Westminster 2026: Champion Tibetan Spaniel Nick Works as Therapy Dog

Nick, a 4-year-old Tibetan spaniel formally known as Ch. Torrey’s The Price Is Right, is a champion show dog who will compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week and also works as a therapy dog at the memory-care unit of a Brookdale Senior Living center in Vancouver, Wash.; Westminster is celebrating its 150th anniversary and best in show will be decided on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

At Brookdale, Nick’s job is essentially to be himself: a 14-pound bundle of calm and attention. Mimi Galindo, the program manager of the memory-care unit, said he had an instinct for knowing how to behave with the residents who needed him the most. "He brings joy to them in the moment," she said.

Nick lives with his owner, Kitty Lewis, in suburban Vancouver with his parents Vanna and George and a Jack Russell-Shiba Inu mix named Marty. Lewis began taking Nick to the senior home after she retired last fall from her job as a ticket agent for Southwest Airlines at Portland International Airport, and she also volunteers staffing the airport information booth.

Nick is one of several champion or near-champion show dogs that also have other roles. In Longmont, Colo., Callie, a toy American Eskimo, is being trained in scent work to become a diabetes alert dog for her owner, Dr.

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