Westminster: Day One
“Big event in the dog world tonight,” Spence says.
“The purebred dog world,” says Admin.
“But can’t we just have fun with it?”
“Actually not us – we’ll be traveling. I’ll miss watching the humans run.”
“Well, I’m taping it to watch later. Come on – lighten up.”
Welcome happy dude.
Tags: Westminster Dog Show
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11:19 am on February 11th, 2013
Me?
11:19 am on February 11th, 2013
Heh, first!
11:24 am on February 11th, 2013
O’Howlers, I read your linked story (last night)about Sass and Berkowitz. Thanks for posting it. I love those stories (as long as they have a happy ending).
11:25 am on February 11th, 2013
Good morning. Busy day here. Jessica came by, picked up banking and post office stuff. Kelly will be here at noon, nurse between 11:00 and 1:00. Have to go do some exercises now. Later.
11:25 am on February 11th, 2013
Good Morning, Staff!!!!
Where are the rest of youse guys?
11:26 am on February 11th, 2013
Hi B&G! Listen to the nurse!
11:37 am on February 11th, 2013
Hmmm…Wonder where the boys are traveling…..
O’Howlers: Whew! That was some story and a good example of mushers helping each other on the trail, as our own AJ did in last year’s race.
Magpie: I see you have things under control.
Hi, Wose and Staff and Everyone!
11:44 am on February 11th, 2013
I’ll be glad when Spence and Admin are back on EST to post.
Good morning all.
11:55 am on February 11th, 2013
Handlers!…I can’t wait to see all the fashion statements tonight…heh!heh!…And Admin is right, watching them run is a huge part of the fun…snort!
12:01 pm on February 11th, 2013
For any of youse who read David Rosenfelt, he has a new book out this week, Airtight. It is not part of the Andy Carpenter series, but we here have read his other books and they are good too.
12:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
Watching the humans run is MY favorite part, too!! They are just too funny!
12:23 pm on February 11th, 2013
Fashion!…I sure hope Natasha will be sharing her fashion critiques with us tonight…heh!
12:25 pm on February 11th, 2013
B: I’m with you. They certainly don’t seem to be on East Coast time. Either that or they are on a cruise.
Mr. Redbone: We’ll be looking for that kin of yor’n in the WKC show tonight.
Rio: In the link Staff posted yesterday(?) showing the Small Dog Agility competition we were watching one woman and thinking to ourselves, “Don’t run, don’t run!” Embearassing to watch.
Barb&Magpie: Finally! Read the first book in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series, Open and Shut and are on to no. two, First Degree. We are hooked!
Hi Terrie!
12:34 pm on February 11th, 2013
Carpenter!…We are also reading an Andy Carpenter book called, “Dead Center”…snort!…It is really good so far.
12:42 pm on February 11th, 2013
You guys that wanted to kmow more about what the Yukon Quest Trail is like, click on The Howlers link they posted last night. It is a very good article on Eagle Summit.
I would so love for Brent Sass to win the Quest some year. I believe he is one of the good guys.
Rob Cooke and his Sibers are still in 18th place…this is fine…just keep on keeping on guys. Since some of his Sibers are from England, I bet they stop for tea time. I would love to meet a British Siber.
What channel is the Westminister Dog Show on?
12:51 pm on February 11th, 2013
SiberH: I suspected for some time that Fargo was from across the pond. Any time we had to do a road crossing, he would run the team on the wrong side of the road. Oh, I miss that guy…
Tenzing is at the vet today getting his teeth cleaned. This is part of his care for his auto-immune disease. It tends to flair up in his mouth so we try to keep his teeth and gums clean as possible.
1:00 pm on February 11th, 2013
Siber: Live coverage on CNBC tonight…8pm to 11pm…Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding Groups.
Tenz: Dentist…yuck.
1:06 pm on February 11th, 2013
Masquers: I don’t care for it myself, but I tend to go downhill very quickly if I have a flair up. If it gets bad, I can’t eat and a lot of other things happen that I don’t find enjoyable. My mama tells me it is worth it and I have to agree.
1:07 pm on February 11th, 2013
Tenzing: The Prof’s old dentist had a saying, “Be good to your teeth, and they’ll be good to you.”
1:08 pm on February 11th, 2013
Masquers, Thank you
Good luck Tenzing. I had my teeth cleaned last April.
1:10 pm on February 11th, 2013
Snowhook Bella: A reminder that we still have 3 Checkpoints (Finger Lake, Anvik & Grayling) to be assigned to Rescues, MacyMinPin & small dog Iditarod team and Zoe, Melanie and the River Bear Newfoundland Pack.
Think on that while you are filling checkpoint drop bags.
I’m reading a library book, “Yukon Challenge” by John Firth. It was written in 1990 and has all kinds of interesting nuggets of information about the Yukon Quest.
1:15 pm on February 11th, 2013
Of course, without the humans there wouldn’t be a show. Just saying….
1:19 pm on February 11th, 2013
Maggie: We are sure you have everything well in paw, but let us know if you need back up making sure Barb does her exercises.
1:33 pm on February 11th, 2013
Dawson, YARK!
We ran to the bookshelves to see if we have that book. Nope, we do not, so I ordered it.
1:49 pm on February 11th, 2013
The humans running, and some of their fashion choices do make Westminster even more fun.
Mama grew up showing horses in hunt seat division. So all the riders had navy or black jackets, black helmets, with an occasional brown, fawn or butter colored britches and black boot or brown boots. We have friends that show cattle and sheep, and the outfit is white pants and white shirt. Showing llamas, you add a red ascot. Professional sports teams wear uniforms. Professional athletes such as gymnasts wear appropriate leotards or clothing that suits their sport.
Then you have dog handlers, who seem to have completely missed out on the modern day miracle of mirrors! The announcer is always talking about how the handler should “disappear” so that only the dog shows. So what about that woman who shows the big dogs – Great Danes, Wolfhounds, St.Bernards etc – who always wears a sequined baseball cap? tacky, tacky, tacky
Even pro golfers dress better than most dog handlers.
1:58 pm on February 11th, 2013
T&G: How right you are! When I think of the dog show competitions the image of a ill-dressed, cartoon-like handler racing along-side their dog comes immediately to mind.
2:24 pm on February 11th, 2013
Right! Sequined caps are terrible. Caps should have rhinestones and other beautiful jewels. sniff.
2:30 pm on February 11th, 2013
Dan Kaduce coming in to Central. I think this picture is beautiful. From the YQ facebookie page.
2:46 pm on February 11th, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzz6lUsF19g
Simon’s Cat, one of my favorites…
2:48 pm on February 11th, 2013
All of AJ’s gear is black or grey—just a lighter shade of black as my mama stated when she convinced him broaden his color scheme. But, when it comes to the Best-Damn-Handling-Wife, none of her gear matches. None. Having gone the way of Pancho or Lefty, even her gloves don’t usually match. It may not be sparkly, but her Kromer is the staple of her dog handling outfit.
Wose: Belle Starr worries that you’ll be embarassed to be seen with the mismatched BDHW.
3:03 pm on February 11th, 2013
Staff – even caps with jewels and rhinestones should raise an eyebrow or two at Westminster. We mean – it IS Westminster after all.
And we love the Simon’s Cat. Hadn’t seem that one before.
3:04 pm on February 11th, 2013
Wardrobe!….I bet there is a secret contest going on between all the Handlerss…snort!…Who can wear the worst, ill-fitting outfit and run without it popping open…chorke!
3:13 pm on February 11th, 2013
Simon!…His Kat looks a lot like Beau does on the kitchen floor…heh!heh!…That was really funny because I imagined the Kat to be Beau as I was watching it…chorkel!
3:19 pm on February 11th, 2013
Luna: You can assure Belle Starr that I will not be embarassed with BDHW. I will be mismatched as well. BDHW may be embarassed to be seen with me in a hat. I don’t do hats very well….I look like a geek.
3:26 pm on February 11th, 2013
The dog show tonight! Yippee! The Toys!
I hope to see the Maltese with the long flowing hair like I will have when I play the part of Princess in Chet’s movie.
3:46 pm on February 11th, 2013
Icekatpades. Snicker.
We were looking forward to catching a glimpse of old Redbone tonight…but he did mention shine…so most likely will be watching from his own back porch.
Rose: It is doubtful you are looking anything but beautiful in your Stormy Kromer.
3:48 pm on February 11th, 2013
Is the Westminster show on all week?
4:33 pm on February 11th, 2013
Coach Whitey-Lance here. I can report that Tenzing was not happy to go to the vet today. My sources tell me Tenzing tried to avoid the vet’s office at all costs. Once inside, the vet tech tried to lead Tenzing by the leash into the backroom. I have it on good authority, Tenzing did the only sensible thing he could do. He sat down and refused to move. Those closest to the scene report there may have been some picking up of Tenzing by the Giant involved.
In unrelated news, AJ is taking the race team out for a short, twenty mile run to give them a stretch.
4:35 pm on February 11th, 2013
Temps in New York almost to 50, so the blanket of snow in the yards is drifting away. Even Buddha popped his head out this morning. Might see the rest of the garden tomorrow.
5:01 pm on February 11th, 2013
I wonder if Callie was trying to find Buddha yesterday when she was burying her nose in the snow.
5:06 pm on February 11th, 2013
Broadcast!…Info for the Show tonight!…snort!
NIGHT 1:
Monday, February 11
Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding Groups
8-11 p.m. (ET) live on CNBC
NIGHT 2:
Tuesday, February 12
Sporting, Working and Terrier Groups, Best In Show
8-11 p.m. (ET) live on USA Network
5:07 pm on February 11th, 2013
Also!…For Bear and Maskers and Wolfie!…sniff!
To the West Coast viewers: Please note that the West Coast telecast is delayed for your time zone. Since results are posted to our Web site as they occur live, if you want to enjoy the drama of the moment, please avoid the Westminster Web site after 5 p.m. Pacific Time on each evening.
5:08 pm on February 11th, 2013
Callie was trying to find a good hole to bury the Wrotten Kats.
Bee – Westminster group finals and best in show are on tonight and tomorrow night. They unusually repeat the night events during the following day.
5:09 pm on February 11th, 2013
Peke!..I hope that weird Pekeneze is not being shown tonight in the Toy Group…grunt!
5:11 pm on February 11th, 2013
There is also usually live streaming of the breed classes during the day. Not sure if they are doing that this year. There hasn’t been a lot of press about the show this year, unlike in past years. They used to do the first hour on NBC and then switch to MSNBC – once viewers knew it was on they would switch over too. But that isn’t happening this year, there haven’t been any commercials on our local NBC station at all.
Tenzig – Mama sends her sympathy and empathy. She is terrified of the dentist too. Even gets chills just typing the word. What a sissy.
5:27 pm on February 11th, 2013
Thank you Rio and T and G.
6:02 pm on February 11th, 2013
We agree with Rio about the Peke. When they are in the finals and do the walk around the ring it is quite funny.
When Barb goes to the dentist from now on, she has to call the doc and get anitbiotics. Since she has a “foreign body” inside her knee, she will always have a chance of infection in the knee after having teeth cleaned. The guy in the next room at rehab did not follow orders, and had to have the part removed. He had been there 2 weeks when Barb came home!
Barb just received an email from one of the agents at her old office. It said “What was the name of them dog book author? Huh?
6:02 pm on February 11th, 2013
T&G: I daresay Tenzing thinks your mama is the wisest woman in the world for her healthy dislike of the dentist. I can only imagine the difficulty she puts up when the Storyteller tries to get her out of the car and into the vet office what with her fancy thumbs and drivers license—two things Tenzing lacks.
6:12 pm on February 11th, 2013
Masquers, you make me blush….
6:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
We relly loved the Simons Cat Ice Capades video. Thanks for posting it, Staff.
Good to see Budda rear his head. We are water-logged down here today.
Tenzing, you need to plant those feet better, and then when they least expect it, make the Great Escape. Mama Meash has volunteered to show you how it is done.
Mom used to show Huntseat too, and yes those hunt clothes were pretty boring (but Mom loved them). She also showed Halter classes, and at least at Arab shows, the halter handler dresses pretty snazzy. Mom had her favorite shiny emerald green blazer that she always wore, and still can’t bring herself to part with because she has all those pictures of her with Shiek after all of his big wins.
6:28 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio: Do you mean we should avoid the blog after 5 PM for the next two nights because of Spoiler Alerts from the WKC? I can easily arrange my mealtime around their schedule…I guess.
6:33 pm on February 11th, 2013
We will be watching Downton Abbey tonight. We pleaded with Mom to let us watch Westminster instead, but no dice. She says if it is still on after DA, we can watch then.
6:51 pm on February 11th, 2013
Howlers: I can report that Tenzing did make a break for it and made it to the road, but was quickly thwarted as a result of the Giant’s long legs and stride. Better luck next time, bud.
6:56 pm on February 11th, 2013
We watched Downton Abbey last night. Believe there is just one more before the season end.
7:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
Testing!…grump!
7:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
Bear!…I just know that what you see will not be live-action, I think…sniff!…So who knows when they will actually air the show in your neck of the woods…sniff!….We start watching in about 45 minutes….woooo!woooo!woooo!….Go Pugs!
7:27 pm on February 11th, 2013
I love this picture of Abbie West and one of her dogs. I think they like each other.
7:42 pm on February 11th, 2013
Tand G, the designers name is Patricia Michaels. The show is Project Runway on lifetime Thurs. nights.
8:01 pm on February 11th, 2013
Starting!…The big show is starting right now!….Wooooo!
8:02 pm on February 11th, 2013
Hounds!…Then us Pugs!…chuffle!
8:03 pm on February 11th, 2013
NOOOOO!….The Peke is back…grump!
8:13 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio, my Mommy is in love with the Peke.
8:14 pm on February 11th, 2013
Purple!…Outfit ready to pop right open, but it doesn’t…heh!heh!…That Peke has to retire…sniff!
8:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
Bassett!…We met up with a big ole mama bassett the other night…zow!…Those guys are bigger than you would imagine…sniff!
8:22 pm on February 11th, 2013
Borzoi!…Snort!…That has to be Natasha…heh!…No wonder she is not posting, she is Showing…chuffle!
8:35 pm on February 11th, 2013
Molly’s Mom as a dear friend who raises otter hounds. They were just on. They’re huge like the Newfs.
8:37 pm on February 11th, 2013
Redbone Coonhound? Could it be?
8:39 pm on February 11th, 2013
MU FA SA!!
MU FA SA!!
YEA!!!
8:39 pm on February 11th, 2013
Sammie!…I think both Redbone and Natasha are in the running for Best of Show….Woooooo!
8:40 pm on February 11th, 2013
Whoops!…Well, unless Redbone is posting from the competition, he is at home and watching the big show with the rest of us…heh!heh!
8:45 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio – Ah am well past my show days. Ah will leave it to the next generation. But Ah do not like the way this here judge is thinkin.
8:47 pm on February 11th, 2013
Ve have been robbed! Is not possible!
8:49 pm on February 11th, 2013
Judging!…He sure picked a wide variety…sniff!….The Toy Group is up next!…Woooo!…Us Pugs against those little white Sammies and that Peke…grunt!
8:50 pm on February 11th, 2013
Natasha!…Settle down and get yer Fashion Statements on!…snort!
8:53 pm on February 11th, 2013
Commercials!…I have to say I love the commercials way more during this show than that stupid Super Bowl…snort!
8:53 pm on February 11th, 2013
Hrrrump! The judge knew NOTHING of fashion!
Vell, ve admit, vinning handler’s suit vas better than most. Vhy, oh vhy do some vomen vear wrong size?
8:58 pm on February 11th, 2013
Glued!…Beau and I are glued to the TV right now…snort!…After that Peke advert (gah!) we actually saw our guy, The Pug, walk by….Wooooo!…We are so sure that guy will winnit…huffle!puffle!..sneeze!
9:01 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio. We are rooting for the Pug here. Pug power.
9:02 pm on February 11th, 2013
“Toy dogs are not fashion accesories” says announcer. Is good thing – most of handlers vould not know own dogs.
9:03 pm on February 11th, 2013
Gah!…Beau and I are on pins and needles…ouch!
9:06 pm on February 11th, 2013
Yeep! Just tuning in – what have we missed? What group was first?
9:08 pm on February 11th, 2013
Grump!…Well, when the hell is our guy gonna come up?…sniff!
9:09 pm on February 11th, 2013
We get confused between the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the English Toy Spaniel.
9:10 pm on February 11th, 2013
Night all. We are turning in.
9:13 pm on February 11th, 2013
Sh-o-e-s!…Sensible sh-o-e-s seem to be the going rage amongst the toy group Handlers…heh!heh!
9:13 pm on February 11th, 2013
Oh Sammie – you are much prettier – short hair or not.
9:15 pm on February 11th, 2013
Gah!…They better not show the Pug during the advertisements…grump!…That will really piss all of us off. Seems like that happened last year and we never saw the guy strut his/her stuff…gruffle!
9:15 pm on February 11th, 2013
I see me! Snapshot! What a name. Oh boy would Jacqueline have fun with him.
9:17 pm on February 11th, 2013
Pug!…Looking Gorgeous!…Wooooo!
9:19 pm on February 11th, 2013
Gawd!…That damned Peke is up next…grumble!
9:19 pm on February 11th, 2013
Cute Min Pin. Papillon is ok. And here is the Peke. We just don’t get Pekes.
9:20 pm on February 11th, 2013
Min-Pin – Macy is so much cuter. I love her ears. That other dog had its ears cut off.
9:21 pm on February 11th, 2013
Here we go again. Mommy wants a Peke. Dammit.
9:23 pm on February 11th, 2013
PUG!
9:23 pm on February 11th, 2013
PUG!! Cocky confidence! Yes!
9:23 pm on February 11th, 2013
JJ!…Lucky Seven!….Woooo!
9:25 pm on February 11th, 2013
Cocky confident! Woo! Woo!
9:30 pm on February 11th, 2013
The Pug made the cut!
9:30 pm on February 11th, 2013
Gasp!
9:31 pm on February 11th, 2013
Sammie I didn’t think you were a Maltese
9:31 pm on February 11th, 2013
So did the Maltese and the Min Pin!
9:31 pm on February 11th, 2013
Awwww
9:32 pm on February 11th, 2013
(((sigh)))…Fourth!…I guess that is okay…sniffle!…Monkey Dawg wonnit…sniff!
9:35 pm on February 11th, 2013
Wookies Dad, you wouldn’t know I was a Maltese because I get taken to Jacqueline’s Dog Salon. She shears me like a sheep.
9:39 pm on February 11th, 2013
Corgi!…What category is Corgi in?…sniff!…Or the Golden?…wuffle!
9:43 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio – Corgis are herders. Goldies are Working
9:49 pm on February 11th, 2013
Awww…So youse guys will be coming up either tonight or tomorrow…sniff!…White Bulldog. My friend is in love…grump!
10:00 pm on February 11th, 2013
We are really enjoying this dog show. They aren’t skipping dogs or just showing favorites.
We were wanting the Bassett to win the hound group and didn’t like the monkey dog winning the toy group. The Peke actually seemed to have more personality than the Peke that won last year. Kind of wanted the Maltese to win.
10:06 pm on February 11th, 2013
Now they’re showing Mollypop. She never wanted that stupid haircut used to retrieve ducks. She felt if you killed those ducks then you should go retrieve them yourself.
10:10 pm on February 11th, 2013
Awwwwww…Agent Molly…I sure miss that girl…snuffle!
Monkey!…Dawg should not have won…grump!…They never change year after year…wheeze!
10:16 pm on February 11th, 2013
Herding!…Group up next!…Corgi’s!….Woooooo!…We really need this win…sniff!
10:19 pm on February 11th, 2013
We love to see the Corgis, but they never have a “trike” – a tri-color Corgi, like us. And the sables that win always look too blonde.
The Cardigan looks good – we like the brindle coat
10:21 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rio: Please check your super SDD at mission control.
10:21 pm on February 11th, 2013
We lkov e the Beardie too. MAma used to have one, and she still misses her.
10:22 pm on February 11th, 2013
Bella – did you see the dog named “Tenzing” in the last class? (whispering – we don’t think it was one of your guys)
10:26 pm on February 11th, 2013
Ok – just one minute of snarkiness
Womens’ suits with pencil skirts are NOT flattering on ANY woman who needs to run. Especially when the camera is focusing on the dog, and therefore is at butt height.
Egads!
10:28 pm on February 11th, 2013
CORGI!….woooo!
10:29 pm on February 11th, 2013
Whas thish? I’m on teephee? Musth have happened after the vet put me under? Did I look sthpectacular? The dentisth always doesth funny thingsth to my mouph. It makesth me write funny until my tongue and lipsth wake up.
10:30 pm on February 11th, 2013
So, T & G, exactly what breed of Corgis are you?
10:32 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rebecca!…Over and Out!…snort!
10:35 pm on February 11th, 2013
Store!…There must be a store just for Handlers…heh!heh!…They all shop there and all sizes are understated…sniff!
10:39 pm on February 11th, 2013
We are Pembroke Welsh Corgis. We only come in two color patterns – sable, which is reddish brown and white, and tri-color
like us
10:39 pm on February 11th, 2013
WOOO HOOOOO
10:41 pm on February 11th, 2013
Go Bubbles. What a cutey!
10:42 pm on February 11th, 2013
Bubbles!….gurgle!…heh!
10:43 pm on February 11th, 2013
We only have one TV channel and it isn’t the one with the dogs showcasing their ill-dressed handlers. If sensible shoos are all the rage, have bunny boots made an appearance? They’re sturdy, flat and warm and go with just about nothing.
10:49 pm on February 11th, 2013
CORGI MADE THE CUT!!
10:49 pm on February 11th, 2013
Corgi!…Is out there!….woooooo!
10:52 pm on February 11th, 2013
Well, carp.
10:53 pm on February 11th, 2013
Wha!?…grunt!…I caught 1 and 2 but nto 3 and 4 of this group…sniff!…Did the Corgi make it?
10:54 pm on February 11th, 2013
Crap!…Well!…sniff!…We have to wait for the Wookie’s to show tomorrow night…wuffle!
10:56 pm on February 11th, 2013
Tired!…Someone has meetings with horrible people all day tomorrow, so I am going to sleep all night and all day and then some…grunt!…At least until show #2 starts…heh!…Goodnight!
11:00 pm on February 11th, 2013
Good night Rio – tomorrow is Wookie’s kin, the Pack, Callie and maybe more.
11:11 pm on February 11th, 2013
Rebecca check you SDD if you get a moment from your packing. Eileen, you too.
Nighty noodle everyone…except you know who. Heh. LizF!
11:28 pm on February 11th, 2013
Staff: Checked and responded. Thanks!
12:27 am on February 12th, 2013
Howlers: I saw the Dogs Gone Bad email you sent to the Plunderers. I waited and waited, but never saw a photo of bad behavior. The dogs in the pictures appear to be model members of the nation within.