2020 Westminster Kennel Club dog show - in pictures

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2020 Westminster Kennel Club dog show – in pictures

See: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2020/feb/11/2020-westminster-dog-show-in-pictures

One of several.....



If only I could be that focused!.......

KY...........

[hlthe2b]

1. I love the dogs, but wish we'd stop rewarding the "grooming" rather than the dog

Give me a big ole natural Golden Retriever, Lab or other working dog or some more simplistic breed over the frew-frew hairstyled-doggies any day. Though I do believe the winning standard poodle is a nice breed and I'm sure the winner is an excellent example...

I love all dogs, but can't we admire them as they are (more) naturally?

[smirkymonkey]

4. +1000

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Too many poodles.

[smirkymonkey]

5. Totally agree!

Why do they always choose the prissiest dogs? The cool dogs never win.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. K&R! Excellent photos and I love the dogs!

It's just that they never choose my favorites! I've had 4 cocker spaniels in my life - and they have 3 colors to choose from, but they never pick even one! And don't get me started on the Cairn Terriers (like Toto - and they often choose terriers!) or the Brussels Griffon! If they want to choose an unusual breed, that's the one for me! (I've had 2, including my Jack who is currently snoring next to me).

[KY_EnviroGuy]

8. Awww, so cute. Thanks for the photo, Rhiannon.

I had to look that one up and their faces remind me of Shih Tzu.

Looking at the Wiki on that breed, I assume yours got its coat from the spaniels:

The three variations of this dog, the Brussels Griffon (Griffon Bruxellois), the Belgian Griffon (Griffon Belge), and the Petit Brabançon, all descend from dog called a Smousje, a rough coated, small terrier-like dog kept in stables to eliminate rodents, similar to the Dutch Smoushond. The little coarse-haired dog in the foreground of the Jan van Eyck painting The Arnolfini Marriage is thought to be an early form of this breed. In Belgium coachmen were fond of their alert little Griffons d’Ecurie (wiry coated stable dogs) and in the 19th century, they bred their Griffons with imported toy dogs. Breeding with the Pug and King Charles Spaniel brought about the current breed type, but also brought the short black coat that led to the Petits Brabançon, which was originally a fault in the breed. The spaniels also brought the rich red and black and tan colour of the modern Griffon Bruxellois and Griffon Belge.

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[MountCleaners]

6. They never pick my favorite, either

I'm a fancier of Siberian Huskies...they are endlessly amusing, but maybe too rugged and clowny to win in their category or Best in Show.

Perhaps this is why....

[KY_EnviroGuy]

7. Thanks. Highly independent and as you said, a bit clowny.....

with the mind of a little kid.........

[IcyPeas]

11. that was hilarious

but what a clever doggie

[IcyPeas]

9. Siba, the winner, grooming routine:

(I was wondering if they use a flat iron on those long locks at the side of her head)

Can you tell me more about her grooming routine? Her hairstyle is even more involved than I was expecting.

It’s a lot. Her bath usually takes about two to three hours. She has a very dense, thick coat and to properly blow it out takes about two, three hours.

And how often does she get that treatment?

Once a week.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Thanks, she's a beautiful animal.

Can't imagine a family dedicating that much time to one dog each week, just for grooming.

Snip from a YouTube video I found on her:

Her owners decided that it was Siba’s time to retire after this Westminster round, making the win all the sweeter. This is only the fifth time a standard poodle has won Best in Show.

They also said they hope she can become a mom soon!

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