Time for a couple of Long Island shout-outs.
The 516 crowd was well represented last night as the flowing Westminster ribbons were meted out: Barbara Miller of Old Brookville saw her Norfolk terrier, Champion Max-Well's Viper, take third place in the Terrier group. And earlier in the evening, Kim Pastella-Calvacca of Westbury did the same in the Hound group with the harrier she handles, Champion Downhome Family Tradition, sporting a Reagan-red suit and matching shoes.
But our biggest surbuban powerhouse arrives today: The top-winning Akita and number-two dog in the country, Champion Rewitch Reason to Believe. Owned by Roger Rechler of Mill Neck, who made his name in dogs with the Grandeur line of Afghan hounds, the English-imported Akita won the Working group here last year. And expectations are high that she'll neatly repeat that this time around.
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And I heard a shout out to you as well by one of the commentators-I believe it was David! There were some beautiful Rigdes there during the day--were any of them yours?
Yes, I heard her name mentioned, too, when I was watching last night. Kind of neat to recognize a name when it's mentioned on the tube.
Yes - it was David --- They were commenting on the ridge down the back of the dog and he said that his friend, Denise Flaim said that that is were the good Lord stuffs them and sews them up. And he mentioned that you were a reporter at Newsday. It was kinda kool cuz I knew exactly who he was talking about!