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Drum roll .... The winner

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By Donna Littlejohn on February 10, 2009 10:33 PM | | Comments (0) |
Who will it be?

I've always wondered how judges of Best in Show are able to put aside their own natural preferences when they are judging so many different kinds of dogs in one group. Guess I wonder if they all don't have some sort of bias -- big dogs, little dogs. Most of us lean toward certain types of dogs. 

Looks like the Best in Show judge tonight is wearing a fur coat as she arrives at Madison Square Garden. Yikes.  PETA must really hate that. Maybe it's fake. 

Isn't is weird how people used to wear fake furs and try to convince everyone they were real? And now they try to convince everyone their real fur is fake?  Go figure.

Hey, the judge is from Rhinebeck NY, an incredibly beautiful, quaint little old town. 

So it comes down to this. Seven dogs: 

  • The Standard Poodle (no poodle cut jokes!); 
  • The Giant Schnauzzer;
  • The Scottish Deerhound; 
  • The Puli (Conrad);
  • The Scottish Terrier (Oh no! Did the Scottie just squat & pee right there in the show ring? FAUX PAUX); 
  • The old guy, the Sussex Spaniel named Stump; 
  • The Brussels Griffon (Lincoln).
The suspense builds. 

The crowd is wired. 

Sadie the Scottie looks like she's gonna pee again.

The clock is ticking.

How long can poor Sadie's bladder hold out?

The moment arrives: The ribbon & silver cup goes to: Woo-hoo! STUMP, the Sussex spaniel. Way to go, pal. 

Stump seems mildly excited, but perhaps a bit confused by all the ruckus. Gladly posing for the cameras, though. He appears to be close to a good drool.
 
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You can read more about Stump and his surprising, upset win here.




 







 






 


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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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