136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (2012) - 2nd night

WestminsterKennelClub ^ | Feb. 14, 2012

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This is the 2nd & final night, culminating in Best in Show.

Tuesday, February 14 - 8-11 p.m. (ET) live on USA Network

Groups:

Sporting, Working and Terrier Groups

Best In Show

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Working group now out

[Joe 6-pack]

"Looking at an usually overweight owner wearing a tux or a evening gown, trying to look good running next to a dog completely escapes me."

I can still admire a Ferrari even if it's driven by some fat, bald middle-aged guy with glasses and bad teeth.

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Alaskan Malmute is pretty

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Alaskan Malmute is pretty

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Alaskan Malmute is pretty

[hoosiermama]

LOL

Nice boxer

My son has a mistiff....wonderful dog.

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pretty Boxer

[nascarnation]

Is the mistiff related to the mastiff?

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what a pretty Dobie

[hoosiermama]

Sis had a couple of AM when they lived in country. One ol gal still curls up by the fire at night.

Doberman looks good.

[AGreatPer]

Each dog, one after another, they are just beautiful.

My dogs are watching with me, chocolate lady lab and solid black 150 lb lab guy don't seem to care.

[hoosiermama]

My tom kitty has decided to help me type...He doesn’t seem to be interested in the dogs, but loves to attack my hands as I type.

That’s one mistake I didn’t catch.
Love the ears on the Dane.

[nascarnation]

Great Dane and “pink lady” make for a great combo

[the OlLine Rebel]

That’s Jimmy Moses showing the German Shepherd, just as he was the prime handler for Manhattan when he won. Actually, lately, I’ve hardly seen anyone else handling the Group GS in many years.

[nascarnation]

The lady judging just exudes classiness.

[hoosiermama]

She did a good job of showing the dogs attributes...How much of the final decision is based on showmanship?

So many beautiful dogs. This group could be difficult to choose top dog.

[hoosiermama]

Doesn’t she. She’s comfortable with the big dogs and kind to dog and human.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“if I watch the dog, I can pretty well imagine what a running dog looks like.”

I don’t understand what you’re complaining about. You need to see the animal in motion, to ensure it works well (and even that can be deceptive). Believe me, an animal can look nice standing still, then you see him fall apart when he starts moving. You can’t “imagine” - there’s perception, then there’s reality. For an opposite example, early on people thought Secretariat did not have very good conformation (don’t believe what you see on-line - that’s AFTER the fact reporting when people change their minds to fit the image), definitely not for a Thoroughbred (he looks a great deal like a Quarter Horse). Despite this view, he turned out to be a pretty good mover.

“Looking at an usually overweight owner wearing a tux or a evening gown, trying to look good running next to a dog completely escapes me.”

Would it be better they wear sloppy gangsta sweats? What are they supposed to do?

[the OlLine Rebel]

BTW, they’re almost never the owner. These are professional “handlers”. It’s actually an unfortunate fact of AKC life.

(Honestly, if you go to shows - you’ll be amazed how many fat - fat - women there are in dogs, and I mean breeders/owners.)

[nagdt]

These big dogs are amazing. The dog show is always fun to watch!!!