Vienna woman and her dog earn award at Westminster dog show in NYC

VIENNA — A township woman and her curly-coated retriever earned an Award of Merit prize at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Sue Davis and her dog, Grand Champion Brio’s Grand Master Flash at Darkside, Flash for short, won the medal at the show, which ran Monday and Tuesday in New York City.

Davis, who is director of admissions at Youngstown State University, began showing dogs in 2007. The 2-year-old, 75-pound dog earned an automatic invitation to the show by placing in the top five of his breed last year.