A rare victory for beaglekind at Westminster Dog Show

Reserve Best in Show, the dog show's award for runner-up, went to Charlie, a Skye terrier from Oyster Bay, N.Y.. Miss P, 4, was one of 2,711 dogs competing in the 139th Westminster dog show, which started Monday. She bested stiff competition from

Photos: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Matisse, a Portuguese water dog related to White House resident Sunny, fell just short, making the seven-dog final round. Here's more on Miss P from USA Today: "Owned by Eddie Dziuk and Lori and Kaitlyn 

So perhaps it was only fitting Monday that when the Westminster Kennel Club dog show started on Presidents Day, the Portie who's a cousin to Obama family pet Sunny was the early favorite. "He's a real dog. He likes to play, 

Photos: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Matisse, a Portuguese water dog related to White House resident Sunny, fell just short, making the seven-dog final round. Here's more on Miss P from USA Today: "Owned by Eddie Dziuk and Lori and Kaitlyn 

Hound lovers, it's true – a beagle is still in the running to win "Best in Show" at the famed Westminster Dog Show. Miss P, a 15-inch beagle out of a kennel in British Columbia, Canada, took the Hound Group honors on Monday. She'll compete with a shih