# The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2006 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306 "2006-02-13T18:08:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/21 "2006-02-15T02:39:34Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The Golden Retriever won the Sporting Group, which just does not make my heart sing. It seems like such a boring choice to me. But we did get to see a nice Gordon and English Springer. The golden looks to me like a pretty special dog. I’m kind of rooting for him (her?) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/22 "2006-02-15T03:20:01Z")
That Puli looks like a walking fringe! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/23 "2006-02-15T03:50:36Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The Golden Retriever won the Sporting Group, which just does not make my heart sing. It seems like such a boring choice to me. But we did get to see a nice Gordon and English Springer. Yeah, the English Springer didn’t make the cut! We wuz robbed!!! Golden retriever, how boring. Everybody goes nutz over them. Springers are so underappreciated!! (Why no, I’m not biased. Just ask Phyllis and Dottie here.) ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/24 "2006-02-15T03:58:09Z")
I like the dog that won, too. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/25 "2006-02-15T04:05:14Z")
That was a _stunning_ Rottweiler, just about brought tears to my eyes. He was being handled by his owner/breeder, which is real uncommon. Naturally I’m biased, since I’ve had Rotties since 1986 - my two were on the couch watching with me. 🙂 But, I’m glad the Rottweiler didn’t win BIS. The breed is in enough trouble and doesn’t need any more publicity. I was rooting for Margot the Deerhound. But the Bull Terrier that won - who couldn’t love that face! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/26 "2006-02-15T04:22:47Z")
YAY for Rufus! I was on pins and needles for the final decision. My mantra was _as long as it isn’t the dalmation, I don’t care._ My choice: Rottweiler Bull Terrier Deerhound Pug Herding dog Golden Dalmation ---
**Author:** ![kaiwik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaiwik/32/3978_2.png) [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/27 "2006-02-15T05:52:25Z")
For anyone interested in watching the breed judging (each individual breed competes against it’s own before going to group, the BIS) check out [http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2006/results/breed/index.html](http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2006/results/breed/index.html) Westminster is my Superbowl!!! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/28 "2006-02-15T07:18:42Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Golden retriever, how boring. Everybody goes nutz over them. Springers are so underappreciated!! …although my dog is not proof of them being underappreciated. I hope yours are. Apparently a Golden has never won the WKC. But you know, rooting for US Steel and all. There were a lot of really typical breeds (or that was how I saw it) in the final. A Golden, a Pug, a Rottweilers, a Dalmatian and an Olde English Sheepdog? I guess I would’ve liked a little more exotic-ness, but I don’t claim to know anything about breed standards. I just like looking at the dogs. Once they got to Best in Show, I was pulling for the Deerhound and the Dalmatian. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/29 "2006-02-15T15:47:40Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Rufus, whom I love for all things squatty and goofy looking, made me very happy. My husband does not like Rufus because of his egg shaped head. Which was exactly why he won! Poor Mr. Ujest! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306/30 "2006-02-15T15:53:38Z")
And, Rufus is a raw fed dog! 🙂 Like quite a few show dogs, doesn’t eat kibble (and certainly not Purina, ugh, nasty.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-westminster-kennel-club-dog-show-2006/344306.md?page=1)