Carlee Makes Her Point at Top Dog Show
Posing like the very symbol of the Westminster Kennel Club, a German shorthaired pointer called Carlee became America’s top dog Tuesday night.
The 5-year-old female with the soft eyes and gliding gait won best in show, beating a popular Norfolk terrier, a champion bloodhound and a wobbling Pekingese.
All seven finalists at the club’s dog show gave fine performances on the green carpet of Madison Square Garden. But the sellout crowd and judge Lynette Saltzman were clearly won over by Carlee’s “free stack,” the time when the dog stands alone and shows its stuff.
Paying rapt attention to star handler Michelle Ostermiller, Carlee, with a brown face and white-and-liver spotting, pointed with perfection as the cheers grew louder and louder.
“She was spectacular,” Ostermiller said.
Last year Ostermiller neatly guided a big Newfoundland named Josh to the best-in-show title.
This time, she returned with the winner among 2,581 entries in 165 breeds and varieties.
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