Tristan's cousin Thurber

My dear friend Brad's dog won Best of Breed for Clumber Spaniels at the 2008 Rose City Classic. He's a champion now too. Isn't he handsome?

Brad suggested Tristan's name and he did right by Thurber too. His registered name is Casmir Creswick Sgt. Pepper and he was initially called Sargeant but Brad renamed him to Thurber. It's a much friendlier name and I think fits this gorgeous, cuddly guy much better.

Thurber will be on Animal Planet's national airing of the show March 3 at 7:00 PM. He's in the Sporting Group. Thurber's a star!

3/6/08 Update: Thurber is the No. 5 Clumber Spaniel in the U.S. Isn' t that terrific?