A10 THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
TODAY
TUESDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
45°
LOW
32°
A bit of rain; breezy this
afternoon
An a.m. rain or snow
shower; mostly cloudy
ALMANAC
THURSDAY
42°
25°
42°
24°
A little snow at times
FRIDAY
44°
31°
Periods of clouds and
sunshine
Cloudy with occasional
rain, mainly early
SATURDAY
44°
28°
An afternoon rain or snow
shower in spots
OREGON WEATHER
Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. yest.
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday Normal
Record
32°
44° 70° in 1996
16°
24°
-4° in 1923
High
Low
WEDNESDAY
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
Trace
Record
0.61" in 2000
Month to date (normal)
0.26" (0.58")
Year to date (normal)
0.92" (2.11")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
29.84"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Rise/Set
Today
Tue.
Sun
7:04am/5:35pm 7:03am/5:36pm
Moon
9:13am/9:51pm 9:34am/10:53pm
Mercury 6:10am/4:26pm 6:05am/4:19pm
Venus
6:47am/4:40pm 6:46am/4:43pm
Mars
10:12am/12:56am 10:09am/12:55am
Jupiter
6:32am/4:19pm 6:29am/4:17pm
Saturn
6:13am/3:46pm 6:10am/3:42pm
Uranus 9:47am/11:41pm 9:43am/11:38pm
First
Full
Last
New
Feb 19
Feb 27
Mar 5
Mar 13
Tonight's sky: Galileo Galilei's birthday
(1564).
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
1
1
1
0
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
ROAD CONDITONS
For web cameras of our passes, go to
www.bendbulletin.com/webcams
I-84 at Cabbage Hill: Cloudy today with
periods of snow, heavy at times.
US 20 at Santiam Pass: Cloudy and cold
today with snow, heavy at times.
US 26 at Gov't Camp: Cloudy today with a mix
of snow, freezing rain and rain.
US 26 at Ochoco Divide: Cloudy today with
periods of snow, freezing rain and rain.
ORE 58 at Willamette Pass: A wintry mix of
snow and rain today. Snow tonight, heavy at
times.
ORE 138 at Diamond Lake: Cloudy and cold
today with periods of snow.
SKI REPORT
EAST: Cloudy and cold
with periods of snow,
steadiest across the
north Monday.
Seaside
47/43
Cannon Beach
47/43
Hood
River
NATIONAL WEATHER
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
T-storms
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
23/5/0.23
Akron
28/18/Tr
Albany
28/15/Tr
Albuquerque
31/7/0.15
Anchorage
20/4/0.00
Atlanta
48/43/Tr
Atlantic City
38/27/0.02
Austin
28/26/0.07
Baltimore
38/27/Tr
Billings
-5/-22/Tr
Birmingham
41/33/0.00
Bismarck
2/-28/0.00
Boise
33/14/Tr
Boston
33/26/0.00
Bridgeport, CT 36/27/Tr
Buffalo
24/16/0.01
Burlington, VT
29/8/Tr
Caribou, ME
20/3/0.01
Charleston, SC 44/41/1.33
Charlotte
41/36/0.31
Chattanooga
42/38/0.00
Cheyenne
-7/-12/0.15
Chicago
4/-5/0.01
Cincinnati
27/21/Tr
Cleveland
25/17/Tr
Colorado Springs -4/-7/0.23
Columbia, MO
4/-2/0.08
Columbia, SC
42/39/0.76
Columbus, GA
50/44/0.16
Columbus, OH
27/19/Tr
Concord, NH
33/23/0.00
Corpus Christi
36/32/0.07
Dallas
18/16/0.17
Dayton
23/18/Tr
Denver
1/-9/0.12
Des Moines
-7/-10/Tr
Detroit
26/8/Tr
Duluth
-6/-25/0.00
El Paso
50/17/0.71
Fairbanks
2/-26/0.00
Fargo
-8/-24/0.00
Flagstaff
37/24/0.10
Grand Rapids
15/5/0.03
Green Bay
4/-11/Tr
Greensboro
37/32/0.30
Harrisburg
37/27/0.00
Hartford, CT
35/26/Tr
Helena
4/-12/0.01
Honolulu
82/69/0.05
Houston
36/35/0.12
Huntsville
33/28/0.00
Indianapolis
20/3/Tr
Jackson, MS
29/27/0.15
Jacksonville
58/51/1.38
Today
Hi/Lo/W
12/-1/pc
25/16/sn
25/22/sn
34/28/s
21/19/c
50/32/sh
39/31/c
22/7/sn
35/32/r
16/11/sf
43/22/r
4/-10/s
40/32/c
34/32/sn
34/27/i
26/19/sn
24/18/sn
22/12/sn
58/56/c
45/42/sh
44/27/r
24/10/pc
12/10/sn
22/14/sn
22/15/sn
17/6/pc
3/-7/sn
50/48/sh
57/31/r
25/15/sn
29/24/sn
35/16/i
14/2/c
20/12/sn
24/9/pc
-1/-18/c
18/12/sn
-2/-16/s
38/30/s
0/-5/pc
-6/-19/s
40/25/pc
14/8/sf
6/0/c
40/38/sh
34/30/i
32/29/sn
27/21/sn
82/69/pc
26/10/i
34/18/i
17/10/sn
26/11/i
74/59/r
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
41/40/sh
44/35/sn
74/67/r
81/57/s
91/77/pc
42/22/s
66/57/pc
32/28/sn
66/48/sh
35/16/s
81/63/pc
72/56/s
72/54/s
5/-6/pc
85/71/pc
55/46/sh
50/42/sh
46/34/pc
79/64/t
75/64/s
38/33/sf
57/43/s
77/58/t
79/69/c
66/55/c
56/48/sh
59/36/pc
84/75/pc
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: OnTheSnow.com
GOOD DOGS!
37/23/0.00
45/41/0.17
72/63/0.74
79/52/0.00
91/75/0.00
41/30/0.05
70/57/0.00
28/16/0.00
68/46/0.04
36/14/0.00
79/70/0.24
81/56/0.00
70/50/0.00
-6/-18/0.01
88/72/0.11
54/39/1.30
45/32/0.14
34/23/0.00
77/63/0.05
74/61/0.00
36/30/0.66
68/46/0.00
77/62/0.11
79/68/0.00
68/45/0.00
40/34/0.30
63/35/0.00
86/75/0.00
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
27/12/0.00
3/1/0.09
17/7/Tr
59/47/0.00
25/22/0.00
-5/-6/0.02
20/17/0.06
71/57/0.00
37/19/Tr
-1/-12/0.00
16/14/0.03
86/76/0.00
4/-6/0.00
-4/-19/0.00
28/23/Tr
45/39/0.00
38/27/Tr
38/26/Tr
39/35/0.28
5/3/0.10
-7/-9/0.01
87/68/1.10
73/52/0.00
1/-6/0.04
36/26/0.01
67/51/Tr
27/23/Tr
30/21/0.00
37/28/0.02
37/33/0.42
-8/-23/0.00
47/32/0.02
34/30/0.15
25/17/Tr
56/42/Tr
8/-1/0.02
36/24/0.06
29/28/0.01
66/52/0.01
58/50/Tr
57/43/Tr
19/4/Tr
47/44/1.20
36/30/0.15
-9/-17/0.00
20/16/0.03
6/2/0.07
79/67/0.94
61/48/0.00
8/5/0.10
38/29/Tr
4/3/0.19
27/17/Tr
70/52/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
27/15/pc
1/-14/sn
13/8/sf
64/48/pc
23/16/sn
-4/-22/c
16/3/sn
66/53/c
25/16/sn
2/-4/c
16/4/sn
85/75/sh
10/8/c
-2/-14/pc
29/16/i
43/25/r
35/29/i
34/27/i
44/42/c
5/-12/c
-2/-21/c
84/68/pc
72/54/pc
5/0/sn
34/31/i
67/51/pc
25/19/sn
30/26/sn
35/33/i
45/43/sh
8/-6/pc
55/31/c
41/38/c
26/20/sn
62/43/c
8/1/sn
40/32/c
25/9/sn
64/58/pc
60/49/r
61/44/r
32/21/s
62/57/r
44/39/r
-10/-19/s
27/20/sn
3/-9/sn
80/65/pc
65/46/s
6/-6/c
36/33/r
2/-12/sf
34/26/sn
71/49/pc
Tuesday
Hi/Lo/W
31/29/sn
9/6/pc
16/-1/sn
62/42/s
21/10/c
1/-5/pc
21/16/pc
69/51/pc
24/13/c
14/-6/sn
19/15/pc
82/74/t
19/8/sn
7/-4/s
25/16/c
41/34/pc
44/21/r
45/21/r
64/33/r
11/9/sn
1/-2/s
74/57/t
74/50/pc
15/1/c
48/24/r
67/44/pc
27/9/c
31/16/sn
43/19/r
61/31/r
11/-1/c
45/24/s
59/27/r
22/9/sn
62/40/pc
16/7/pc
37/28/sf
34/27/s
64/49/pc
59/45/pc
61/38/pc
38/16/sn
61/36/c
47/37/pc
-1/-3/s
31/20/sn
16/12/pc
67/55/c
61/40/pc
15/14/sn
53/26/r
10/7/pc
43/24/pc
74/47/s
48/44/r
41/35/sn
73/61/r
82/62/pc
91/78/pc
33/14/s
67/50/s
39/36/sh
66/45/c
33/26/s
78/63/pc
72/56/s
60/46/pc
22/8/sn
77/72/sh
51/42/sh
51/37/sh
53/39/pc
75/59/t
73/62/s
36/32/sf
58/37/s
73/53/s
79/68/c
63/53/c
53/46/r
60/39/c
85/74/s
Mecca
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
Nairobi
Nassau
New Delhi
Osaka
Oslo
Ottawa
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Rome
Santiago
Sao Paulo
Sapporo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Stockholm
Sydney
Taipei City
Tel Aviv
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
Vienna
Warsaw
92/66/0.00
72/41/0.00
19/9/0.24
10/3/0.16
77/61/0.25
82/73/0.01
81/54/0.00
68/45/1.32
19/-2/0.00
19/7/0.11
34/22/0.00
88/74/0.04
45/32/0.00
77/55/0.00
82/66/0.00
37/19/0.06
56/36/0.14
67/51/0.01
86/77/0.00
30/21/0.00
72/62/0.02
72/63/0.02
69/50/0.00
63/50/0.23
25/5/0.02
36/28/0.30
32/19/0.00
32/23/0.00
90/66/s
72/45/s
22/16/sn
5/-12/s
80/60/pc
82/73/s
80/55/pc
63/38/r
25/21/sn
22/13/sn
46/39/sh
86/75/sh
49/29/s
79/57/s
79/67/t
39/31/r
41/18/pc
51/38/c
87/75/pc
23/14/pc
72/68/c
75/62/pc
67/52/pc
59/46/r
21/10/sn
41/37/r
33/21/s
31/16/sf
93/70/s
72/43/s
20/3/sn
13/6/sn
81/59/pc
82/72/s
79/55/pc
48/35/pc
29/21/c
17/-2/sn
53/44/r
85/74/t
51/39/pc
78/55/s
82/67/t
33/19/sn
30/14/sn
57/36/c
88/74/pc
28/20/pc
74/67/r
78/61/pc
67/48/s
56/45/s
17/-1/sn
45/35/s
34/28/sf
31/25/sf
five days before the show when handler Scott
Sommer thought Stump might like to take one
final walk at the Garden.
What a walk! At 10 — that’s almost 70 in hu-
man years — Stump became the oldest West-
minster winner ever.
He was in good company among unlikely
top dogs over the years. Rufus the colored bull
terrier had a football-shaped noggin and won
by a head. Hickory the Scottish deerhound was
a rare champion. Big, barkin’ Josh the New-
foundland slobbered around the ring, then
nearly knocked over Ginger in the winner’s
circle.
And Stump. That old dog sure taught the
young pups some new tricks.
N
EW YORK — To every sport, there’s a
season, a spot on the calendar that fans
mark for the big event. World Series,
October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Me-
morial Day.
For dog owners, it’s right around Valentine’s
Day. That’s when they normally cuddle up on
the couch with their precious pooch to watch
the Super Bowl of Dogs — the Westminster
Kennel Club show.
This year, they’ll have to wait for the coveted
best in show. Because of coronavirus concerns,
the competition was moved from Madison
Square Garden this weekend to mid-June at
an outdoor estate about 25 miles north of New
York City.
For now, AP Baseball Writer Ben Walker and
wife Ginger Tidwell share their fondest memo-
ries from the green carpet over 20 paws-itively
wonderful years covering Westminster:
GOT SOME GRUB?
Sometimes the dog that everybody’s bark-
ing about isn’t the best in show. Like, Dario the
Leonberger.
Winning wasn’t on this big guy’s mind when
he romped around the ring in the 2016 work-
ing group competition. Naw, he only wanted to
gnaw at his handler’s pocket, trying to scarf up
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
20 years of covering the
Westminster Kennel Club show
BY GINGER TIDWELL AND BEN WALKER
Associated Press
HE’S NUMERO UNO!
Beagles had always been in the Westmin-
ster doghouse. No matter how cute, poor ol’
Snoopy had never, ever won the grand prize.
Bow-wow bummer.
That changed in 2008 when perhaps the
greatest show dog of all time showed up. A
tri-colored package of personality-plus, Uno
quickly bayed his way to fan favorite.
A sold-out Garden crowd chanted his name
as judge J. Donald Jones studied the seven fi-
nalists for nearly three minutes, mulling over
his pick for best in show. They say there’s no
cheering in the press box, but having been
raised in Maryland with beagles — Charlie,
Gatsby, Sam and Jake — I looked at Ginger and
prayed this was our moment.
When Jones said, “May I have the beagle,”
the place went bonkers.
“Ah-roo!” Uno erupted. “Ah-roo!”
This little, merry hound enjoyed a terrific
life. He visited President George W. Bush at
the White House, rode in a float at the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade and brought out the
first ball at Busch Stadium and Miller Park.
Uno lived till 13, spending his last years on
a ranch in Texas and playing with his buddy, a
neighbor’s potbellied pig.
Happy trails, champ.
Tuesday
Hi/Lo/W
31/20/c
20/5/c
30/10/sn
42/23/r
29/24/sn
41/27/c
51/28/r
31/24/pc
51/24/r
25/14/sn
35/23/c
8/-3/c
40/24/sn
38/15/r
36/15/r
21/4/sn
25/6/sn
20/10/sn
64/37/c
54/29/sh
38/24/c
33/11/c
21/2/sn
21/6/c
18/6/sn
36/14/sn
15/7/pc
54/30/c
46/27/c
20/5/c
31/13/sn
45/36/c
21/18/c
19/4/c
38/14/sn
3/-7/pc
21/0/sn
7/-5/pc
52/38/c
16/7/sn
-3/-8/pc
36/13/sn
18/1/sn
16/-1/sf
52/27/sh
44/21/r
35/10/i
35/21/c
82/70/pc
36/29/pc
29/18/c
18/3/pc
30/18/c
66/43/c
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 90°
at Titusville, FL
National low: -50°
at Ely, MN
Precipitation: 2.12"
at Fort Myers, FL
In inches as of 5 p.m. yesterday
Ski resort
New snow
Base
Anthony Lakes Mtn
0
0-44
Hoodoo Ski Area
0
0-70
Mt. Ashland
2
59-63
Mt. Bachelor
7
98-100
Mt. Hood Meadows
9
116-166
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
9
45-58
Timberline Lodge
0
0-120
Willamette Pass
0
48-48
Aspen / Snowmass, CO
2
43-60
Mammoth Mtn. Ski, CA
6
75-120
Squaw Valley, CA
5
0-128
Park City Mountain, UT
5
39-44
Sun Valley, ID
1
86-103
Snow possible in the
morning
Mostly cloudy
NATIONAL
Yesterday
Today
Tuesday
Yesterday
Today
Tuesday
Yesterday
Today
Tuesday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
40/34/0.65 48/42/r
48/38/sh
La Grande
32/16/0.16 43/36/c 38/30/sn
Portland
35/28/0.14 45/40/r
47/37/sh
Baker City
31/5/Tr
41/31/sn 40/27/sf
La Pine
35/26/0.02 41/27/r
37/21/sn
Prineville
28/16/Trace 47/34/r
37/27/c
Brookings
48/43/0.24 50/41/r
50/37/sh
Medford
47/39/0.10 51/39/c 48/33/sh
Redmond
29/14/0.02 46/32/r
43/24/c
Burns
35/19/0.03 43/30/c 38/25/pc
Newport
46/43/0.32 48/43/r
48/39/sh
Roseburg
52/42/0.21 51/41/r
47/36/sh
Eugene
49/43/0.08 51/41/c 50/35/sh
North Bend
54/45/0.16 51/44/r
51/38/sh
Salem
43/30/0.47 48/40/r
49/35/sh
Klamath Falls
36/28/0.03 45/30/sh 41/21/sf
Ontario
32/10/Tr
41/32/c 44/25/c
Sisters
26/14/0.00 45/33/r
41/27/sn
Lakeview
34/28/0.02 41/29/c 39/17/sf
Pendleton
21/6/0.10
37/36/c 40/35/sn
The Dalles
27/21/0.18 40/40/c 45/36/pc
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
-0s
47°
34°
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
35/31
Rufus
Hermiston
42/38
36/32
41/39
Arlington
Hillsboro Portland
Meacham Lostine
39/37
45/37 45/40
40/34
Wasco
40/33 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
CENTRAL: Cloudy
Tillamook
40/32
38/37
37/36
Sandy
40/40
McMinnville
49/43
and cold Monday
Joseph
Heppner
La
Grande
44/39
Maupin
Government
47/40
with a little snow at
43/36
40/31
Camp
42/35 Condon 39/33
Union
times. Periods of snow Lincoln City
39/33
36/32
40/34
Salem
49/45
Spray
Monday night.
Granite
Warm Springs
48/40
Madras
46/35
Albany
38/31
Newport
Baker City
45/34
46/34
Mitchell
48/43
49/39
41/31
WEST: Cloudy Monday
Camp Sherman
44/32
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Unity
with rain at the coast Yachats
44/34
46/32
50/40
Day
Prineville
49/45
43/33
and snow inland.
Ontario
Sisters
47/34
Paulina
43/32
41/32
Rain Monday night,
Florence
Eugene 45/33
Bend Brothers 42/29
Vale
but snow in the
50/45
51/41
45/32
42/29
Sunriver
41/32
mountains.
Nyssa
43/31
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
42/33
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
41/27
42/29
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
46/31
47/37
49/41
Fort
Rock
50/44
43/30
Riley
YESTERDAY
Crescent
45/29
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SUNDAY
Jason DeCrow/AP file
Uno, a 15-inch beagle, poses with his trophy after winning the 2008 Best in Show at the 132nd Westminster
Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Beagles had always been in the Westminster
doghouse. No matter how cute, poor ol’ Snoopy had never, ever won the grand prize. Bow-wow bummer.
a treat.
Doggedly determined, the 2 1/2-year-old
eating machine kept nipping at Sam Mam-
mano’s gray suit, hoping to grab some loose
rebounds. A dog just being a dog ... and the
crowd went crazy, hollering with every step and
every bite.
He didn’t win, that went CJ the German
shorthaired pointer. But Dario earned a place
in dogdom lore forever.
We rushed from our seats on the floor to
catch up with Mammano backstage, right after
he left the ring. He was a little disappointed, but
also could see the charm.
“Good comic relief,” he said. “He’s a young,
silly dog and was just having fun.”
fectly primped pooches around him.
Yet there was hardly a dry eye as the 10,000
spectators stood and cheered for the German
shepherds, retrievers and their partners, an
ovation usually reserved for the star athletes
who played in the arena. It was hard not to be
swept up in the emotion.
A spotlight featured them as they walked one
by one into the center ring and actress Glenn
Close sang “God Bless America” during the
15-minute ceremony.
Not the usual reception for this group.
“We were pretty nervous,” said Lt. Daniel
Donadio, head of the New York Police Depart-
ment’s K-9 unit. “We’d rather face gunmen than
the crowd.”
K-9 HEROES
Most years, a dog like Appollo wouldn’t get
close to the green carpet at the Garden. But the
show in 2002 was no ordinary show.
With New York City still in shock from the
9/11 terrorist attacks, 20 search and rescue
dogs were honored for their tireless work at the
World Trade Center and Pentagon.
At 10, Appollo the German shepherd was
getting a bit gray in the muzzle, his teeth were
yellowing. He didn’t look like the 2,500 per-
UNDERDOGS
Each year, there are the favorites. J.R. the
bichon frise, Mick the Kerry blue terrier, Ba-
nana Joe the affenpinscher. Wire fox terriers
and poodles always seem to take home the hal-
lowed silver bowl.
Then there was Stump.
With floppy ears and a slow roll, the gold-
en-red Sussex spaniel didn’t make our early list
of potential champions in 2009. How could he?
Retired from the ring for five years, it was just
POOCH PLANET
Seeing an Azawakh at the Garden was un-
usual. Loosely called an African greyhound,
they made their Westminster debut last year.
Seeing the woman cheering them on was
even more eye-catching. Dressed in bright pink
and wearing a colorful hijab, Aliya Taylor real-
ized she stood out.
“Like a sore thumb,” she laughed.
The retired Philadelphia police officer is
among the few Muslims in the dog show world.
“Our sport welcomes people from all walks
of life,” said Gail Miller Bisher, the television
host of the event. “That’s our common bond,
dogs.”
Hiram Stewart made history in 2003 when
he guided Les the Pekingese into the final best-
in-show ring. It had been three decades since
an African American handler made it that far.
“Maybe this will raise awareness of our sport
among people of color,” he said at the time. “It
might give people of color something to aspire
to.”
In a competition that can include a Norwe-
gian elkhound, Australian shepherd and Chi-
nese shar-pei, the people come from all over
the world, too. Born in Mexico, Gabriel Rangel
is among the most successful handlers in his-
tory.
He’s won best in show three times at West-
minster. In 2014, he guided Sky the wire
fox terrier to victory. One of the perks was
a walk-on part at the Tony Award-winning
Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.”
Ginger had the pleasure of dog-sitting Sky in
a third-floor dressing room when he wasn’t on
stage. Almost every actor dropped by during
the show to pet him and pose for a picture.
Having never tended such a prized pooch,
Ginger wondered what to do if the dog got
hungry. Surely some special high-performance,
ultra-healthy food was in order, right?
Nope, said Rangel’s wife, Ivonne.
“Just go get him a hot dog,” she said.