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20 years of covering Westminster Kennel Club show
The Westminster Kennel Club show competition was moved from Madison Square Garden this weekend to mid-June at an outdoor estate about 25 miles north of New York.
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FILE - Judge Betty Regina Leininger, left, and handler Gabriel Rangel, pose with Sky, a wire fox terrier, after winning best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York, in this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) Author: Associated Press Updated: 12:46 PM EST February 14, 2021
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The American Kennel Club announced Jan. 4 that the Biewer terrier – like those pictured – became its 197th recognized breed. (Courtesy of Biewer Terrier Club Of America And American Kennel Club)
NEW YORK – It’s called the Biewer terrier, and it’s been busy.
The American Kennel Club announced Jan. 4 that the tiny, chipper Biewer – pronounced like “beaver” – became its 197th recognized breed. That makes the toy dogs eligible to compete for best in show at many U.S. events, including the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club show, which will be held in June this year instead of its usual February date.
With its long, flowing coat, pert expression and 4-to-8-pound size, the Biewer might bring to mind a Yorkshire terrier, and that’s no surprise. The Biewer was originally developed by, and gets its name from, a Yorkie-breeding German couple after one of their dogs had a puppy wit
PetPlace Chat: Meet David Frei, Pioneer in Animal-Assisted Therapy
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You may know David Frei as one of the faces and voices of the National Dog Show, but hosting dog shows is just the beginning of the work he’s done with and for canines. Years before he ever picked up a microphone, David helped pioneer the field of animal-assisted therapy with his organization Angel on a Leash. Though these therapy programs were novel a few decades ago, the physical and mental benefits of animal companionship are widely recognized today.
I spoke to David about the origins of animal-assisted therapy, his own work with animals, and the ways a pandemic has affected animal therapy programs.