Parliamentary Dog Of The Year Show 2011 (October 13th)

The annual Westminster Dog of The Year competition was held in Victoria Tower Gardens in London, England last week. The annual competition was entered by 15 Conservative MPs and two Labour MPs. Neil Parish and his labrador, Wilberforce, triumphed in an almost entirely Conservative field. Politics may be a dog-eat-dog world, but for one day at least, the dogs were cute and cuddly.

Dotty, a short-haired pointer belonging to Simon Kirby MP, devours a Parliament shaped cake watched by a jack russell Maximus (L) owned by Matthew Offord MP during the Westminster Dog of The Year competition in Victoria Tower Gardens on October 13, 2011 in London, England.
(October 13, 2011 - Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Europe)

Andrew Rosindell MP walks with his staffordshire bull terrier Buster.

(Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

 

Geoffrey Cox MP gives his bullmastiff dog George a kiss. 

(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Simon Kirby & Elvis

Conservative MP for Brighton Kempton

Chihuahua, seven

(Photograph: Carl Court/PA)

Matthew Offord & Max (third place)

Conservative MP for Hendon

Jack russell, 10 months

(Photograph: Carl Court/PA)

  Jake Berry & Lola (second place)

Conservative MP for Rossendale and Darwen

Standard poodle, two

(Photograph: Carl Court/PA)

The Winner! (Photograph: Carl Court/PA)

Neil Parish MP stands with his four years old labrador Wilberforce after winning the Westminster Dog of The Year competition in Victoria Tower Gardens on October 13, 2011 in London, England. The annual competition was won by Conservative MP for Tiiverton and Honiton Neil Parish with his Labrador Wilberforce, who was among the 15 Conservative MPs to enter versus only two Labour MP entrants.

 The MPs and their dogs make haste towards the celebratory cake (Photograph: Carl Court/PA)