GCH Palacegarden Malachy (24 January 2008 – 24 November 2017), also known as Malachy, was a male Pekingese who was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2012 after reaching the Best in Show round in 2011. He was also the second ranked dog in the United States in 2011.
Malachy won his Best of Breed category for the first time in 2011. He went on to win the Toy Group as well, qualifying for the Best in Show round.[2] However he lost out on the Best in Show title to Scottish DeerhoundFoxcliffe Hickory Wind.[3]
Entering Westminster once more in 2012, he again won both his breed and the Toy Group (the runner up, an Affenpinscher named Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, was also the 2011 runner-up for the Toy Group, but would become famous as the following year's Best in Show).[4] A series of upsets in breed judging prevented a number of early favourites from joining Malachy in the later rounds. These eliminations included the Cocker Spaniel Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction, aka "Beckham", who was the number one dog in America during 2011.[5] He went into the Best in Show round as the favorite for the title, with odds of 6–1.[6]
He was judged Best in Show over the other dogs on display by judge Cindy Vogels.[7] His prize was a silver bowl, but no prize money.[8] Vogels said of the dog, "He’s a super dog who had a stupendous night".[3]
Malachy was a crowd favorite during the judging. But following Malachy's win a large volume of negative commentary was posted online on Twitter, where viewers felt that the other dogs in the Best in Show round were robbed. In addition, he was compared to a troll doll, a mop, a wookiee, and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from TV show Jersey Shore.[9]
The Westminster 2012 title was the 115th Best in Show title won by Malachy, and his last. He is to retire to live with David Fitzpatrick, his co-owner and handler.[3] Malachy's grandson Wasabi won Best in Show at the 2021 Westminster Kennel Club dog show with David Fitzpatrick.
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^Trumbull, Mark (15 February 2012). "2012 Westminster dog show: some viewers barking over 'Best in Show' choice". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
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palacegarden, malachy, january, 2008, november, 2017, also, known, malachy, male, pekingese, named, best, show, westminster, kennel, club, show, 2012, after, reaching, best, show, round, 2011, also, second, ranked, united, states, 2011, other, name, malachyspe. GCH Palacegarden Malachy 24 January 2008 24 November 2017 also known as Malachy was a male Pekingese who was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2012 after reaching the Best in Show round in 2011 He was also the second ranked dog in the United States in 2011 GCH Palacegarden MalachyOther name s MalachySpeciesCanis lupus familiarisBreedPekingeseSexMaleBorn 2008 01 24 24 January 2008East Berlin PennsylvaniaDied24 November 2017 2017 11 24 aged 9 1 TitleBest in Show at theWestminster Dog ShowTerm2012PredecessorGCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind Scottish Deerhound SuccessorGCH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari Affenpinscher OwnerDavid FitzpatrickParent s Palacegarden McCafferty sire Palacegarden Tansy dam Contents 1 Show career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksShow career editMalachy won his Best of Breed category for the first time in 2011 He went on to win the Toy Group as well qualifying for the Best in Show round 2 However he lost out on the Best in Show title to Scottish Deerhound Foxcliffe Hickory Wind 3 Entering Westminster once more in 2012 he again won both his breed and the Toy Group the runner up an Affenpinscher named Banana Joe V Tani Kazari was also the 2011 runner up for the Toy Group but would become famous as the following year s Best in Show 4 A series of upsets in breed judging prevented a number of early favourites from joining Malachy in the later rounds These eliminations included the Cocker Spaniel Casablanca s Thrilling Seduction aka Beckham who was the number one dog in America during 2011 5 He went into the Best in Show round as the favorite for the title with odds of 6 1 6 He was judged Best in Show over the other dogs on display by judge Cindy Vogels 7 His prize was a silver bowl but no prize money 8 Vogels said of the dog He s a super dog who had a stupendous night 3 Malachy was a crowd favorite during the judging But following Malachy s win a large volume of negative commentary was posted online on Twitter where viewers felt that the other dogs in the Best in Show round were robbed In addition he was compared to a troll doll a mop a wookiee and Nicole Snooki Polizzi from TV show Jersey Shore 9 The Westminster 2012 title was the 115th Best in Show title won by Malachy and his last He is to retire to live with David Fitzpatrick his co owner and handler 3 Malachy s grandson Wasabi won Best in Show at the 2021 Westminster Kennel Club dog show with David Fitzpatrick See also editList of Best in Show winners of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog ShowReferences edit Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Facebook 2011 Best of Breed Results Westminster Kennel Club Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 a b c Sandomir Richard 14 February 2012 Pekingese Steals Show Along With Westminster s Top Honor The New York Times Retrieved 15 February 2012 2012 Best of Breed Results Westminster Kennel Club Archived from the original on 15 February 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 Whiteside Kate 15 February 2012 Judging surprises set tongues wagging USA Today Retrieved 15 February 2012 Robins Sandy 14 February 2012 Pekingese Favored to be Top Dog at Westminster NBC Sports Archived from the original on 15 February 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 Pekingese becomes America s top dog at Westminster LA Times 14 February 2012 Archived from the original on 15 February 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 Best in show at Westminster dog show A pipsqueak Malachy LA Times 15 February 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 Trumbull Mark 15 February 2012 2012 Westminster dog show some viewers barking over Best in Show choice The Christian Science Monitor Retrieved 15 February 2012 External links editList of American Kennel Club Titles and Abbreviations for Championship Dogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palacegarden Malachy amp oldid 1149465731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
