Showing posts with label Westminster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westminster. Show all posts
Sunday, June 12, 2022

Westminster & the Death of the Fox Terrier

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A repost from July 2004     I came across an interesting book in the stacks -- " The Dog Show " By William Stifel (2003, ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

When Did Your Breed Show Up at Westminster?

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American Kennel Club registrations have declined 75 percent over the last 30 years, even as the population of the U.S. has increased a...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby is Dog Show People

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Back in February of 2007, I posted this missive on the blog.  It seems like a good time for a re-post as, luck would have it, I posted...
Friday, March 09, 2018

Charles Crufts Never Owned a Dog

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An owner prepares her Chihuahua for the Crufts judges. Charles Cruft, pictured below, was born in 1852 into a family of jewelers. Charl...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A Dog Show We Need to See

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Dog shows are all about the romance of dogs -- which is to say they are pretty far from the reality of canine genetics today. One of t...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Transvestite Terriers of Westminster

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"No working terrier has ever been created by the Kennel Club, but every working terrier breed that has been drawn in, has been destro...
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When Did Your Breed Show Up at Westminster?

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A Scottie is a cancer bomb on legs.  Scottes are twice as likely to die at two years of age as live to age 16. AKC registrations hav...
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Friday, February 17, 2012

A Use for the Westminster Winner

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Compare the picture of the Westminster dog show winner  with this sporran for sale on Ebay .  Now read these " 25 Descriptions of...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A Celebration of Defect, Disease and Deformity

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The poofters at the Westminster Kennel Club have chosen and this is what they chose: An ugly dog that looks like a cross between a dust...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Comedy of Dog Shows

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The cast and characters of " Best in Show". Across the world, but especially in America , people congregate in social tribes,...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

New Freaks on a Leash at the AKC

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The Kennel Club Freak Show continues next week with more dogs fit for the side show, and more gawkers paying their quarter to see the biza...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

The High Cost of Poodle Poofing

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An article at Slate makes clear that to win at Westminster or most shows, it's not enough to have a good dog; you also have to have th...
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

The Westminster Iditarod Team

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From The Onion . .
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Friday, February 19, 2010

A Report from Westminster (with photo goodness)

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You want to read what the Westminster Dog Show is really like? Here's a fine report with photo goodness from reporter-photographer B...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Ironic Updates on HSUS and Westminster Winner

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Ironic Update #1: Remember the story about HSUS importing a not-quite-vegetarian dog food from Uruguay? If you recall, the dog food is ov...
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Drinks After the Westminster Dog Show

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Out of town dogs visiting the big city ... .
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Healthcare Basketcase Wins Westminster

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It is with shame and sadness that I report that a Scottish Terrier won the Westminster Dog Show last night. It is with shame, because the ...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

This is the Shame of Westminster

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Look at those hocks ! Flat on the ground. This is the best America has to offer? Pathetic! Watch the video here . .
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Mostly, the TV Networks Pimp for the AKC

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Canine freaks make for quick laughs, easy action, and good television ratings. The AKC was invited by NBC television's Today Show to p...
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