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AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ANNOUNCES WINNER OF THE SECOND ‘AKC VIRTUAL TOP DOG CHALLENGE’
NEW YORK, NY —The American Kennel Club is happy to announce the winner of the sec- ond AKC Virtual Top Dog Challenge. The event garnered 400 entries. GCHB CH Cordmaker Boys Will Be Boys PT NAP NJP, a Puli known as “Archie,” was awarded Best in Show by AKC Judge Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr. of New York. “Archie” is owned by James Moen, Catharine Pronzini, Sue Huebner and Penny Kelly and bred by Sue Hueb- ner and Penny Kelly. Best Puppy was awarded to Remedy’s Perfectly Paired, an Australian Shepherd known as “Zin,” also judged by Dr. Sturz. “Zin” is owned by Katie Knudtson and bred by Katie Knudtson and AJ Tavares. A combined dona- tion of $8,000 from the entry fee made possible with a match by AKC Reunite, will be donated to AKC Reunite’s Adopt A K-9 Cop program, which works with AKC Clubs to donate K-9 police dogs to police departments around the United States. Dogs were judged in one of two classes: Pup- py (at least six months and under 12 months) or Open Class (any entry including CH of record) in the appropriate breed and sex. Entries were judged by selected dog people with expertise in their respective breeds. Group judges were Mr. Elliott B. Weiss (Sporting), Ms. Celeste M. Gon- zalez (Hound), Mrs. Paula Nykiel (Working), Mr. Wood Wornall (Terrier), Miss Evalyn Gregory (Toy), Mr. Johnny R. Shoemaker (Non-Sporting), Ms. Linda Robey (Herding), and Mr. Jeffrey M. Bazell (Miscellaneous).
PULI TAKES ‘BEST IN SHOW’
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