Westminster tonight..Pics for Best in Show.. - Page 4

Gustav--- Agree completely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I think there is something disturbing about a 10 year old winning. Does that mean that the Sussex Spaniel is in great danger having no youngsters better than a 10 year old??"

LOL I'm going to use that line at the next horse show when my old mom wins a class on her 15 year old Morgan.   I wonder how many people will slap me? 

That dog was in excellent shape for a 10 year old and he showed very well.  I don't think the youngsters were disgraced by losing to him. 

Gustav, You hit the exact reason I had to stop going anywhere near the rng with gsds at AKC shows. At least, the first and breed winner had decent pigment. The second had what looked like white patches, but most importantly, had the tail tucked most of the time and a head so snipy, it could be used to chop wood. The 3rd was washed out, among other things. JMO LOVED the Scottie! That Sussex...too clunky looking for my taste, but that 10 yo was in condition. He was even able to sit up and beg at one point. :-) I don't see the public running out to run up the breed's numbers. :-)

I was talking about my old mother, not the horse.

Yes, why were there ONLY THREE GSDs? For a breed that is listed at third in popularity, what is that all about? It seems down right embarrassing! Was there an unofficial boycott? 

And another observation, I've never seen so many ankles the size of hams in my life. What's that all about? Ladies, here you are striving for perfection and condition in dogs, and then to just go and ignore those ideals for yourself? Definitely seemed more of a lady problem than a man problem from what I saw. Positively horrified my DH.

That Sussex came out of retirement last week and won, pretty amazing. Cute little bugger, nonetheless. Not my cup of tea either, but at least the damn poodle didn't win again!