Pembroke Welsh Corgi CH Sterling Say It Twice Wins Best in Show

CH Sterling Say It Twice, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi handled by Nacho Calvo, took Best in Show honors at the Belle-City Kennel Club held at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri, with Mr. Del Richards judging the award on March 1, 2026. The win capped a Pembroke-heavy catalog day and put the Sterling kennel in the spotlight.

Catalog details list the winner as "(19) STERLING SAY IT TWICE, DN796845/01, 06/12/24. Breeder, Kara Janiszak & Ignacio Calvo. By Riverrun's Keeper Of The Flame - CH Sterling Rise 'n Shine. Owner, Kara Janiszak & Ignacio Calvo." The entry line provides the registration number DN796845/01 and breeder and owner names that match the Sterling kennel entries shown elsewhere in the catalog.

Show paperwork also lists the dog’s ownership in abbreviated form in one event summary as "K Janiszak & I Calvo" while the catalog supplies full names Kara Janiszak and Ignacio Calvo; the handler credited with bringing the dog to the ring is Nacho Calvo. Materials on file do not confirm whether the handler name and the owner name Ignacio Calvo refer to the same person; the catalog and summary list those names as provided.

Pembroke sweepstakes and class depth were visible in the catalog. The Sweepstakes header reads "PEMBROKE WELSH CORGIS, Sweepstakes 12 months and under 15 months, Dogs. First $ 31.25 Second $ 25.00 Third $ 18.75 Fourth $ 12.50" and included entries such as "(11) STAFFORD'S LORD ARTEMIS, DN791871/02, 04/11/24. Breeder, Cecelia Cassady. By GCH Stafford's Classic Knight - Stafford's Moonlight Serenade. Owner, Cecelia Cassady." Another Sweepstakes entry was "(15) FOXWOOD FAIRYKIST MOONDANCE, DN792017/02, 04/16/24. Breeder, Karen Werfield, Denise Brown & Debbie E Royser. By CH Foxwood Chasing Rainbows To Lionhart - Foxwood Faeirykist Lionhart Of Gold. Owner, Carol Crivelli & Jennifer Crivelli & Debbie Royster."

Within the Bred By Exhibitor Puppy Dogs list, the catalog shows Sterling Say It Twice alongside other puppies, including the line "85 85 LEHANS SURF 'N' TURF, DN795405/01, 05/22/24. Breeder, Hope Weisburn & Kim Reister. By GCHB Rosewood Sea Quest - CH Circle R Springmilli Third Times The Charm At L. Owner, Hope Weisburn." The adult Bred By Exhibitor listings also included established titled dogs such as "116 GCH STERLING GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU, DN742359/04, 10/12/22. Breeder, Kara Janiszak & Ignacio Calvo, Alyssa Janiszak. By Prairiejoy's I'll Be - CH Sterling Millefiore. Bitch. Owner, Kara Janiszak."

The event summary notes that "the show recorded a strong entry" but the sentence in the materials provided to the press was truncated and final entry totals were not listed, and no judge remarks or handler quotes were included in the supplied paperwork. The Best in Show for CH Sterling Say It Twice adds a headline victory to the Sterling-named dogs appearing in the catalog and will likely draw attention to the kennel's breeding and showing program following the Belle-City Kennel Club weekend at Purina Farms.