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Idahoan To Judge Westminister Best

Elliott Weiss woke up one morning in college, realized he didn't want to spend his life sitting at a desk and became a dog handler and dog-show judge instead. Now Weiss, who lives in Eagle, will be the judge for the culminating event in the world's most prestigious dog show, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It's the first time in Westminster's 134-year history that the Best in Show event has been judged by an Idahoan. "We're honored to have Elliott," said David Frei, direction of communications for the Westminster Kennel Club. "He understands dogs, he has a working knowledge of the breeds and he's been there as a handler. He's the kind of person we want to be the face of the world's greatest dog show"/Tim Woodward, Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Shawn Raecke, of Elliott Weiss with his 8-month-old English Setter Shiloh near their home outside Eagle)

Question: Which dog breed when you rate as the best?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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