Uno, the first beagle to ever win the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, was found murdered today in his posh Manhattan apartment. The young dog wowed the judges over the weekend and on Monday to claim the Best In Show award. But his life outside of dog shows was known to many as spiraling out of control. Longtime friend Mr. Pickles, a pug elaborated, "Bark bark, bark, barkitty bark woof."

Uno was often seen out at New York clubs with his posse, drinking expensive champagne from a golden bowl in the VIP area where dancers pleasured him. It was an extravagant life that many warned him could lead to an early death. "I tried to tell Uno that he had to tone down the partying," said owner Rob Thomas. "He was making a lot of enemies around town. He was gambling a lot and owed money to a lot of dogs, who would come to my home looking to collect. But Uno was often drunk between shows and would smack me around for telling him not to go out. He'd then lock me in my room and not walk me for a couple days."

The biggest debt owed by Uno was to famous cartoon dog Snoopy, who has spent his time since the demise of the Peanuts cartoon strip as a bookie in New York. Now grizzled and old, with a long beard, Snoopy runs the bets for dogs on the streets of the Big Apple. It's unknown exactly how much was owed by Uno, but estimates put the number at around $100,000. A portion of the Westminster winning money likely went to pay off this debt, but word is Uno spent a great deal of it on an expensive Porsche instead.

t's unknown who committed the murder that ultimately ended in Uno dead. The killer snuck in through an unlocked doggy door and shot the dog while he slept. Su####ion naturally shifted to Snoopy himself, but Snoopy denied any involvement, "Where your proof is cops?" said the intoxicated cartoon dog. "You see any ink around the crime scene? My hands are clean on this one ####es. This looks like a professional dog hit, I'd check with one of Michael Vick's boys or something."