March 10, 2015 12:00 am
Life 
Lauren Weber, 17, (pictured above) along with her parents, Dawn and Bob, and brother, Matthew, 19, live on five acres in the Livingston Mountain area of Camas. The family has five Bernese mountain dogs, including siblings, Link and Zee, 9, as well as Apple, 5, Gloree, 3 and Bruno, 2. Berners are working dogs with origins in the farm areas of Switzerland. They are known for their calm nature and developing a strong attachment to their owners. Gloree (pictured above) has proven to be a great show dog who loves to perform and travel. "Gloree is really smart. She learns things really quickly," Lauren said. "She also loves riding in cars. She gets mad when you don't bring her along. She took to (participating in dog shows) really well."
Pictured above in the summer of 2011, Lauren Weber raised and trained Gloree from the time the Bernese mountain dog was 8 months old. The 17-year-old Camas High School senior has raised and trained all of her dogs. Gloree is now 3.
After winning nine "Best Junior Handler" awards at shows in Oregon, Washington and California, Lauren Weber and Gloree (her registered name is Champion Brechbuhler's Goin' For The Gloree V Autumn Hills) earned an invitation to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City in February. Weber said the experience was a "dream come true."
Weber and Gloree won the Reserve Grand Champion title at the 2014 Clark County Fair in Ridgefield in August.
In 2013, after several years of competing in 4-H and American Kennel Club dog shows, Weber decided to set a goal to earn an invitation to the famous WKC show. She was in New York City to compete in the Junior Showmanship event (pictured at left) Feb. 16 and 17, 2015.
o Known as “America’s Dog Show,” Westminster’s history dates back to 1877, when the New York Bench Show of Dogs, given by Westminster Kennel Club, took place at Gilmore’s Garden (later named Madison Square Garden) in New York City. It drew a field of 1,201 dogs.
o It is America’s second longest continuously held sporting event, behind only the Kentucky Derby.
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