined") that spectators at Madison Square Garden erupted into roars of approval each time Nathan the bloodhound appeared on the jumbo screen, but the odds favored Sky, the wire fox terrier, a breed that has historically licked the competition, so to speak. Bloodhounds have carried home a paltry five awards. Judges said Sky’s final paces across the floor were spellbinding. “She just said, ‘Pick me,’ ” one of the judges [explained](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/sports/at-long-last-westminster-gives-rat-terriers-a-chance-to-show.html "undefined") to the New York _Times_. And so they did. \[[New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/sports/at-long-last-westminster-gives-rat-terriers-a-chance-to-show.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6668/the-top-dog-at-westminster-is-yet-another-terrier/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6668/the-top-dog-at-westminster-is-yet-another-terrier/"},"headline":"The Top Dog at Westminster is Yet Another Terrier","datePublished":"2014-02-12T10:08:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:22:51.878Z","description":"Sky the wire fox terrier takes the Best in Show award for the 46th time -- or stole it from the bloodhound, judging by the crowd's reaction","url":"https://time.com/6668/the-top-dog-at-westminster-is-yet-another-terrier/","keywords":["awards","Dogs"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3d768dface01943/6986823535ba6f1b97c00965/westminster-winner-sky.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd3d768dface01943/6986823535ba6f1b97c00965/westminster-winner-sky.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Westminster Dog Show","caption":"Sky, a Wire Fox Terrier, competes with her handler, Gabriel Rangel, in the Best in Show category in the Westminster Dog Show on February 11, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Dennis Van Tine—Retna Ltd./Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6668/the-top-dog-at-westminster-is-yet-another-terrier/","name":"The Top Dog at Westminster is Yet Another Terrier"}}]}] ```