Adel Dog Wins Best of Breed Honor at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Courtesy of the Des Moines Register

A German shepherd from Adel, Iowa received Best of Breed honors at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.

Luvy, a black and red canine, whose full title is Grand Champion Winsome’s Love Remembears, “fits the breed standards to a ‘T’,” said Frank Fasano, who owns Luvy with his wife, Kris. “She’s got all the right stuff.”

The Westminster win will add to Luvy’s impressive resume, Fasano said. The Adel pooch was the Canadian National Champion for her breed last year, and also placed well at the 2010 German Shepherd Dog Club of America show.

Frank Fasano has been breeding German shepherds for 30 years and was in New York to watch Luvy’s victory.

“I came down to the ring after she won,” he said. “She saw me and started jumping on me and kissing me and hugging me. She’s a real ham.”