Article: A CHAMPIONSHIP BOXER -- IN DOG SHOW RING, THAT IS.(News)

Byline: David Wecker Post staff reporter

GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. -- On the day Lee Ann Brooks' parents brought her home from the maternity ward, the family dog was along for the ride. His name was Ike, and he was a boxer.

Lee Ann doesn't claim to actually remember it. But she's sure that, somewhere in her subconscious, Ike made an impression. It's been quite a ride, she says, a quarter-century in the making, culminating in a championship a few weeks ago at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Established in 1877, the Westminster is the second oldest sporting event in the United States after the Kentucky Derby -- and ...

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