Next, Rehage reached out to handler Leonardo Garcini in the Midwest, who had been showing the 20-pound dog since September 2020 and building up a strong résumé chiefly in the Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast, including many Best of Breeds. That left Jack, who was left to Carpenter. All but one was left to a specific person per Brian’s will, but a good home was found for that one, as well.
“My priority was to get dogs’ new homes,” she says.Īt that point, there were four Westies at home and Jack out on the show circuit.
It was almost a week after O’Callaghan’s death, that Rehage was legally named executor. Torsak, Rehage, and longtime Westie breeder Rose Carpenter have been the key players in what has proved to be a highly challenging adventure in getting Jack to Tarrytown. “Without her, there is no way I could accomplish half of what I do.” “She loves dogs as much as I do and is with me every time one of my girls whelps,” he says. However, she has her fair share of experience helping Torsak’s breeding with KenLakes Westies. This will also be Lang-Hutchinson’s first dog show she’s ever attended. Torsak and his office manager/assistant, Crystal Lang-Hutchinson, will make the 14-hour trip from Tennessee to Tarrytown several days before the show. Torsak, who has never handled a dog in a Conformation show ring, will be alongside the young Westie in the Breed ring at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. There are nine Westies entered in the Breed competition, and the breed judging will happen on Tuesday, June 21 at the event. “Now, I truly feel the pressure of the green carpet and all the eyes that will be watching who prances across it.” “I wasn’t really nervous about Westminster until a couple of weeks ago,” Torsak says. He’s been stripping, pulling, combing, and plucking for weeks hoping to get Jack’s coat to shine. Not only has he been watching and studying past Westminster shows and handling videos on YouTube, but he has also been grooming to perfection. Is Torsak nervous about his first handling event? In a word, yes. “He feeds off being around people and they will recognize it.” Brimar’s Irish Blessing de Cane Creek (Jack) will wow the crowd,” he says.
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“I may not be a professional handler nor handled a dog in the show ring, but GCHB Ch. On the grassy lawn in New York and in front of a nationwide audience, Torsak is embracing the moment. “And we’re going to make it happen.” Stepping Into Handling Shoes “His wish had always been to get one of his dogs to Westminster,” says Lori Rehage, O’Callaghan’s niece and executor of the estate. Brian O’Callaghan, Ph.D., died of a heart attack on March 2 shortly after learning Jack had qualified for a Westminster entry.
This year, the show is held June 18-22 at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York.īut 2-year-old Jack was prepping for Westminster long before Torsak knew he would be handling the Westie. The 146 th annual dog show will be his first time stepping into the ring. Torsak has always hired professionals to handle his Westies through the years, although he attended many of those shows. Gaining the coveted initiation will be his first handling endeavor ever with Jack, a Grand Champion West Highland White Terrier he co-owns. Stepping onto the big stage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will assume an entirely new meaning-and challenge-Tuesday, June 21 for Travis Torsak.
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