Westminster

I try to stay focused on marketing topics, but every now and then I feel the need to digress and talk about something else. This is one of those times. Tomorrow my husband and I will board the Acela to NYC to attend the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

I am privileged to be the co-breeder/owner of Ch. Blueberry’s Attitude Dancing (Carly), 2004’s number one Scottish Terrier all systems and a top ten terrier. We are going to Westminster to watch Carly.

I hope you will indulge me as I talk a bit about Carly. Among her lifetime achievements:

• Six lifetime Best in Show wins including two in January 2005.
• Multiple winner of Scottish Terrier Specialty Shows.
• Sweeping the breed at Montgomery Country in 2004 – four breed wins in four days. This happened in only four or five other terrier breeds that weekend.
• Best in Sweepstakes at Montgomery County in October 2001 at nine months old.

Carly is a wonderful bitch and I am proud to be one of her breeder/owners. Her success, however, is mostly due to two very special women: Kathleen Brown, my co-breeder /owner and Bergit Coady Kabel, Carly’s handler. I am lucky to be able to work with them.

Kathi has been devoted to the Scottish Terrier breed for more than 30 years, with innumerable champions to her credit. She is a past president of the Scottish Terrier Club of America, and is actively involved in a number of other dog clubs. Carly is the result of her absolute attention to the breeding program and her commitment to making the breed stronger and better.

Carly is a wonderful Scottish Terrier, but she has been so tremendously successful thanks to the talent and devotion of Bergit and her husband Hans. When Bergit and Carly are in the ring, it is magic. More importantly, they love Carly as much as we do.

So as we get ready for Westminster, I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you, Kathi and Bergit. And thank you, Carly.