Owners of Westminster-winning Doberman pinscher Penny dish on their diva dogs antics: She just switches it on

This dog had her day.A four-year-old Doberman Pinscher named Penny nabbed Best in Show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club earlier this month, and her owners, Greg and Theresa-Connors Chan, were in doggie heaven.“You never think you’re going to win,” Greg gushed in an interview with The Post, noting that it was the first time in nearly 40 years that the breed had won the world-famous dog show.

Greg and Teresa, who hail from Ontario, Canada, were seated near the floor of Madison Square Garden on Feb.3 as their statuesque canine was declared the winner in front of 50,000 fans.

“I remember I jumped up and looked back at Teresa and she was bawling here eyes out and from there, it’s all blurred,” Greg stated.Teresa, meanwhile, called the experience “surreal,” saying she watched the show for 18 years on TV, hoping that she’d one day compete at the breeder level.The winner, on the other hand, was as cool as a cucumber.

“Just like any other athlete, when she crosses that threshold into the show ring, she just switches it on to show-dog,” said Greg.To win the pageant, the model Doberman had to beat out a murderer’s row of 3,000 perfectly-coiffed canines, who primped and pranced about with the hopes of netting US’ show dogs’ most exalted prize.Penny’s trainer, Andy Linton, previously won Best in Show in 1989 with another Doberman, named Indy.However, Penny’s win was sealed during the “free stack” portion — when contestants strike their show pose sans trainer assistance, allowing judges to gauge how well they embody their breed’s ideal.“When Penny stopped on her own, you could hear a pin drop in Madison Square Garden,” recalled Theresa, a full-time investment advisor.“When he (Linton) came on down back with her, she just looked magnificent.

Best in Show was hers to lose after that.”With her victory, she edged out Cota, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever while runner-ups included Afghan hound Zaida, a Lhasa apso named JJ, and an old ...