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Dog breeders: Westminster is best in show

Two Long Islanders with dogs�competing in�the Westminster�show in

Two Long Islanders with dogs�competing in�the Westminster�show in Manhattan share their hopes and experiences. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (Feb. 11, 2013) (February 11, 2013 9:41 PM)

Breeding champion dachshunds and competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a hobby that strikes the soul, said Robin Gianopoulos of Stony Brook, who has raised the dogs for 60 years.

"They are soulful and they get right to your heart," said Gianopoulos, who has only raised prized dachshunds, many of which have become models and actors, including one trained at the Joseph Papp Theater...

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