Trumpet, a Bloodhound, Is Westminster Top Dog

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Trumpet¹, a Bloodhound, Is Westminster Top Dog

A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel² Club Dog Show on Wednesday night. The prize marks the first time that the dog breed known for its sense of smell has been honored.

The show recognizes dogs with the best qualities of their kind, or breed.

Trumpet took the top dog prize in a competition including more than 3,000 dogs from 200 breeds. Other finalists included a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier.

Heather Helmer is Trumpet's breeder and owner. "I was shocked," she said. The competition was tough, she added, "and sometimes I feel the bloodhound is a bit of an underdog."

After making dog show history, Trumpet sat patiently for picture after picture taken by reporters. Then, he started to do what bloodhounds do best — sniff³ or smell the scents⁵ around him.

The bloodhound is a breed known for its ability to find lost or hiding people by their scent⁴.

Trumpet examined some flowers that had been set up for pictures in the winner's area but did not appear to find anything of note.

Winston, a French bulldog co-owned by NFL football player Morgan Fox, took second in the dog show. "I'm just so proud of him and the whole team," Fox said in a text message after the show.

The competition is usually held during the winter at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The show was moved to the Lyndhurst building in Tarrytown, 40 kilometers north of the city, last year and this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

For hopeful competitors that did not come away with a prize, the event was a chance to show off their dogs and what they can do.

Bonnie, a Brittany dog, is Dr. Jessica Sielawa's first show dog. Bonnie accompanies Sielawa to work at her medical business in Syracuse, New York.

"She's really helped people with their emotional stress," Sielawa said. And she plans to get Bonnie officially registered as a therapy dog, too.

Words in This Story

breed –n. a particular kind of dog, cat, horse or other such animal produced by breeding

patiently –adv. behaving in a calm way and not being bothered by problems or waiting

show off –v. (phrasal)

stress –n. a state of mental tension

therapy dog –n. a dog that is used in the treatment of physical or mental sicknesses

1 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

2 kennel   

n.狗舍，狗窝

参考例句：

• Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
• Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

3 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

4 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

5 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》