Darien's top dog

 When Darien's top dog, Fairchild, arrives at dog shows, the crowd is aflutter with whispers. "They say, 'Fairchild's here!' or "The PBGV is here!" said Darien resident Jeanne Hurty, who owns Fairchild along with her husband Charles. PGBV stands for Fairchild's breed, which is petit basset griffon vendeen, a member of the hound group. Fairchild, whose formal name is C.H. Celestial CJ's Jolly Fairchild, recently turned four and has already taken the dog show world by a storm. She recently was named best hound at the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship in California. Fairchild competed against over 25 different breeds within the hound group to place first, including the basset hound, the dachshund, the beagle and the bloodhound. "The Eukanuba show is considered only second to Westminster as far as prestige," Jeanne said. She and her husband flew to California to attend the show in the beginning of December and were thrilled with the results but not entirely surprised. According to Jeanne, Fairchild is a special dog and has been an incredible prize winner. "She is the top petit basset griffon vendeen of all time, and has won 37 best in shows, won the hound group 123 times, and has  [Read the Rest of this Story]

 

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