Westminster Kennel Club Host: Portuguese Water Dogs Require Owners Of "Equal Intelligence"

RealClearPolitics ^ | February 11, 2014 | RealClearPolitics

[Arm_Bears]

We adopted a Portie before the breed became fashionable—Lost him to spleen cancer last year.

They are intelligent, but we never let him drive.

[surrey]

What makes that sentence really funny is that Kennedy had a Water Dog.

[virgil]

Pomeranians are so cute. They say the Chihuahua is the smallest dog, but I think Poms have to be a close second. These puppies look like pits, they are in different shapes and sizes. One is small, has a ginger coat with a black muzzle, looks like she'll have ears like a Chihuahua - just adorable. One is big, has long legs, buff colored. One is short, tubby, buff colored. One is brown with a black ribbon down it's back, long droopy ears, long muzzle, short, fat legs...looks like I don't know what...basset hound-dauchund(sp?) - he's the funniest looking of them. They have Pit faces with big sad Chihuahua puppy eyes.

[Ditter]

The Bloodhound and the Corgi were our favorites too. I figured that would pick the waterdog because of sucking up to Bo obama.

[Ditter]

You are right dogs do pick up on subtle clues. The minute I shut my laptop my dogs know it is time to “go to bed”. Even before I get up out of my chair,they have started to the bedroom.

[SoKatt]

I was watching the show with a couple of girlfriends and when the waterdog won one said “That judge is a Democrat!” :) I loved the Bloodhound but am happy with the winner that they chose... lots of personality in that little body. I’m just glad that it wasn’t the Poodle.

[Ditter]

I was glad it wasn’t the poodle too. I know poodles are good dogs but the people who think that poodle haircut is cool have got to be insane. I always feel sorry for the poodle who has to run around looking like that.

[CatherineofAragon]

I watched the working dogs this morning, which is the only group I really like to see. It made me furious that I can’t even tune into a dog show without seeing the Obama name on my screen.

[Sarah Barracuda]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww so adorable, you should post the photos I would love to see the cuties. I’ll post photos of our pups if I knew how to post photos here(Ive done it before but I keep on forgetting) Nemo is 9 pounds and Maxie is 13 pounds, both always hungry begging for food..Some Pomeranian’s have a personality like they want to bite but not Nemo, he is super friendly, but if you get in his way he will give you a growl(Especially if your messing with his food :-)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Maybe he should have let it drive that night.

[TexasRepublic]

Oops! Poor Bo.

[djf]

Dogs Decoded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN96Gid6Kjo

[Ditter]

That is a great video. I watched part of it but it is long.