Well…I’m
a day late with the Day 2 results of Westminster. Sorry about that everyone. I got swamped at work. Valentine’s Day and I work in Customer
Care. J
The
Working Group includes the following breeds:
And
the winner of the Working Group was GCH Claircreek Impression De Matisse. He is a Portuguese Water Dog. This is the same breed that President Obama’s
family has. This young man doesn’t have
the white that Beau does, but he is a beauty.
Love the haircut. Clickhere to see who placed in the top four.
Hereis an interested chart I found on the Westminster Kennel Club
website. It shows the breeds that won
each group throughout the years. All the way back to 1924.
Be
Well & Be Happy,
Pet~Pourri
So
Day 2 at the 137th WestminsterKennel Club Dog Show featured the Sporting Group, the Working Group,
the Terrier Group, and Best in Show. (Click Here to see my report on the first day of Westminster)
The
Sporting Group includes the following breeds:
SPORTING
And
the winner of the Sporting Group was GCH Mt View’s Ripsnortersilvercharm (say
that three times really fast). He is a
German Wirehaired Pointer. I just love
their beards. He is quite the handsome
young man. Clickhere to see who placed in the top four.
WORKING
The
Terrier Group includes the following breeds:
TERRIER
The
winner for the Terrier Group was GCH Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek. He is a Smooth Fox Terrier. The Smooth refers to his coat. There is also a Wire coated Fox Terrier. You can see he is full of mischief. J Clickhere to see who placed in the top four.
Now
that all the winners for each group have been named, it is time for Best in
Show. Of the 2,721 entries into this
years dog show, it has been narrowed down to these seven dogs.
1. The American Foxhound
for the Hound Group, and the only female in the final seven…CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s
Box.
2. The Affenpinscher for
the Toy Group…GCH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari.
3. The Bichons Frises for
the Non-Sporting Group…GCH Vogelflight’s Honor To Pillowtalk.
4. The Old English
Sheepdog for the Herding Group…Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect.
5. The German Wirehaired
Pointer for the Sporting Group… GCH Mt View’s Ripsnortersilvercharm.
6. The Portuguese Water
Dog for the Working Group… GCH Claircreek Impression De Matisse.
7. The Smooth Fox Terrier
for the Terrier Group…GCH Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek.
So…are
you ready to shoot me yet? Dying to know
who was Best in Show?? Click here to see a video of the judging.
This is the big event. Each dog
is lead into a dark arena individually under the spotlights focusing just on
them while the announcer tells the audience about each dog. It’s quite the event and really builds up the
suspense. It takes a good 5 minutes for all
the dogs to enter the arena. They go
from largest to smallest. The little
dogs always get the most attention, or so it seems to me.
And
now the lights come up and you can see all the dogs and the judge enters the
ring. He walks up and down the line
looking at each dog from across the ring.
Then he goes up to the first dog and walks down the line looking at each
dog close up. He then asks all the
handlers to run the dogs around the ring.
He wants to see how each dog moves.
And then he pulls the first dog up for a closer examination. He looks at their eyes, their teeth, feels
the shape of their head and then runs his hands down the dog feeling his muscle
tone and bone structure. He then has the
dog run down the ring and then back toward him watching how they move. What is he thinking as he watches no one
knows. He then has the dog run around
the ring back to his spot and then goes on to examine the next dog.
Finally
after they are all back in place he looks up and down the line slowly. Then he has each run around the ring again. Once they are all back in position he again
starts at the first dog and walks down the line looking at each dog. He pauses by each. And now the suspense really begins. He again looks at the dogs and then walks
over to the judges table to write down his decision. You can feel how tense each handler is
waiting on pins and needles. Then the
judge and his assistance take the ribbon and trophies and approach the
finalists. The judge thanks all the
handlers and exclaims how wonderful a specimen each dog is for their group. First he announces the 2nd place
(Reserve) winner. The Old English
Sheepdog. And finally…he calls out to
the handler for the…
Drum
Roll Please…
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The
Affenpinscher… GCH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari
Congratulations!!!
Pet~Pourri
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