"Chamomile Midnight Regency" — Standard Poodle, four years old, campaigned under the call name Midge — won Best in Show at the Northeast Regional Specialty in Hartford, Connecticut on October 14th. Forty-seven hours later, a mandatory post-event urine screen returned positive for acepromazine, a prescription sedative expressly prohibited under Association rules. The prize has been suspended pending formal review. Marcus Webb, 51, Midge's owner and a corporate attorney from Westport, denies administering any prohibited substance and cannot account for the positive result. His attending veterinarian confirms prescribing acepromazine for Midge's documented ring anxiety six weeks prior. Petra Novotná, 38, Midge's contracted groomer, was observed in a heated dispute with Webb outside the crate area the morning of the show over an unpaid invoice. She is scheduled to provide a formal statement. Joshua Aiken, 27, the professional handler who showed Midge in competition, filed a statement describing the morning routine as unremarkable. Aiken has handled Midge for two consecutive seasons. You are interviewing Joshua Aiken, who is attending voluntarily and without counsel.