Westminster starts Tonight!

[takncarabizniz]

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2013/show/tv.html
 
 
Stories from the 2013 ring...
 
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2013/show/news/newsmakers_020713.html
 
 
After last year's disappointment at watching the beloved dobie lose to that pekinese, I am not sure what to expect this year...
 
But, we watch every year...and love seeing all the beautiful dogs.

[emilyB]

Night 2 is the terrier groups - obviously my favorite, so I will have to record it.  It's been a long time since a terrier won Best in Show.

[takncarabizniz]

I have always been passionate about the dobermans, of course, having raised 7 of them...and my favorite breed, the tibetan terrier (non-sporting) rarely gets the recognition I think they deserve, LOL...our best pet of all time was a tibetan, but not the most common colored, (black and white), ours was a peaches and cream...
 
Night one results...
 
Hound-Ch. Kiarry's Pandora's box  American foxhound
 
Toy- GCH Banana Joe v Tani Kazari  Affenpinscher
 
Non-sporting  GCH VogelFlight's Honor to Pillowtalk  Bichon Frises
 
Herding  Bugaboo's Picture Perfect Old English Sheepdog  (in fact, one of the few non-champion participants to win a group at Westminster)

[sunshine]

Affenpinscher  Monkey dog Banana wins! He's a cutie too.

[takncarabizniz]

I was surprised they decided there was a need for a "reserve" best in show...but I loved Joey the Affie...ozzie reminds me a little of an affie...
 
I really loved the Old English Sheepdog Swagger too...always wanted one but can't take the hair and dander...
 
 

[sunshine]

I can only imagine  there is a lot of hair just knowing  how much Catcher and Bandit shed. I am still finding their hair here.

[emilyB]

I really liked the Welsh terrier - he was like Hannah downsized.  The good thing about poodles and the Airedale terriers is that they don't shed.  I think you get a bit of dust from them but you won't find their hairs on stuff.  My sister and I had asthma growing up and those were the only dogs we were allowed to have.

I really loved the old English Sheepdog but as you say all that hair would be hard to control.

[sunshine]

I had a toy poodle and absolutey did not shed! I may get another one, thinking of aan apricot color this time...incase he gets into the woods and gets clay stained feet. LOL

[takncarabizniz]

It's unfortunate so few "purebreds" end up in shelters, I think it's very important to rescue animals...
 
Ozzie is a "designer doggie", most likely puppy milled...and the two strikes against him in the shelter were not his fault, but poor ownership.
 
We were signed up w/ purebred dog rescue for years, and only once had the opportunity to adopt...but it was after we got Oz and felt it would be unfair to introduce, not one but two, tibetans to the family...a brother/sister pair that had been left behind when the owner died...but we found out they were adopted shortly after our names came up in line and that's a good thing.