Westminster 2007- update pg 8 post112*REPLAY 2/13

[Danegirl2208]

Gah i LOOOVE James, i hope he wins, ive admired that boy for quite some time! But i guess its anyones race at this point..

[Freedom]

JAMES!!!!!

[Danegirl2208]

Woo hoo!! LOOVE that boy!!

Who needs football when you have a dog show LMAO *woot woot*

[mr.chiwawa]

YAY HE IS GORGEUOS(sp?) EVEN THOUGH I REALLY WANTED THE AKITA TO WIN......MAYBE NEXT YR

[borzoimom]

omg!!! James!!! What A Beautiful Dog!!!!!!!!!

[cassiesmom]

Do all German Shepherd Dogs have back legs that are angular like that, I never realized that before. Why is it a German Shepherd Dog, and not a German Shepherd, I wonder?

One more question, when they say a dog's ears are cropped or tail docked - is that necessary for judging, or can you leave it?

I didn't pick the winner (I was rooting for the PBGV or the Bouvier) -- But it was a lot of fun to watch! They were all so different from each other!

[Freedom]

Cassie's Mom, each breed has a written standard, developed by the club for that breed. And yes, the standard for many requires docking, tail, ears or both.

This is the standard for the bichon.

http://www.bichon.org/akc.htm

You can google the breed name and standard and find the one you are thinking about. The Boston terrier has this standard:

http://www.bostonterrierclubofameric...dStandard.html

As you read through it, it says the ears must be erect, either naturally or docked.

And the standard varies based on which kennel club you are competeing in. AKC; UKC, CKC, and then all the other countries.

[Husky15]

Congratulations, James and Kellie! (I believe that was her name) They both did great!

I gotta say, I think I loved watching the hound group the most.

[GreyhoundGirl]

*watching it on the internet* hehehe. I *think* I can tell which one's Kalarney... haha the names weren't on it... He's white and fawn splotches... Oh, I can't tell... They're all so cute!!!

And the greyhounds were adorable!!!! I didn't know they had such long tails I knew they were long... but not THAT long!!! wowzers! Gorgeous though... They're so pretty... praceing in circles... awwwwww!!!

[borzoimom]

Kalarney didnt make the show ( kicking dirt clods) but Huntsman was there- and he is almost as pretty.. He sure did show well!!! I loved how they focused on the borzois right before the hounds. There were 27 Borzois!

[GreyhoundGirl]

I never would have known if you hadn't pointed it out... lol. They were all white and splotched. (except for the odd one) I don't know which one the one you mentioned was... the names aren't on the internet tapes. *KDC* I liked the hottie coloured ones

pssst: check your PMs

[borzoimom]

Hotties color is the most common, and even knowing the dogs, sometimes its hard to tell at first glance. Most of the dogs I would recognize- but I know who is showing the breed- it would be hard for someone not showing in the breed.. The one I think you are talking about as different is a self black.

[Ginger's Mom]

Well, my opinion is that once you get to the Best of Show judging at Westminster, you are a sterling example of what your breed should be. So I always make my pick based on who is showing best in the ring at that time. Who is asking the judge to pick him. I completely agreed with the judge. James definitely asked to be picked last night. He was definitely "on." Congratulations James!

[borzoimom]

James is a beautiful dog and a real showman!!!

[elizabethann]

I voted for the PBGB (I think that's what they call it - shounds like heebee jibee's ). But at one point I saw James and I thought "what a beautiful dog". I'm glad he won. He was on Today this morning and he was pooped. He's had a busy past few days.