Everyone’s Fallen In Love With This Prize-Winning Bulldog Named Thor
Please can we all take a moment now, on this sunny Friday afternoon, to be grateful for the existence of this dog: Thor, the prize-winning Bulldog.
Thor won Best in Show at America’s annual National Dog Show in Philadelphia, which screened on US television overnight. It’s an 18-year tradition in the US to catch the show straight after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, with more than 20 million people watching every year.
The dog, whose full name is GCHG Diamond Gold Majesu Pisko Bulls, beat out 2000 other doggos from over 193 different breeds, including a new breed, a Azawakh, from Africa, to the title, so CNN reports.
me when thor the bulldog won best in show pic.twitter.com/hlUVYjxqzt
— sunny (@sunaynasmith) November 28, 2019
The chonky boy’s unlikely win, after first taking out the Non-Sporting group, has set social media alight, because we’re all just here, grasping towards the weekend. Show us pictures of dogs and we will make it!!!
After the event earlier this month, Eduardo Paris, Thor’s handler, gushed: “I love this dog.” Same. “He’s a very complete dog… He moves like a dream.”
He won, thanks to his “outstanding overall attitude and presence”, against a Havanese, a Siberian Husky, a Golden Retriever, a Pharaoh Hound, an Old English Sheepdog, and a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier.
So let’s spend a moment loving our new friend Thor silly, shall we?
Ayyyy let’s go Thor https://t.co/4D3ltoNjiR
— Wheelz (@_sethwheeler) November 29, 2019
Congrats king https://t.co/PX5v3jMosn
— Pussy Bolognese (@dogmeat973) November 29, 2019
I’ve never met him but yes I would die for him https://t.co/2KQQMloP3i
— ???????? ????? ????? ???? (@mathewrodriguez) November 28, 2019
Dog Talk Sports Network, a Twitter account which should be a real TV network (pls!), tracked the entire day, sharing images of many of the day’s competitors. There is no such thing as too much dog content.
i bet daniel says hi to the other goldens at @TheGoldenRatio4 pic.twitter.com/YUMxlXERc1
— Dog Talk Sports Network (@DogTalkSports) November 28, 2019
this is a french bulldog
but they said it is born in croatia (like @iva_t)
and it is named for an italianthis is a very cosmopolitan doggo pic.twitter.com/kx427MbfL7
— Dog Talk Sports Network (@DogTalkSports) November 28, 2019
THOR THE BULLDOG IS THE BESTEST
CONGRATULATIONS THOR
YOU WON
YOU ARE A GOOD DOG
JUST LIKE THE OTHER 195 DOGS ARE GOOD DOGS
YOU ARE ALL GOOD DOGS pic.twitter.com/FP1HlB6ZgN— Dog Talk Sports Network (@DogTalkSports) November 28, 2019
Some people have even shared shots of their own precious Bulldog pals, celebrating their kinsman’s victory.
Chaucer is SO excited that Thor won Best in Show! #NationalDogShow #Bulldogs pic.twitter.com/p8SRDoS6L4
— Beth Ferry (@BethFerry1) November 29, 2019
Thanks Thor for putting us back on the Map. #NationalDogShow https://t.co/PlZvzNJ5DH pic.twitter.com/UzTCBiU9tJ
— Bob the bulldog (@Bobthebulldog3) November 29, 2019
From Boo Boo……..!!!!!
Best in Show!!!!
Congrats Thor pic.twitter.com/CuySn6ksiE
— andrus alian (@easydbag) November 29, 2019
Winnie girl’s reaction to hearing that a #bulldog won #BestinShow at the @natldogshow!!! Congrats to Thor! https://t.co/ACxDNQjURR pic.twitter.com/5uh6NY64Kg
— Emily Sutton (@emilyrsutton) November 28, 2019
But a Bulldog’s win has not gotten in the way of other canines appreciating today, this blessed day when they presumably get little pieces of turkey snuck to them from the table.
When your team wins the #NationalDogShow. #DogThanking pic.twitter.com/u09w2ObpmY
— Andy Nix (@andy_nix) November 28, 2019
Wren has found her spot on the couch for @TheNatlDogShow. #NationalDogShow #dogthanking #dogshow pic.twitter.com/90CiS5DARL
— Mike Castle (@_MikeCastle) November 28, 2019
Bless you, Thor, you perfect pooch.
Feature image courtesy of NBC.