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'Best In Show' Dog Rings Bell At NYSE

NEW YORK (CBS4) - The dog that won Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show took to the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange for the opening bell.

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Flynn and his handler, Bill McFadden, at the opening bell of the NYSE. (credit: CBS)

Flynn, the 5-year-old Bichon Frise, and his handler Bill McFadden were both on hand for the event.

McFadden says Flynn will round out a media tour and then start retirement.

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(credit: Bill McFadden)

"He is going to be a couch potato, and hang out with other bichons," said McFadden.  "He is going to run in the snow, and do a lot of stuff he doesn't get to do."

The blue-ribbon winner with Colorado connections was joined by former Denver Bronco Shannon Sharpe when he took home the top prize.

 

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