Local terrier to compete at Westminster dog show

Bow Wow & Woofs owner Heather Campbell’s cairn terrier, Talisker, is going to be competing at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Tali, like Toto from The Wizard of Oz, is a cairn terrier and has the chance to follow the yellow brick road to Madison Square Garden in his first ever Westminster appearance.

He will have to win his breed category on Tuesday, February 11 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in order to be sent to Madison Square Garden that night to compete in his group. If he wins, he will move on to best in show, which will be streamed live on Fox Sports 1.

“Tali is a dog of a lifetime,” Campbell said. “Dogs like him do not come around very often.”

Tali is three years old and has been competing since he was six months old. He recently won best in show at the Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club on January 12. He was the first cairn terrier to win a best in show in three years and only the 18th ever, Campbell said.

Bill and Taffe McFadden are Tali’s handlers who will be showing him at Westminster.

“They’ve actually both won the Best in Show at Westminster,” Campbell said. “We have good feelings about Westminster.”