CORTLAND – One Cortland resident is steps away from taking center stage with her dog at Madison Square Garden on national TV.

Lynn Kullman and her dog, Gatlin, will compete Tuesday in New York for a finalist spot at the 137th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show later that night, which will be broadcast live from Madison Square Garden on the USA network.

Kullman, a veterinarian technician at an animal clinic in Naperville, has been an amateur dog handler for years but never reached the most famous competition until teaming up with her Gordon setter. The Gordon setter is similar to the more well-known Irish setter, Kullman said, but black and tan like a Doberman instead of red.