By Marianne Christy
Seistan’s Rough & Ready (aka Roughie), an Afghan Hound owned by Bill and Lynn Faro of Inlet, has achieved Grand Champion status after winning nine Best of Breed competitions since the beginning of 2015.
Under the training of Pam Centola of Old Forge, Roughie’s impressive show career began last fall with a three-point major win at the Central NY Kennel Club Show in Syracuse.
She took a Group 2 ribbon at the Monticello New York Kennel Club Show on March 7, her second birthday.
Most currently she won Best of Breeds for Afghans at the York Kennel Club Show in York, PA on Wednesday, March 11 and at the Lancaster Kennel Club Show on Thursday, March 12.
Roughie’s trainer is Evan Threlfall, an American Kennel Club Registered Handler and a member of the Professional Handlers’ Association.