TV Alert - Westminster is coming ;)

[Pam]

Monday and Tuesday nights, February 9th & 10th! Be there or be square! :p Or better yet, set your VCR if you can't. Here are the details...
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/

[Pam]

I thought this was interesting. One lone pupster has entered from Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota, and California has the most with 252. :)

ENTRIES BY STATE:
Alabama 16, Arizona 34, Arkansas 7, California 252, Colorado 43, Connecticut 108, Delaware 16, Florida 136, Georgia 48, Idaho 1, Illinois 74, Indiana 43, Iowa 8, Kansas 14, Kentucky 34, Louisiana 15, Maine 8, Maryland 104, Massachusetts 98, Michigan 89, Minnesota 42, Mississippi 3, Missouri 31, Montana 4, Nebraska 7, Nevada 5, New Hampshire 21, New Jersey 178, New Mexico 7, New York 246, North Carolina 53, North Dakota 1, Ohio 102, Oklahoma 25, Oregon 19, Pennsylvania 181, Rhode Island 16, South Carolina 21, South Dakota 1, Tennessee 42, Texas 145, Utah 3, Vermont 8, Virginia 80, Washington 73, West Virginia 5, Wisconsin 37, Wyoming 1.

OTHERS:
Puerto Rico 4, Canada 62.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Thanks so much for reminding us! One question..... is it on Animal Planet? I have Direct TV so.......:confused:

[Cheshirekatt]

One of my clients has the top Soft Wheaten Terrier bitch in the country and is going to Westminster! We got her hair color just right, got her some fashion advice and she's on her way!

Whooooo-hooooo.....go Elana and Charlie!

[Moose]

Thanks for the reminder! :)

Sarah, the Westminster is on USA...that channel comes with basic cable, so you should have it. :)

[Pam]

**bump**

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

:(

I have watched Westminster for years and I am so sad that I can't watch it this year. I may have to have my brother tape it and send it over.

[lovemyshiba]

Thanks for the reminder Pam!!!:)

Go Shibas!!!!!!

[Pam]

Originally posted by lovemyshiba
Thanks for the reminder Pam!!!:)

Go Shibas!!!!!!

Darn Emily! You know this makes me so mad! Shibas and poodles are both in non-sporting!! :p


NON-SPORTING

American Eskimo Dog
Bichons Frise
Boston Terrier
Bulldog
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Dalmatian
Finnish Spitz
French Bulldog
Keeshond
Lhasa Apso
Löwchen
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Schipperke
Shiba Inu
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier

[Cincysmom]

Nothing against Shibas OR poodles, but got Spottie dogs!!


Sunday night at 8 pm (EST) is the National agility championship on Animal Planet. With A& E's Top Dog tonight, there is DoggyTV galore!!!

[Pam]

Originally posted by Cincysmom
Nothing against Shibas OR poodles, but got Spottie dogs!!


Sunday night at 8 pm (EST) is the National agility championship on Animal Planet. With A& E's Top Dog tonight, there is DoggyTV galore!!!

Darn again! Oh well, at least we have lots of Pet Talk look-alikes to root for! :) Whoever wins will be the best! ;)

[lovemyshiba]

I almost forgot the spotties are in non-sporting too--it's so hard!!!!

[wolf_Q]

For the working breeds...Go Sibes! :D

Wish I could watch it, but alas...no cable! :(

[RobiLee]

Love the Westminster! I try to never miss it and I always record it when I can't be here. Thanks for reminding us Pam!

Robin :)

[Pam]

*bump*
I don't mean to be a pest by reminding everyone, but I mentioned it at work today and two of the girls were so glad I did. I have a tape in the VCR right now because unfortunately I won't be home. Actually it might be better because then I can fast forward through the commercials! :D
(USA Network - 8:00-11:00 pm.)

[lovemyshiba]

tonight they will show: Working, Terrier, Toy and Non-Sporting
tomorrow night: Sporting, Hounds, Herding

It will be rerun tomorrow and Wednesday afternoon also, from noon to 3pm I believe.

Let's see, who am I rooting for?

Working group-- rotties or huskies
Terriers--maybe airedales, or fox terriers
Toys--Papillons or Poms
Non Sporting--SHIBAS, poodles or spotties
Sporting--labbies
Hounds--beagle, ibizan
Herding--GSDs

[tatsxxx11]

You mean I have to wait until tomorrow for the sporting group???:(;) I'll just have to root for my friend's tonight! Go Poodles, Shibas, Spotties and all of the other fabulous fidos!:D Does anyone remember that they used to show the best of all the breeds in the afternoons, before the best of group and show? It was great seeing all of the competitors in one breed compete against each other! I wish they still did that!

[Tina]

We will be watching, well I will be watching:)

[Pam]

Well I managed to see 2 out of the 3 hours and taped the whole thing so I'll watch the rest later on. I took a few photos during the show and thought I'd share them with everyone. Bella was really enjoying it early on.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pfdc2bd461ef5549090e5f96dc1e823c6/f9a993f6.jpg
By the time the black mini poodle came on she was losing interest and she said it was just a fluffed up Ripley anyway. :p
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pa88e3526d100e8ef04589787e1589fa5/f9a9938b.jpg

more..

[Pam]

Gosh my eyes are getting heavy. Where is the standard poodle?
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p3397f5ee037419ba464bd3169ee85d21/f9a993b7.jpg
Bella, he won! The standard poodle won best of Non-Sporting!
"That's nice. Now is it bedtime yet?" :p
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/peddf1226b5b11136124a4e39b9617c04/f9a99363.jpg

Stay tuned for night two tomorrow. :)

[lovemyshiba]

Cute pictures Pam!!!

Bella, you look so sweet laying there watching the show--are you a bit jealous though? I know Kito is, he sulks during the entire show:p

[joycenalex]

so the standard poodle won the non-sporting, and the norwich won the terrier group, but who were the other 2 winners? i was out for most of the evening. regards, joyce

[Pam]

The Pekingese won the Toy Group and the Newfoundland won the Working Group. :)

[RobiLee]

Great Pics, Pam! You had me smiling :)

You tell Bella that I think she is much prettier than that Standard Poodle that won. I don't like all that fluffiness. You have my vote Bella! You are the prettiest poodle ever! Oops, I should say Standard Poodle because I don't want to exclude Ripley! ;)

Robin :)

[lovemyshiba]

You can check the progress here:

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2004/results/group/

I guess out of these 4, I'm rooting for the newfie!!

[captain]

Well, if a spottie cannot win his/her section, a poodle will do :D

Thanks for letting us know, and Bella - sigh, I am sure it is hard being a supermodel :D

[lovemyshiba]

We're down to 7:

a Newfie
an Ibizan
a Poodle
a Sussex Spaniel
Norfolk Terrier
Pekingnese
and a Corgi

almost there!!!!!

[cali]

oh my this poor poor dog, if this is not over angulated I dont know what is, you have no idea how sorry I feel for this dog

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2004/photos/group/DL83251205.jpg

and look at the HQ on this dog! the breeds is supposed to be able to run fast, those HQs are so horrid that I am suprised it can move at all!

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2004/photos/breed/HM86131803.jpg

and look at this poor poor lab? that dog should be relaxing by a fire place not dragged off to shows! I mean honestly that dog would drown if placed in water!

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2004/photos/breed/SN77628201.jpg

and to think that these people control dogs :(

[lovemyshiba]

I'm sorry that you feel that way Cali, but these people are professionals that handle, breed, and own these dogs. I'm sure if there was some form of abuse or neglect going on there, someone would speak up--it's not exactly an underground event.

There is a standard the breeds are to meet in these shows, and obviously the lab met them, and is not overweight, or it would have been disqualified.

Sorry they weren't all perfect border collies like you have.

Maybe you should come to New York and judge next year.

[DogLover9501]

I thought the rottie was so sweet!! But the NF dog was nice, we have such a beautiful dog named after our province :D

[cali]

who said my border collies were perfect? my border collies are real border collies not barbie cr*p thats all. by the way I really dont care if the dogs met the standerds because breeds standerds are a load of bull. I care about structer yes, but by structur I mean a structure that gives them the ability to work which is completly removed in these dogs. you expect a gerban sheperd that can barly move to be able to herd? do expect a greyhound with those horrid HQs to be able to run fast and hunt? that lab would drown in water etc.. show structure mean squat. and yes please fly me out to judge! I will see to it that the REAL breeds win. ;)

[lovemyshiba]

The dogs in this show are there for a reason--to show.

Do you honestly think that Greyhound would have won best of breed or whatever if it was sickly or too thin?

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

[Cheshirekatt]

I do have to just put in my two cents worth.

I do think that the AKC breed standards are detrimental to a couple of breeds. German Shepards come to mind first.

Those low sloping back ends can cause all kinds of trouble for them. A lot of the Shepards purchased for police work come from Germany becuase the US ones are too suseptable to hip problems. It seems to be more suited to the show ring than to actual work.

Basically it seems to me that certain styles go in and out to a extent.

It's always been my belief that an AKC show standard often looks very different than a successful working dog of the same breed. These show dogs are supposed to be pretty.

Ok, I've rambled enough....but JMHO.

:D