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For the world of dog showing, the Westminster Kennel Club is the premier event for the elite in each breed.

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Sirius is bred and owned by longtime breeders Carol and Rob Edwards of Aladdin Cocker Spaniels in Lavington, outside Vernon.

The letters in front of Sirius香蕉视频直播� name indicate he is the winner of both Best in Show and Best in Specialty Show titles, which are wins specific to his breed. The others refer to his champion titles in both Canada and the United States.

Since July, Sirius has been in the United States with professional handler Marlene Ness racking up points and ribbons.

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While Sirius didn香蕉视频直播檛 take the best of breed ribbon, he showed he was competitive with the top dogs in his breed from around the world. And this was from a puppy who was almost placed in another home. Edwards already had two male show dogs and was a bit reluctant to add a third. She also felt she might be biased because the black colour with the tan facial markings is her favourite colour variety, and reminds her of another very special cocker she owned years ago.

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Sirius returned with Carol from his U.S. show career and will now continue to show in Canada.

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While Sirius is enjoying some downtime, so too is the region香蕉视频直播檚 most famous member of the canine set, Miss P, the beagle from Enderby who actually won the Best in Show title at Westminster in 2015.

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All the puppies were spoken for and have gone to homes across North America.

But one has remained in Enderby in hopes of a show career of his own. His name is Boss and Crandlemire hopes to begin his show career in the spring.

Puppies can be shown after they are six months old, but most dogs do not come into their prime as show dogs until fully mature.