NEW YORK — With the U.S. dog show world’s most prestigious award on the line, canines and their handlers were readying Tuesday for their star turns at the
Rummie the Pekingese aims to bring home the third trophy in 11 years for his small-but-regal breed. Winston the French bulldog is gunning for the title after coming oh-so-close last year. A petit basset griffon Vendéen named Buddy Holly is on the hunt for a big U.S. win after impressive showings in three other countries. And an Australian shepherd named Ribbon also could corral the top prize.
If Buddy Holly was feeling the pressure, he wasn’t letting it show. Instead, he seemed more concerned late Tuesday afternoon with playing with his people and rejecting the notion of a nap in his crate. “He just screams PBGV,” handler and co-owner Janice Hayes said. “They’re just very independent but very charming and just silly. Their goal is to make you laugh every day.”Buddy Holly — so named because “he’s a buddy,” breeder Gavin Robertson explained — has also lived and competed in his native United Kingdom and in Ireland and Australia.
Ribbon is “like the fun girl at the party,” handler Jessica Plourde said. Rummie is “true to Pekingese type, lots of carriage, presence — everything in one, here,” said owner and breeder David Fitzpatrick, who guided Pekes Malachy and
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