TheAntiPam
03-31-2003, 02:15 PM
Top Pooch in Facelift Scandal?
Mon Mar 31, 8:37 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - The canine winner of the world's biggest dog show may be stripped of its title after being accused of having a secret facelift, the Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Danny, the Pekingese who beat 20,000 contestants to be crowned Supreme Champion at the renowned Crufts show earlier this month, faces an investigation into the allegations, the paper said.
Nips and tucks are banned under the show's strict rules and winners found to have gone under the knife can be stripped of their title, the event's organizers, the Kennel Club, told the paper.
But three-year-old Danny's owners firmly denied the charges, saying they were the work of jealous rivals in the fiercely competitive world of dog shows.
"It is all just jealousy," Albert Easdon, who displayed Danny at the show with Philip Martin, told the Times. "They can't just say 'it's a lovely dog'."
Mon Mar 31, 8:37 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - The canine winner of the world's biggest dog show may be stripped of its title after being accused of having a secret facelift, the Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Danny, the Pekingese who beat 20,000 contestants to be crowned Supreme Champion at the renowned Crufts show earlier this month, faces an investigation into the allegations, the paper said.
Nips and tucks are banned under the show's strict rules and winners found to have gone under the knife can be stripped of their title, the event's organizers, the Kennel Club, told the paper.
But three-year-old Danny's owners firmly denied the charges, saying they were the work of jealous rivals in the fiercely competitive world of dog shows.
"It is all just jealousy," Albert Easdon, who displayed Danny at the show with Philip Martin, told the Times. "They can't just say 'it's a lovely dog'."