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Wasabi the Pekingese wins Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show
CNN.com ^ | June 13, 2021 | Susannah Cullinane and Hollie Silverman

Posted on 06/14/2021 4:28:48 AM PDT by Cecily

A Pekingese named Wasabi won Best in Show at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday. The reserve slot, or runner-up, was given to Bourbon the whippet. The Westminster Dog Show is the second-oldest continuous sporting event in the United States, after the Kentucky Derby. It has run through world wars, previous pandemics and economic depressions. Last year, amid the pandemic, the event was moved to June.

The competition was held at the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York. It was the first time the competition has taken place outside of New York's Madison Square Garden, where it has been held every year since 1877. It was was relocated this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Bah! I would have picked Bourbon the whippet.
1 posted on 06/14/2021 4:28:48 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: Cecily

Is this what they show on Thanksgiving?


2 posted on 06/14/2021 4:30:03 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: Cecily

Damn Chinese and Japanese have taken over everything.


3 posted on 06/14/2021 4:37:50 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Cecily
I thought it was a dog show. Apparently not...


4 posted on 06/14/2021 4:39:17 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras

That’s a hamster...


5 posted on 06/14/2021 4:39:56 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Hatteras

That’s not a dog.

It’s a Fizzgig.


6 posted on 06/14/2021 4:41:29 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: EEGator

Nah, I doubt it can dance.


7 posted on 06/14/2021 4:42:34 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Hatteras

Someone lost the handle off their mop.


8 posted on 06/14/2021 4:42:50 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Hatteras

One of the judging standards for these dogs should be, “Bears at least a faint resemblance to its ancestor the wolf.”


9 posted on 06/14/2021 4:43:08 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: ConservativeInPA

Peke! It’s what’s for dinner!


10 posted on 06/14/2021 4:44:00 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Cecily

Wouldn’t help.

They’re being judged by sheep.


11 posted on 06/14/2021 4:44:33 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Cecily

Who knew it was a sporting event?


12 posted on 06/14/2021 4:45:35 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: mewzilla

Hahaha good point...


13 posted on 06/14/2021 4:46:22 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: Cecily

WAAASAAABBIIIII!!!!


14 posted on 06/14/2021 4:46:22 AM PDT by Grey182 (Trump won, Benedict is still Pope & Jeffery Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: Cecily

Yup.


15 posted on 06/14/2021 4:46:47 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Hatteras

16 posted on 06/14/2021 4:48:16 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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To: Cecily
Nailed it.


17 posted on 06/14/2021 4:51:02 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Cecily

The only dog in the finals that had to be physically CARRIED into the ring. Pitiful.


18 posted on 06/14/2021 4:51:05 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Joe 6-pack

LOL

Epic


19 posted on 06/14/2021 4:51:36 AM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Grey182

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_qNc1xCIIjg


20 posted on 06/14/2021 4:53:07 AM PDT by Grey182 (Trump won, Benedict is still Pope & Jeffery Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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