Roo! on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

Roo!'s historic victory was featured in this segment about the 2014 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It is so cool to hear Brian Williams say Roo!'s name! Check it out!

Roo!'s Victory Shared Around the Nation!

Roo!'s historical Westminster victory was covered around the nation in local newspapers from coast to coast. Mutt lovers united in their new hero, Roo!

San Jose Mercury News (CA)

WNYC Radio (PA)

Newsday (NY)

The New Yorker (NY)

Mountain Democrat (Placerville, CA)

Tween Tribune (CA)

ABC15 (Arizona)

Missoulian

ABC6 (RI)

New Haven Register (CT)

Santa Maria Times (CA)

NJ.com (NJ)

NY Times (NY)

The Journal Gazette (IN)

Mining Gazette

ABC6 (IN)

Washington Times

Tuscaloosa News

Hawaii Tribune Herald

Maine Today

Roo! competes at Westminster

On Saturday, February 8th, the Westminster Kennel Club held their inaugural  Masters Agility Championship at Pier 94 in New York City.  This year, they not only included agility but they also allowed Mixed Breeds to compete.  Roo! and I were lucky enough to be chosen from more than 1000 entries.

The competition consisted of 2 rounds, a standard and jumper's course.  The best dogs were selected for the finals.

 Round 1 (Jumpers):  Roo! won a first place ribbon

Round 2 (Standard):  Roo! won a first place ribbon

Finals run and win!

Ready to take over New York!

Roo!, Crush, and Mr. Dash (Photo by Aryn Hervel)

Roo! in People Magazine

From the February 17th issue of People Magazine:

Dog Show Shake-Up: Revenge of the Mutts!

By NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN

Move Over, Purebreds. For the First Time, Mixed Breeds Can Compete at the Westminster Kennel Club

Roo is a Husky mix with "behavioral issues" in her past, says Stacey Campbell, who found the dog in San Francisco. Icey, adopted from a Virginia kill shelter, might be part Dalmatian, maybe some terrier. "Who knows?" says owner Sara Beth Pinson. Even without pedigrees, Roo and Icey - along with 13 other All Americans, as mixed breeds are called at the 137-year-old Westminster Kennel Club - are now show dogs. On Feb. 8 they'll go up against 210 purebreds in agility trials: jumping and weaving through timed obstacle courses. While mutts can't win Best in Breed, they are a welcome addition. "We're thrilled," says WKC cohost David Frei. "It brings us a whole new sense of dogs and their bonds with their handlers."