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Breed Specific, Dog News, Dog Shows

Final Results from Westminster Dog Show

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Continuing on from yesterday, here are the final three group winners, followed by the Best in Show.

In the sporting group:

4th Place:  Ch Beechcroft Study’s Top Secret  Breed: Retriever (Labrador)

3rd Place:  Ch Chebaco Blames It On Trabeiz Breed: Setter (English)

2nd Place:  Ch Toasty’s Treasure Island Breed: Retriever (Golden)

1st Place:  Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee Breed: Spaniel (Sussex)

In the working group:

4th Place:  Ch Drakyi Gold Standard Breed: Tibetan Mastiff

3rd Place:  Ch Nanuke’s Still The One Breed: Alaskan Malamute

2nd Place:  Ch Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream Breed: Boxer

1st Place:  Ch Galilee’s Pure Of Spirit Breed: Giant Schnauzer

And in the toy group:

4th Place:  Ch Velocity’s Shake Ur Bon Bon Breed: Pomeranian

3rd Place:  Ch Pequest Match Point Breed: Pekingese

2nd Place:  Ch Tupelo Shoboat Tu China Tu Breed: Pug

1st Place:  Ch Cilleine Masquerade Breed: Brussels Griffon

So the best in show contestants were:

From the hound group: Ch Gayleward’s Tiger Woods Breed: Scottish Deerhound

From the terrier group: Ch Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot Breed: Scottish Terrier

From the non-sporting group: Ch Randenn Tristar Affirmation Breed: Poodle (Standard)

From the herding group: Ch Cordmaker Field Of Dreams Breed: Puli

From the sporting group: Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee Breed: Spaniel (Sussex)

From the working group:  Ch Galilee’s Pure Of Spirit Breed: Giant Schnauzer

From the toy group: Ch Cilleine Masquerade Breed: Brussels Griffon

And now (drumroll please!), the 2009 Best in Show:   Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee Breed: Spaniel (Sussex)

Congratulations and a wag of the doggies.com tail to all of the contestants!

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Grooming, Health, Top Ten List

Tuesday’s Top Ten: Ways to Reduce Your Allergic Response to Your Dog

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While it’s true that your immune system responds to the dander and saliva of your dog, it’s also true that reducing the amount of fur in your home can help to reduce the size of your allergic response.  Here are our top ten suggestions to help you have your dog and love him, too!

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Dog Shows

1st Night Westminster Dog Show Results

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After a full day of judging to find the best of each breed, the competition for best in group was held in NYC last night.  Remember, the best in group doesn’t say that one breed is a better representative of the group than another, but it says that the dog that wins is the best example of his breed.  Monday night featured judging in the hound, terrier, non-sporting, and herding groups.

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Dog Shows

Pix from Westminster Dog Show

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Thanks to Carrie for sending me an absolutely hysterical picture of a dog being groomed for the show tonight.  Unfortunately, it’s copyrighted, so I can’t add it to this post, but you can see the whole slideshow here.  (The one I liked best was #11.)

I’ll have results from the first night’s competition posted early Tuesday morning.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Shelters

How are dogs euthanized in your state?

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Not a topic we like to think about, but we all know that dogs are put down when shelters become over-crowded.  Do you have any idea how your state carries out the euthanasia?  In North Carolina, apparently, they use a gas chamber, which brings to my mind Nazi Germany’s death camps.  Not terribly humane, and apparently, not always effective, as this beautiful little puppy was pulled alive from the shelter’s garbage can.

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