I do think they should make dog shows less about being canine beauty contests and more about answering the question: "can this dog, as a representative of its breed, perform exceptionally the function(s) for which it was bred?"
Doggie Ping!
I thought the Beardie would win, but the Deerhound was a pleasant surprise
Yes to bad they don’t run deer with them any more.
I thought the English Setter blew them all away. What a gorgeous dog!
I understand that the televised Westmister Dog Show outdrew Rachel Maddow in head-to-head ratings.
Not a wonder why. Hickory is way more attractive than Maddow.
What?!?!?! The poodle didn’t win??????
The Bull Mastiff fawn color is preferred for show, and it does look real nice; but brindle is the original color selected for a night guard dog - it is nighttime camouflage.
If a Bull Mastiff sees you and you see it, they will bark at you as a warning. But if the Bull Mastiff sees you, and you do NOT see it, they will stalk you like a lion and then come out of the dark, hit your legs, and grab you by the throat. If they were brindle you most likely wouldn't see them coming even if you were looking right at them in the dark!
i’m glad peke didn’t win. looked like a dustmop with teeth.
i thought the terrier was a spiffy little dog.
What a beautiful animal. And I agree, looking at the other best of group winners, fearing it would be the “obama” dog...shakes head. Wish I had a nickel for every time the commentator mentioned o and/or the White House : /
Run Hickory, RUN!!
Tatt
“less about being canine beauty contests”
People who say that don’t understand beauty. The reason the dog is beautiful is because the dog is bio-mechanically exceptional. In this case, the dog has both outstanding basic structure and outstanding breed characteristics. Form always follows function, that’s why the dog is shaped like it is.
Can it still handle a deer? I’d say yes it certainly has the form to do so. Does it have the killer instinct? That’s a question we may not know. Many sighthound people do lure coursing so I think that’s how they keep that characteristic in their dogs.
She absolutely deserved it. I was watching the judge thinking “my pick would be the deerhound but I think he’ll go either cocker or the terrier”.
I was rooting for the smooth fox terrier-he was such a nice looking dog...but I thought Hickory was a good choice too especially since that breed has never won.
Finally a dog will not be able to fit into the trophy cup !!!!
That dog was awesome. When I see a wolfhound I always think of one day in one of those small European elevators, a man brought in his Irish wolfhound, and the doggies butt would not fit in the elevator. So he tried his hardest to bend the dog into a curve so he would fit in. It was hilariously unsuccessful and they headed for the stairs.
That was my pick. Movement was as good as it gets and the dog literally dripped type. Good win.
That’s what it’s supposed to be. At least, by conformation.
If it was pure “beauty”, no Bloodhound or Bulldog or many others would ever win.
I’m just glad the Obama dog didn’t win BIS. Bad enough she made BIG/BOG/Gr1. I am so sick of the Obama-worship - even Hallmark marketing Obama PWD “BO” plush dogs!!!
Good looking dog, way to go!