The 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show is under way
Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat. She had developed severe kidney problems after contracting Lyme disease, despite being on medications meant to repel the ticks that cause it. Veterinarians weren't sure she would survive. Yet on Monday, Frankie was at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, healthy and ready to compete.
Semifinals begin Monday night, pitting the winners of each breed against others in their “group,” such as hounds or herding dogs. The 2,500-plus first-round entrants range from tiny Yorkshire terriers to towering great Danes. They include a newly added breed, the Lancashire heeler, represented Monday by a single contestant named Mando.
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