Georgia dogs one step closer to Westminster title
A couple of Georgia dogs have won their breeds at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
Bascovail Floatin’ Purple Draegonfly, who will be 2 years old Valentine’s Day, is a border terrier owned by Adelaide Skoglund and Debby and John Behan.
The Behans breed border terriers at BasCoVail in Tucker, where they've lived since 1998.
Draegonfly bested 14 other border terriers to take the best of breed title. He will advance to the group competition, where he’ll compete against the winners of the 31 other terrier breeds.
Pinnacle Kentucky Bourbon took the title for whippets. Bourbon is owned by Justin Smithey, Ken Latimer, Judy Descutner, Nancy Shaw and Cheslie Smithey.
Bourbon is bred and handled by Justin C. Smithey of Sugar Valley, near Resaca. Her brother, Whiskey, took best in show at the National Dog Show in November 2018.
Should Draegonfly and Bourbon prevail in the group competitions, they will compete for best in show.
Judging for the group competitions will be Tuesday, Feb. 11, followed by judging for best in show.
You can watch Draegonfly win the border terrier breed here. If you don't have time for the entire video, fast-forward to minute 37.
Live streaming of the dog show is available on westminsterkennelclub.org, the WKC app and FOX Sports app covering all 204 breeds entered.
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