Overview
- The four-year-old black-and-tan Doberman topped the seven group winners in a Madison Square Garden finale.
- Reserve Best in Show went to Cota, a five-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
- Handler Andy Linton, who won Westminster in 1989 with a Doberman, presented Penny and praised her performance.
- Reports differ on the event’s scale, citing nearly 2,500 to more than 3,000 entries representing over 200 breeds.
- Penny is the fifth Doberman to claim the title and the 42nd female Best in Show winner.