Beagle "Uno" takes Westminster! (was forum=4) (was forum=28)Follow

When did you join the Sabo/old PJ team?

It's a neat looking dog, especially in that pose. I'm not usually partial to beagles.

It's got to be a strange life for an animal like that. The Gods in control of food get you to stop, walk, stop, pose, pose on this table, never get on any other table... it's a whole lot of strange and arbitrary rules for something that can't have it all explained to them, or WHY it's all going on.

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Why cause I didn't want this in =4

Anyone who has more than a passing understanding of what takes place at dog shows, and particularly huge ones like Westminster, knows that the winner is determined based upon a formula of one half dog and one half politics. That beagle was maybe the third or fourth best dog in the winner's group. Personally, I thought the Weimaraner was an incredible dog, and deserved to win.



Strange, perhaps, but I can assure you the quality of life for any of the animals participating in this show is miles above the typical pet. These people spend tens of thousands of dollars on these animals. And really, how strange is it for a dog to run in circles and stand and look pretty when they are a domesticated animal? Any weirder than a dog who is trained to sniff out drugs?

I'll never understand the draw to pet shows.

Yeah, I've only gone to a couple. There's a certain near-mystical weirdness about it.

I'm waiting for the AKC to start hosting baby shows.

Random amusing quote from a dog show page I was browsing...

It's an industry built upon a hobby. Nothing more to it. People with disposable income pour absurd amounts of money into all kinds of hobbies. Several of my clients are millionaires, and without their eccentricity I'd be miring away in a cubicle still.

Thank God for them.

You're correct that most shows do award a "small prize" to the winners, but there are shows that pay upward of $25,000 for a breed win. The real money is in breeding, but honestly, most people in the industry are in it for bragging rights and because they just enjoy the shows. It's a hobby.

Bassets are just awesome.

What breed is Gracie?


Here's the Domino. I need some updated pics, he's much much larger now.

Great pics!



She's a Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever/Standard Poodle mix) that I adopted from the SPCA last month. She's about 16 months old now. She's one of those supposed "designer dogs" that are popular because if the breeding turns out right and the dog gets the Poodle dander, they are hypoallergenic - making them decent pets for people with allergies to dogs normally. Unfortunately, Gracie got the Labrador Retriever dander and was given up because a child in the family was too allergic to her. I have slight animal allergies and she is by far the one that I can't have sleeping up by my face for too long - it's like having a cat for me (I'm much more allergic to cats). Still, she's wonderful and I'll not give her up.

I found this off of Wikipedia:



Snorre Jr. (the Basset) is 19 months, and Dashiell (Brittany/American Staffordshire Terrier mix) is 15 months old (yes, he's the biggest (85 lbs) and the youngest - I adopted him from the SPCA in May of 2007. Snorre I adopted from a Dachshund Rescue of all things. He was given up twice before (someone in family was allergic to him, second family had a cat that didn't like Snorre so much).

Is Domino a Great Dane? Beautiful dog!

Bones is adorable - I'd have adopted a Beagle but I've got more hound than I can handle with just the Basset!