Banana Joe Wins The Westminster Dog Show

By Alan with comments February 13, 2013 09:15

America’s top dog is an Affenpinscher.

The 5-year-old wagged his tail a mile a minute and stuck out his pink tongue after earning his 86th best in show title overall.

It was a timely win, too, coming a day before he was set to fly back to the Netherlands with his owner. That trip has been postponed for his victory lap.

“He’s won a lot of big shows, but not like this one,” handler Ernesto Lara said.

A class clown, this champion also is pretty bright.

“He speaks German, Dutch, Spanish and English,” co-owner and breeder Mieke Cooijmans offered.