Welsh terrier
noun
: any of a breed of wiry-coated terriers resembling Airedales but smaller and developed in Wales for hunting
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Vito beat a Welsh terrier, a giant schnauzer, a Clumber spaniel, a Lhasa apso, a Berger Picard and an Ibizan hound to earn the top spot.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Verde, a rust and black colored Welsh terrier from the terrier group captured the second place prize, known as Reserve Best in Show.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024
Reserve best in show (second place) went to a Welsh terrier named Verde and handler Gabriel Rangel, of Rialto, California.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
In 1961, during the Cold War, Charlie, the Welsh terrier of the Kennedy family, and Pushinka, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, became an item.
—CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
Other canine contenders for Best in Show included a Lagotto Romagnolo, a boxer, a Welsh terrier, a Pekingese, a standard poodle and an Australian shepherd.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2020
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Verde, a rust and black colored Welsh terrier from the terrier group captured the second place prize, known as Reserve Best in Show.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024
Reserve best in show (second place) went to a Welsh terrier named Verde and handler Gabriel Rangel, of Rialto, California.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
In 1961, during the Cold War, Charlie, the Welsh terrier of the Kennedy family, and Pushinka, a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, became an item.
—CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
Other canine contenders for Best in Show included a Lagotto Romagnolo, a boxer, a Welsh terrier, a Pekingese, a standard poodle and an Australian shepherd.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Dec. 2020
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