Thursday, February 17, 2005
Dog show!
German Shorthaired Pointer "Carlee" is the Westminster Dog Show Best in Show champion, and to her credit, is a very impressive looking dog. Watching dog shows is usually a very frustrating time for those of us who own real dogs, since the prizes are usually won either by poodles who appear to have been groomed by frustrated hedge sculptors, or by tiny bits of fluff that technically, aren't even dogs. (Look, I'm not disparaging the merits of Papillons, Yorkies, Poms, or what-have-you as pets. They may be cute. They may be friendly. They may be well trained. Nevertheless, they remain rodents. Not dogs. Rodents.)
My breed, the Keeshond, went out early as usual. The Keeshond competes in the Non-Sporting group, which technically means "useless." Working, sporting, hounds - these dogs all have a purpose. My dogs desire to sit on the couch and watch TV has been sanctioned by the American Kennel Club itself. The Non-Sporting group was won by something called a Tibetan Terrier.
I presume that's the front end. In any event, soon after he won, Beijing issued a press release saying the dog was a Chinese Terrier, and had always been a Chinese Terrier, and anyone who said otherwise was violating China's sovreignty. I presume Richard Gere is on the case.
The Keeshond (which never wins these things) actually looked pretty good, I thought.
Of course, there's the name: "Laser's N' Sync With Trumpet?" What the blue hell is up with that? That dog needs to bite somebody.
And in any event...
"We could have taken all of 'em!"
My breed, the Keeshond, went out early as usual. The Keeshond competes in the Non-Sporting group, which technically means "useless." Working, sporting, hounds - these dogs all have a purpose. My dogs desire to sit on the couch and watch TV has been sanctioned by the American Kennel Club itself. The Non-Sporting group was won by something called a Tibetan Terrier.
I presume that's the front end. In any event, soon after he won, Beijing issued a press release saying the dog was a Chinese Terrier, and had always been a Chinese Terrier, and anyone who said otherwise was violating China's sovreignty. I presume Richard Gere is on the case.
The Keeshond (which never wins these things) actually looked pretty good, I thought.
Of course, there's the name: "Laser's N' Sync With Trumpet?" What the blue hell is up with that? That dog needs to bite somebody.
And in any event...
"We could have taken all of 'em!"
