Greetings from beautiful downtown Monroe, Michigan. Yes, it’s our last, biggest dog show trek of the season, which culminates a week from Sunday at the Montgomery Co. Kennel Club. As you’ll likely have noticed, our intrepid guest bloggers are already in to pick up the slack. I’ll be on line only occasionally, so direct your best finds to the Reader Tips thread.
Today was muchly successful, Can.Ch.Minuteman Venus Flytrap taking a 4 point major at the Miniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan specialty, my travel companion’s Scottie finished her American championship title with a 4 point win, and our Soft Coated Wheaten client’s dog also picked up a major score. Of course, this information means nothing to 99% of you, but I don’t care. All Saskatchewan dogs, all now greatly feared and admired.
If I can get photos off this camera without my laptop cacking, I’ll post some later.
Well, the ones at ringside didn’t turn out well enough to use, but here’s one of Venus taken in August.
Leftard bigot flounced:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/01/cnn.sanchez/index.html?hpt=T2
Go Saskatcheschnauzers!
congratulations kate! even if the nuance is lost on me. come back safely – it’s not the same without you.
I don’t understand ‘classes’ ‘scores’ and ‘majors’ when it comes to dog shows, but I do understand that these dogs are great and all your hard work is being rewarded! Thanks for sharing the good stuff with your friends here.
Congrats!…and more pix please!
Get out of the way, Team Saskatchewan’s coming through!
Godspeed to you, Kate, and to “your little dogs too”!
Okay two questions. One) how do you get bowzer to stand like that. Two) I understand how judges judge different breeds of the cattle in shows since they all serve the same purpose. Beef, or dairy. But how do you judge different breeds of dogs who are breed for wildly different reasons???
Kate does 1st Class, the blog, the dogs, and I’m sure life.
Congrats on all!
I’m with Madmaxxx:
As the owner of a golden retriever with an attitude, the first thing I thought when I saw the pic is “how in hell does she get the dog to stand like that, and stay in that position long enough to snap a pic”?
Great looking dog Kate. Good on ya for a big win.
madmaxxx:
Simple. Each recognized breed has a standard. The winner is the one (should be the one anyway) who in the judges opinion most closely approximates the standard for its breed.
Oh yeh Black Mamba, I can say that three times quickly. 😉
Kate, tell the competition it is the gopher diet.
Kate! Check your e-mail. Invitation extended seeing as you’re in our neck of the woods.
Congratulations!
It takes such a lot of hard work and dedication to get one’s dog ready for a breed show – so well done!
Mind – I’m only doing obedience (just training my new girlie, a BCX) which is a different bit of hard work.
But win or lose – what would life be without our dogs!
Well, Scoobie snacks all around! Congrats.
Kate:
Make sure to stop at a White Castle on your trip. I wouldn’t feed them to your dogs, but I’ve happily scarfed down a sack or two in my time.
GORGEOUS dog, Kate!
Well done. Tally O, Pip! Pip!
Woof! Woof!
Bruce: ” … how in hell does she get the dog to stand like that, and stay in that position long enough to snap a pic?”
Kate’s a tough task master, I’m sure. The only thing that dogs (and kids, frankly) understand is HIERARCHY: I’m bigger, stronger, tougher than you, so you’d better do what I tell you/ask you to do. AND, I care for you, but don’t get out of line, or THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES.
It’s called the law of the jungle or, once the Brits got a hold of it, law and order.
I still see my dog running away!
Well welcome to Michigan, even if you were on the ugly side of the state. 🙂
You must be one of the idle rich we hear about. I didn’t know there were big bucks in dog shows.