Wanda

A & A's Phantom in the Dressing Room — "Wanda" to her people — is a long coat Chihuahua with a rare kind of presence. Co-owned with Shawne Imer and campaigned by handler Mauricio Vargas Miranda, she reads every ring like a stage and hits her mark every time.

At home, she shares her couch with a pack of Cane Corsos, which tells you everything about her. Four pounds of sass, unbothered. Named with a knowing wink at the theatrical — and she's lived up to every bit of it, and then some.

Currently the #3 Long Coat Chihuahua in the United States, Wanda is the result of a breeding program built on structure, health, and long-range planning. Everything about her — type, movement, temperament — is what we are working toward as breeders.

“Stunning from the side, very pretty.”

Mr. William Billy Miller, Mason and Dixon Kennel Club, April 2025

Titles & headlines

A working show record, kept current as Wanda's career continues.

• Mar 28, 2026 · Best of Variety — Onondaga Kennel Association · Syracuse, NY
• Mar 27, 2026 · Best of Variety — Central New York Kennel Club · Syracuse, NY · Judge: Mrs. Deborah Anthony
• Feb 2, 2026 · Best of Variety — The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show · 150th Anniversary · New York, NY · Judge: Mrs. Connie Clark
• Feb 2, 2026 · Toy Group Ring — Westminster Kennel Club, Madison Square Garden · Representing the Long Coat Chihuahua variety in the Toy Group · Judge: Mrs. Charlotte Patterson
• Jan 26, 2026 · Group Two — Wilmington Kennel Club · Bear, DE · Toy Variety Group Second
• Nov 2025 · Best of Variety — The National Dog Show presented by Purina · Kennel Club of Philadelphia · Aired Thanksgiving Day on NBC
• 2025 / 2026 · Silver Grand Champion (SGCH) · Finished · Completed in the weeks following the Westminster BOV win
• Oct 26, 2025 · Best of Breed — Peninsula Kennel Club of Virginia · Doswell, VA
• Oct 9-10, 2025 · Best of Opposite Sex — Chihuahua Club of America Regional Specialty · Tulsa, OK
• Aug 29, 2025 · Group One — Alamance Kennel Club · Raleigh, NC · Variety Group First
• 2025 · Group Two — Baltimore County Kennel Club · Maryland
• Spring 2025 · Best of Breed · BISS — Chihuahua Club of Maryland Specialty · Earning her BISS title · Full judge details forthcoming
• Apr 13, 2025 · Best of Variety — Mason & Dixon Kennel Club · Harrisburg, PA · Judge: Mr. William "Billy" Miller
• 2025 · MBOSS · Multi-Group Placer · Multiple Best of Opposite Sex Specialty wins across the season
• Dec 14, 2024 · Select Bitch — AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin · Orlando, FL · Judge: Ms. Linda George · 5-point major from a 67-dog entry
• Oct 2024 · Class Winner, American Bred Bitch — CCA National Specialty
• Oct 2024 · Class Winner, American Bred Bitch — CCA Regional Specialty