Spectators watch the French Bulldog breed judging held under a tent on the outer tennis courts during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, Monday, May 8, 2023, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A local dog will be competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Two-year-old Rafa, a 100-pound plus Tibetan Mastiff from Sonoma, will be competing today and tomorrow at Westminster in New York City. He’ll be there with his owners, Carleen and Vlad Faybusovich, who have given him the nickname of King of Sonoma Mountain. Rafa won the award of best of breed in owner-handler at the AKC nationals last year and he won the American Kennel Club national championship in Florida on January 1st.