HR1004 LRB095 19932 GRL 46353 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners of Uno,
4 the champion beagle bred and born in Belleville, on the
5 occasion of the dog's Best in Show title victory at the 132nd
6 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show; and
 
7     WHEREAS, In his 13-month dog show career, Uno has won 32
8 best-in-show titles and finished as the sixth-ranked show dog
9 in the nation in 2007; he was named the 2007 Hound of the Year
10 and the 2007 Beagle of the Year; in December of 2007, he won
11 the hound group at the AKC/Eukanuba show in Long Beach,
12 California and was the first beagle to win the ProPlan Top Show
13 Award of the Year; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Uno beat out two poodles, a Sealyham terrier, a
15 Weimaraner, an Australian shepherd, and an Akita to become the
16 first beagle to win the Best in Show title at the 132nd
17 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, New York; Uno
18 also won the distinction of being the first beagle to win the
19 hound group at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show since 1939;
20 and
 
21     WHEREAS, Uno is co-owned by Kathy Weichert of Belleville,
22 Caroline Dowell of Texas, Eddie Dziuk of Columbia, Missouri,

 

 

HR1004 - 2 - LRB095 19932 GRL 46353 r

1 and Jon Woodring of North Carolina; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Uno's unprecedented victory at the Westminster
3 Kennel Club Dog Show has thrust him into the spotlight, giving
4 him fame that will certainly be bolstered by many other
5 victories in the future; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the owners of Uno on the occasion of the dog's
9 Best in Show title victory at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club
10 Dog Show and wish them continued success in the future; and be
11 it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Kathy Weichert, Caroline Dowell, Eddie Dziuk, and
14 Jon Woodring as a symbol of our esteem and respect.