First there was Miss P.
Will D’Art be next?
GCH Red Branch D’Artagnan of the Ring, aka D’Art, an Irish terrier owned by Joy Viel of Coldstream, along with Joe and Elena Metz (who are the breeders), won the Best of Breed competition at the 140th annual Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Gardens in New York City Tuesday.
Viel and D’Art are members of both the Vernon Kennel Club and the Shuswap Kennel Club. In addition to conformation showing, Viel also trains her terriers for the obedience ring with other Shuswap Kennel Club members in Salmon Arm.
D’Art advances to the terrier group final Tuesday evening, with a chance to move on to the final Best in Show group later Tuesday night. The event will be televised live.
Miss P, a beagle from Enderby, won Best in Show in 2015.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is the most prestigious dog event in North America. More than 3,000 dogs are entered in the show.
