Moe, pictured here with owner Sean Flynn, is a dock diving champ.

Vineyard Dogs Will Compete at Westminster

An Edgartown rottweiler and a Cavalier King Charles spaniel from Vineyard Haven will be among 3,000 dogs competing next week in the 141st annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.</p>

An Edgartown rottweiler and a Cavalier King Charles spaniel from Vineyard Haven will be among 3,000 dogs competing next week in the 141st annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York city.

Moe with his handler Valerie McGraw.
Moe with his handler Valerie McGraw.

The prestigious competition takes place from Saturday, Feb. 11 through Feb. 14.

Radio Ranchs Troublemaker, known as Moe, is owned by Rebecca Donnelly and Sean Flynn of Edgartown. He is an American Kennel Club grand champion at age two and a half. He is an avid dock diving dog, and competed in the North American Diving Dogs National Championship in Florida in December. He came in 11th overall in his division with an average jump of 19 feet, 8 inches.

He is also a fixture around Martha’s Vineyard, and serves as an ambassador for his breed. He recently sired his first litter of puppies, and one lives on the Island.

Moe is being professionally handled by Valerie McGraw of Warners, N.Y., a longtime Rottweiler breeder and handler He will compete in breed conformation at Westminster on Tuesday, Feb. 14 (the location is Pier 94 at 10:15 a.m. in Ring 7).

Lauren Hoehn and Juliana.
Courtesy Lauren Hoehn
Lauren Hoehn and Juliana.
Courtesy Lauren Hoehn

Shortly before that, Juliana, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel owned by Lauren Hoehn of Vineyard Haven, will compete in her own breed conformation, at Pier 92 at 9:45 a.m. in Ring 4.

Mrs. Hoehn will be Juliana’s handler. The two-year-old dog’s full name is Chadwick Drama, and she is called Juliana after Julianna Marguiles, the star of The Good Wife.

The dog has been competing since she was five months old, and has won several best in show awards.

Rottweilers compete in the working group, and Cavalier King Charles spaniels compete in the toy group.

Last year’s winner of the working group was a Samoyed named Bogey, while a Shih Tzu named Panda won the toy group. The Best in Show winner at Westminster last year was C.J., a German shorthaired pointer.

The group finals and Best in Show will be held at Madison Square Garden and televised live from 8 to 11 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday on the Fox Sports 1 channel. The Best in Show competition is Tuesday night. Other competitions and breed judging will also air on Nat Geo Wild and the Westminster Kennel Club website (westminsterkennelclub.org).

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 08:49

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Sharon Duncan West Tisbury

Good luck at the show! We will be watching. We love that Moe is an ambassador for our beloved Rottweiler breed, and looking forward to having Yogi his son follow suit.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 13:10

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Doreen Sullivan Leicester

It has been our pleasure to see and compete with Moe. He is an incredible Rottweiler, with a temperament that is unmatched. I absolutely love this gorgeous boy❤ Good luck at Westminster!!!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 15:26

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Steven Jordan Edgartown

Good Luck! we will be watching. You two have been working very hard at this and Moe is such a wonderful dog I wish you the best
Steve Jordan & family

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 15:47

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Roofus B Wigglewort, friend of Moe Edgartown

Ruff ruff! (Good luck!)
Bark bark bark (bring home the gold!)
Arrrruuuuf! (Hoo-ray!)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 08:47

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Mya, Juliana's housemate On Jordan's Lap

Guess what, Juliana? I'm Doug's favorite.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 10:53

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Kevin Hoehn Pslm beach gardens, fl

Good luck Lauren and Juliana!
I know u will do great!!!!!
I hear Mya is a little jealous!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 13:42

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Posy In the study, secretly using the computer...

Juliana, can you bring me home one of those big foam fingers?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 13:44

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Gibby the family cat IN the backyard

Helloooooooooo?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 13:47

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Maya at home with Posy and Yolo

Juliana, you have have Westminster, but you'll never take away my 2015 Agricultural Fair Best In Show!!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 13:52

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Doug Hoehn Locked in the basement

Lauren, come home quickly. Posy, Maya and Yolo locked me in the basement. I think they're drinking out of the toilet bowl and eating cat poo from the litter box. I heard them talking about a party tonight?!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/10/2017 - 19:58

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the Real Doug Hoehn Dogtown VH - A Gated Community

Best of luck Juliana & my dear wife, the Crazy Dog Lady. Your three other doggies and I will be watching and rooting from MV. Dog bisquits dipped in jalapeno humus for all of them. Just before you return. Gotta go, dogs are snoring and torturing me
Romero

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/11/2017 - 02:57

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Definitely The Real Doug Hoehn S.O.S From My Basement

Day 17 and still no sign of Lauren. I have been surviving off of the 2,200 twinkies I bought when trump got in office -- who's laughing now!? Ol' Douggie that's who! I've been rubbing two double A batteries together for warmth and have made friends with Karlton (king of the mice people). We have been exchanging water droplets for tiny woodworkings I've been making out of popsicle sticks. If anyone sees Lauren, tell her to pick me up some pj bottoms at walmart on her way home if she has time before she sits in standby. Preferably patriots logos on it. If things continue to heat up down here between me and Karlton, I'm not sure how long I will last. valhalla - Doug

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