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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Many people assume that because I'm a dog trainer, I'm also
involved in the show dog world.
I'm not.
I have to say that I'm not a big fan of it. I'm more of a pet dog "who
cares what you look like, you're cute to me" kind of person. I feel
funny about the concept of "engineering" dogs to meet a breed
standard, and then judging them based on form alone. I think
temperament trumps looks any day. Give me an ugly-but-sweet dog
over a beautiful-but-nasty dog, thank you.
The "benching area" at Westminster was JAMMED, chaotic and crazy-hot.
This picture doesn't show how freaky-crowded it was. The dogs were
housed by breed in the little yellow sections:
While back there, I saw many beautiful dogs - shining examples
of their breeds:
I saw some silly stuff:
I saw Zeke and Sum's relatives:
I saw funny pushed-in faces:
But what I saw most often was stressed-out dogs:
(Yawning like this is an indication of stress)
(This guy was having grey paint applied)
I think he'd rather be sleeping on a comfy bed:
This guys looks ready to make a getaway:
The Dr. Doolittle side of me sensed a distinct lack of fun for the
dogs.....of course, this is just my perspective of the day. I'm
sure that there were many happy dogs there.
The sad fact is, I didn't see one wagging tail.
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Westminster
Many people assume that because I'm a dog trainer, I'm also
involved in the show dog world.
I'm not.
I have to say that I'm not a big fan of it. I'm more of a pet dog "who
cares what you look like, you're cute to me" kind of person. I feel
funny about the concept of "engineering" dogs to meet a breed
standard, and then judging them based on form alone. I think
temperament trumps looks any day. Give me an ugly-but-sweet dog
over a beautiful-but-nasty dog, thank you.
The "benching area" at Westminster was JAMMED, chaotic and crazy-hot.
This picture doesn't show how freaky-crowded it was. The dogs were
housed by breed in the little yellow sections:
While back there, I saw many beautiful dogs - shining examples
of their breeds:
I saw some silly stuff:
I saw Zeke and Sum's relatives:
I saw funny pushed-in faces:
But what I saw most often was stressed-out dogs:
(Yawning like this is an indication of stress)
(This guy was having grey paint applied)
I think he'd rather be sleeping on a comfy bed:
This guys looks ready to make a getaway:
The Dr. Doolittle side of me sensed a distinct lack of fun for the
dogs.....of course, this is just my perspective of the day. I'm
sure that there were many happy dogs there.
The sad fact is, I didn't see one wagging tail.
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Ilove the great dane. Im more of a pet owner too not shower. I have always wanted a great dane
2/21/07 8:53 PM
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