Very pretty dog. I swear I don’t know how the judges can decide. I was kinda rooting for either the German shepherd or the Newfoundland, and I liked the Ibizan too.
a35362, the German shepherd, Newfoundland, and Ibizan were my choices, also! I suspected the Kerry Blue would win, he’s been winning everything lately. I could see that he was a very impressive and beautiful dog, but for some reason, he didn’t arouse any emotion in me like the other three did.
Dallas, the German shepherd, was so gorgeous and noble and perfect that I actually welled up watching him! :o
They always pick the goofy dog. Dallas was the BOS, IMHO, hands down.
Best IN show, dear. And I fell in love with the Cavalier King Charles spaniels last night. We have polar tastes in pets, as I’m allergic to both the animals themselves and the mess they make - Dave likes big ol’ mutts, I like small little doggies I can carry in my purse. Plus, small little breeds are generally the ones I wouldn’t be allergic to.
I think the Kerry deserved the win. Dallas was also way up there in my choices. The Standard Poodle should have been blushing, or contemplating a change in groomers.
This sums up my attitude about yet another terrier win.
What does the Ch. stand for?
That’d be Champion, Sunspace.
Champion.
Archergal, owner of 4 Australian Shepherds, and roots for the herding breeds
I feel like Jan Brady about the Kerry. Mick, Mick, Mick! It’s not that I don’t think he deserves it, I’m just sick of seeing him take everything. I’m just glad the Peke (read shovel dog) didn’t win. That poor thing couldn’t walk with tripping over his own hair.
Ah, a man after my own heart. How could they have resisted this paragon of cute doggyness?. If my dog’s ears were long enough to be show quality, the Bassets would win every year.* She’s that cute.
*She would have won. She’s twelve now and covered with Old Dog Bumps.
Okaaaay, the hamsters ate my link.
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Query: Why do show dogs have such strange names? My dog has a normal name: Brandi Alexa. These dogs have very strange names. Topsfield Bumper Cars, Monogram I Hear a Symphony, Majenkir Raynbo’s Dazzle, just to name a few.
Part of the reason is that no two dogs registered with the AKC can have the same name. So long funny names are unlikely to have been previously used. Frequently the first word in a name is also the name the breeder has chosen for his or her kennel or breeding line.
Is this the same peke that took BiS at Crufts a couple years ago? The one that looks like Cartman? I can’t find a picture, alas…
SpazCat: your second link requires a password. But that’s a darned nice looking basset hound. And speaking of hounds, I used to be ambivalent about bloodhounds until I saw Best in Show and fell in love with the one in the movie. Sweet!
I’ve got to say, Mick is a really incredible Kerry Blue. I know Standard Poodles and Kerry Blues. The Standard was good, but he didn’t really want to be there as much as the handler did. Mick was on the top of his game, and he’s a really exceptional example. Those legs, that chest. I don’t even see any of the breed’s traditional flaws in him. Not to mention he didn’t start poinging like they tend to. Very well behaved.
Yes, Kerry Blues poing. Uncle’s used to have a six foot tall fence, and as you drove up, you’d see dog heads popping up and down behind it for a look at you.
Yeah, I need to find a new photo hosting site. Be assured Brandi is very very cute.
Turns out I was right about the Standard, it did look suspiciously like mine. The handler is the best friend of my dog’s breeder, which strongly suggests that the poodle was related to mine.
In which case I can definately tell you that he didn’t really want to be there, the first night. He did his job, but he was not into it.
It’s all about the way he held his neck and the collar.