The 148th Westminster show kicked off Saturday with an agility competition — won by a mixed-breed dog for the first time since Westminster added the event in 2014.
A handler shows a Sloughis' teeth during its breed group judging at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show. Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
For all the pooch pageantry of Westminster — the coiffed poodles, the top-knotted toy dogs, the formality of dogs trotting around a ring — it's also an illustration of the bond people form with dogs, and what each will do for the other. A handler shows a Sloughis' teeth during its breed group judging at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show.
If he knew a lot was riding on his little shoulders, he didn't show it as he appeared in the first-round ring and someone in the audience yelled, “Yay! History!”The show also was a first for Alfredo Delgado and Maria Davila, who had traveled from Juncos, Puerto Rico, with their French bulldog, Duncan.
Comet, a Shih Tzu, right, competes in breed group judging at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show. Later, Frankie, the recovered Afghan hound, and her littermate Belle stood side-by-side in their breed's ring. So did the Giordanos, an Annandale, New Jersey, couple who have been side-by-side since high school. David handled Frankie, while his wife led Belle.
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