Is he looking for a new 'lady'? ;)
I am the pickiest snit on earth about Dobes and the *only* thing I would change about her is for her to have the wee-est bit more under jaw.
And that’s it.
The dog is damn near perfection.
[but her being kinfolk to ‘Halla via the Briarwood lines ~might~ influence me just a *tiny* bit]
She got ripped off by the stinking Peke last year and the politics of the announcers droning on about “hey...who else has a Portuguese Water Dog?” crap this year.
She’ll have the last laugh.
The dog is a compulsive winner.
Her accomplishments are greater because of the sheer number of other Dobes she’s had to beat just to become a champion.
PWDs have a very small breed class and have to beat *far* fewer dogs to win.
“Easy champions” are common in the uncommon breeds.
More dog shows need to require the breeds to be able to perform the function for which they were originally bred.
The dog able to perform the most impressive feats would then become “best in show”, as opposed to whomever the judges decide is most deserving of winning a canine beauty contest.
We can’t help it if the larger breeds would, by and large, trump the smaller breeds given those parameters. ;)
Is he looking for a new 'lady'? ;)
I must be psychic because I knew I would see you on this thread when the title came up, LOL!
I know it's personal preference and all that, but I don't even bother to watch those dog shows anymore, because I know that the winner is going to be some little ball of fur rolling across the floor instead of a beautiful Doberman, or Shepherd, or Malamute.
Like I said, no offense to owners of small dogs...I'm just biased.
She knows how to pose for the camera too! And I like your comment about the necessity to beat many other dogs in her breed to get in the finals vs. a dog that comes from a much smaller class.
That is what I don’t understand about the Goldens who usually come from a field of 100 entries. Surely the best of breed of a group that large must have SOMETHING to recommend it, but they are always left out in the cold when the ribbons are handed out. Not fair.
The big dog shows should be advertised as giving prizes to the “most unusual”, the “newest”, etc. ‘Cause they sure don’t give them to the most popular dogs.
And don’t get me started on those ugly Pekinese dogs that can’t even waddle around the ring....