On Valentine's Day, we ventured out to the Westminster to see the prettier than all the others of doggies. Seriously, the Golden Retriever was the cutest of its kind, ever! I was rooting for the Dalmatian and Scott wanted the Scottish Deerhound to win, but the Bull Terrier came out on top. I knew that the Pug blew it when the judge went to examine him and he backed away, twice. That motion was his doom.
Interesting things I found at the show:
-Only the following breeds can be judged on a ramp: Clumber Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Basset Hounds, Whippets, Kerry Blue Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bulldogs, Chow Chows, and Keeshonden.
Some of these make sense to me, but why the Whippet and the Chow Chow?
-There are separate exercise pens for bitches in heat. What I wonder, however, is what they do when a show dog is in heat at the show. Are there doggie tampons? That sounds awful.
-Jodi Whitsell is cool. We display her artwork in my office and she gave me a sweet Chihuahua print at the dog show where she had a booth.
-The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is cute as ever! 
