Sonnito Wins Progressive

By Amy Fernandez

For over 20 years Progressive Dog Club has been a key lead-in event of Westminster week. Although it’s limited to Toy breeds, it is the week’s first showdown for top-ranked contenders and the results often set the pace for weekend specialty shakeups and shockers.

This year’s show drew a total of 412 entries in 23 breeds. Yorkies topped the list with 68 entries, followed by 42 Cavaliers, and 32 entries in both Paps and Pugs.

Best In Show judge Jan Paulk slotted the nation’s top toys into all four of her final placements. When the hammer came down it was …

The Smooth-Coat Chihuahua GCH Sonnus Filho (Sanchez) heading the lineup. Sonnito is 2015’s Number 4 Toy and Number 1 Smooth by a large margin.

Group Second and Reserve Best In Show went to the current top Pekingese and 2015’s #2 Toy GCH Pequest General Tso.

The top Toy 2015, the Pomeranian GCH HITIMES What The Inferno placed third and Group Fourth went to the  top ranked Italian Greyhound and 2015’s Number Eight Toy GCh Marchwind Barbara Ann.

This year’s BIS lineup also included:

Affenpinscher – GCH Yarrow Hi-Tech Drills n Skills

Brussels Griffon – Ch. Somerset Wynzall Hashtag

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – GCH Bonitos Companeros Tom Sawyer

Long Coat Chihuahua – GCH Bramver’s Royal Tuxedo

Chinese Crested – GCH Zen’s Cirque Du Soleil

English Toy Spaniel (B & PC) – GCH Sanchi Pleasant Surprise

ET (KC & R) – GCH Unique’s Ruby Dreamgirl Hi-Vu

Havanese – Ch. Mistytrails Reddi N’Will’N

Japanese Chin – Ch. Desert Jade Fabel-Mi Flying Dragon

Maltese – Ch. Euphoria’s Prince Charming

Toy Manchester – GCH Cottage Lake’s Our Lady of Fatima

Miniature Pinscher – GCH Kimro’s Miss Vera Vain

Papillon – GCH Medina’s Luck Be A Lady Tonight

Toy Poodle – Ch. Foxmore Frayna

Pug – GCH Azalea’N Applewood’s Take Me There

Shih Tzu – BR Pepper’s Crazy In Love

Silky Terrier – GCH Weeluv’s Allegro Grazioso

Toy Fox Terrier – Ch. Valcopy Pipin Hot Niklby

Yorkshire Terrier – GCH Stringer’s So Amazing

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