Anyone watch the Westminster Finals last night?

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richard-in-cincy

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The wire-haired dachshund that won best of the Hound Group was the sister and aunt of my two boys. We were very disappointed she didn't win best of show and, of course, thought sure she should have smileys/smile.gif

 
What a proud moment though to do so well! I saw the peke that won. Talk about high maintenance!!

That hair!!!! : )

 
Very disappointing....

as we were watching, I told Phil - I will be ok with ANY winner, except that Pekingese thingie that looks like a four-legged rug

well, of course, she had to choose him.

I was rooting for the dalmatian and the wire-haired dachshund, he was sooooo adorable, reminded me of the pet of our best friend from France. The poor thing died just a few months ago, it was a devastating loss for our friend... as any pet loss always is, I guess.

anyway, what exactly is that woman judge looking for in the best of show? A particular scent? Gotta be something along those lines

(sigh)

 
Two of my cousin's Belgian Sheepdogs were there but didn't win breed.

One of hers won Best of Opposite Sex and whatever third place is in breed a few years ago.

 
Well, I am sure there's a reason....

...but there were some amazing dogs in the group, and I would love to know the full rationale behind her decision

 
the dachshund was my sentimental fav, as I breed dachshunds(more)

You're lucky to have such a fine bloodline for your babies!

 
The whole idea is to judge each dog against the perfect standard, not(more)

against each other.
So, in this judge's opinion, the Peke matched the breed standard better than any of the other 6 matched their respective breed standars.
It is a great honor to get into Westminster, win best of breed, then best of group, and to be one of the top 7 dogs in the country.

 
Yes, we are very lucky

We have the "beauty school dropouts" LOL We've been working with the same breeder for many years to be on the list for placement of the dogs that don't make it through the conformance sorts and are placed in pet homes. For example, oldest dog had an underbite.

 
My doberman came from a responsible and accomplished breeder who...

...doesn't breed his champion females unless he has homes lined up for show dogs and pets. He would wait until he had solid commitments from 12 or 13 people that he trusted (I'm not sure I have 12 or 13 people I trust at any given time!) and could handle a large pet.

We took a show quality puppy. The agreement was we got him for 1/10th the cost and the breeder was allowed to show him and use him for stud services once he got his champion status. He was only a point or two shy of his champion award when he was only 9 months old. Then the breeder had financial difficulties and stopped showing him. No big deal. We had a fine pet that we loved dearly.

Our pup passed on in 1998. We've never gotten another dog.

Michael

 
I just love this picture because of the loving look between them

She so obviously loves him and he so obviously adores her. Brinker is truly a dream dog. He is as sweet and loving to everyone as he he is beautiful. Everyone should be so lucky.

 
When people ask me why I take a pet puppy from breeders

at the obvious cost, I try to explain to them how much less expensive it is to have a dog who does not have hip dysplasia, etc. from a reputable breeder than it is to take a dog who I may not be able to take care of because of known problems.

 
I love the passion...

and I miss Melissa's beautiful boy as much as I miss my Siegfried.

Damn that life expectancy thing. It's just not working out for some of us.

All the dogs are beautiful.

Just went to visit a friend who had adopted (1 day from KILL) a chihuahua mix (beagle? wolfhound? sheperd? who knows?) and I have never been so smitten with a dog. This precious little bundle was nothing but love, kisses, hugs, and joy. I cried when I realized this dog was 1 day from being killed in the shelter.

It's so easy to drop a dog off at a shelter when someone else will kill it.

 
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