MENTOR, Ohio — Mentor resident David Miller has been selected as a judge for the 150th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the club announced.

The 2026 Westminster show will be Miller’s first judging assignment at the iconic event.

The three-day, three-night competition will feature more than 3,000 champion dogs from around the world and will open Westminster Week on Jan. 31 with a “Canine Celebration” at the Javits Center, including the Flyball Tournament and the 13th Annual Masters Agility Championship presented by Purina Pro Plan.

Miller, a lifelong dog enthusiast, was introduced to Terriers by his parents and began focusing on Salukis while living in France in the early 1970s. Under the prefix of Shandell and in partnership with the French Saluki kennel Arab Bahari, he has bred

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