Just look at this sweet little face!  This is Affenpinscher, Joey, “GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari”, with handler Ernesto Lara at the Lehigh Valley Kennel Club show last Fall.   Joey is one of the Top 10 dogs in the country right now and another fierce conpetitor in next week’s Toy Group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in NYC.  I can’t even begin to count how many shows I attended last year where Joey was in the Group competition and quite frequently won Best in Show.  This little pooch has a ton of personality and “showdogship”!  🙂

Say hello to Chase, “Ch. Windsor Bihar Chasing Rainbows”, a beautiful Lowchen.  He’ll be heading to Westminster next week with his best buddy and handler, Greg Strong – pictured here at the Lebanon County Kennel Club show in Harrisburg, Pa. last year.  Are you familiar with this breed?  They are members of the Non-Sporting Group and their name means “Little Lion”.  They sport the traditional lion cut where the coat is untrimmed in the front and clipped close on the hindquarters.  The breed has existed for nearly 400 years and they were popular as footwarmers and comforters in pre-Renaissance Europe.   Today they are loving companion dogs with outgoing personalities.  Watch for Chase to win the hearts of the crowd at Madison Square Garden next week! 

Brittany, “Junior” [MBISS GCH. CH. Carrollton’s Count Lancelot], and handler Jessy Sutton are headed to Madison Square Garden for the 136th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show next week.  They’ll be in the ring at 2:00 PM Tuesday, 2/14, in case anyone is headed to the Garden and wants to cheer them on along with Junior’s owners Lynda, Jodie and Gloria as well as his other admiring fans!  I’ve seen Jessy and Junior at a number of shows over the last year and they are a perfect team!  Can’t wait to see them shine in front of the TV cameras!

Gosh I love this little Pekeingese, Malachy [BISA, BISS Gr. Ch. Palacegarden Malachy] !  Watching him with handler David Fitzpatrick in the ring is so much fun!  They are like poetry in motion and Malachy hardly ever takes his eyes off of David…..except like in the left image above when he looks the judge straight in the eye and shows off his confident nature!  I’ve had the pleasure of photographing David and Malachy several times over the last couple of years and I’m always so excited when I get to see them both!  The Toy Group is going to be very competitive at Westminster this month…..but keep your eye on this pair!