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The Old English sheepdog/Scottish deerhound mix was frightened by loud noises like thunderstorms and fireworks.

Hickory the Scottish deerhound was a rare champion.

Her own dog, a Scottish deerhound, “basically just laid down and didn’t pay any attention at all,” Newman says, laughing.

Hounds have won Best in Show at Westminster only five times, the last by a Scottish deerhound in 2011.

The four therapy dogs - a golden retriever, a boxer, a Scottish deerhound and an Australian shepherd - soon made her forget that her first flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed for nearly two hours.