Whippet Bourbon Wins Best in Show at 20th AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin
National Champion Beats Out More Than 4,000 Dogs
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ GCHP CH Pinnacle Kentucky Bourbon, a Whippet known as Bourbon triumphed over more than 4,000 competitors to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, held December 12-13, 2020 in Orlando, FL. Bourbon, owned by Justin and Cheslie Smithey, K. Latimer, J. Descutner, and N. Shaw of Sugar Valley, GA and bred by Justin Smithey and Yvonne Sovereign, was crowned America s National Champion by Best in Show judge Mr. James A. Moses after a weekend of intense canine competition.
Denton dog named for ‘Tonight Show’ host racks up blue-ribbon wins
Owner Jeanie McAdams says “Love That Jimmy Fallon” is the winningest dog of his breed since the miniature American shepherd was first recognized by the American Kennel Club in 2015. Love That Jimmy Fallon poses next to Jeanie Troyan McAdams at a competition at Dallas Market Hall in Dallas on Dec. 4, 2020. (Lola Gomez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer)
No, not the
Tonight Show host of the same name. This Jimmy Fallon is a miniature American shepherd with bright blue eyes and long, gray speckled fur from Denton, where he lives with his owner and handler, Jeanie McAdams.