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Bourbon wins Reserve Best in Show at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club!

Bourbon wins Reserve Best in Show at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club at Madison Square Garden. This win marks her third WKC Group First and third WKC Reserve Best in Show. Bourbon came out of retirement to win these incredible awards at 9.5 years old!

Bourbon is the top winning Whippet in AKC History with a staggering 108 All Breed Best in Shows and 3 American Whippet Club National Specialty Best in Shows.

Date Posted: 02/20/2025

Ivy is the 2024 #1 Whippet All Systems!

It was a banner year for Ivy with wins at the American Whippet Club National Specialty, Westminster Kennel Club and the AKC National Championship. We are thrilled with the phenomenal reception she has received.

Ivy is GCH Pinnacle Garden Party - sired by our "PJ" CH Bo-Bett's Pajama Party and out of "Luna", our beautiful Whiskey daughter, CH Longlesson Girl Who Drank the Moon.

Date Posted: 12/27/2024

The Whippet: An Authoritative Look at the Breed's Past, Present and Future - Featuring Whiskey and Bourbon on the cover!

The Whippet: An Authoritative Look at the Breed's Past, Present and Future by Bo Bengston the updated and expanded edition is now available online! This is the authoritative guide on all things Whippet. The new and updated edition features our very own, Whiskey and Bourbon, on the cover! For more information, please visit: https://revodanapublishing.com/books/whippet/.

Date Posted: 06/10/2024

Ivy wins the American Whippet Club National Specialty over The Largest Entry Ever!

Ivy wins Best in Specialty at the AWC National Specialty in an entry of over 700 Whippets under respected breeder-judge Debbie Davenport. We are so honored and overwhelmed with excitement with Ivy’s lovely win!

Date Posted: 04/30/2024

Ivy wins Best of Breed onto Bred By Exhibitor Hound Group First at the AKC National Championship - Watch for her on ABC on December 31st!

Ivy followed in her grandsire Whiskey's pawprints and was Best of Breed onto Bred By Exhibitor Hound Group First at the AKC National Championship! The show airs on ABC on December 31st at 2:00 PM EST. Watch for Ivy - CH Pinnacle Garden Party in the Best in Show Bred by Exhibitor competition!

Date Posted: 12/21/2023

Bourbon & Whiskey win Top Awards at the 2022 American Whippet Club National Specialty!

Bourbon wins Best of Breed at the 2022 American Whippet Club National Specialty under breed specialist Ms. Phoebe Jordan Booth. This win marks Bourbon’s third American Whippet Club National Specialty win. Whiskey was awarded Best of Opposite Sex. We are humbled and honored by these highest awards in the most of competitive of venues.

Date Posted: 05/5/2022

Bourbon wins the American Whippet Club National Specialty - Littermate Whiskey is Best of Opposite Sex!

Bourbon and Whiskey win top awards at the 2021 AWC National Specialty under respected breeder-judge Donna Lynch. There is no greater honor and we are truly humbled by the recognition in a field of over 400 Whippets. This win marks Bourbon's second AWC National win!

Date Posted: 11/2/2021

Bourbon wins Reserve Best in Show and Group First at the 2021 Westminster Kennel Club!

The ONLY Whippet bitch in History to win the Hound Group twice and only the second dog in History to win Reserve Best in Show twice at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club! Bourbon is the Top Winning Whippet in AKC History with 108 All Breed Best in Shows and we could not be more proud!

Date Posted: 11/2/2021

Bourbon wins the 2020 AKC National Championship!

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. The show was aired on ABC on January 17th.

Date Posted: 01/19/2021

Bourbon wins her 100th All Breed Best in Show!

Bourbon was awarded her 100th All Breed Best in Show adding to her record as the Top Winning Whippet in AKC History!

Date Posted: 11/09/2020

Whiskey wins Best In Show and Best Bred By In Show at the AKC National Championship!

$67,000 Cash Prize over 5000 dogs defeated. December 2018

Date Posted: 03/05/19

Whiskey Wins the National Dog Show!

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia

Date Posted: 12/05/18

Bourbon Wins Her First Best in Show

Weekend Update! Bourbon was awarded her third consecutive Best in Specialty at the American Whippet Club Southern Specialty under Breeder-Judge Mr. Al Miniero, onto her first All-Breed BEST IN SHOW under Ms. Majorie Martorella. 

Bourbon and Whiskey are littermate National Specialty Best in Show and All Breed Best in Show winners. We could not be prouder! 

Date Posted: 10/25/18

BIS #19 October 15, 2018

Whiskey wins his 18th and 19th Best In Show this week in Maryland! Not to be left our our little Italian Greyhound girl Prissy wins two majors at her first show and our beautiful young whippet Wicked wins her first major. Fantastic visit to Howard County, MD.

Date Posted: 10/16/18

Whiskey wins #17!

We are proud to share the fabulous news that Whiskey won Back-to-Back Best in Shows at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club this past weekend. We are celebrating 17 Best in Show wins with our homebred boy!

Date Posted: 10/11/18

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