Westminster
Feb 13, 2013 11:48:52 GMT -5
Post by cait on Feb 13, 2013 11:48:52 GMT -5
Some of us consider this a sport!
Congrats Joe! (Affenpinchers are a pretty cool breed!)
P Photo/Mary Altaffer
Banana Joe became the first affenpinscher to win at the country's premier dog show.
His handler is Ernesto Lara who worked with the legendary Peter Green. Wonderful group of pros! (and yeah - i always loved when my also legendary handler Cliff Hallmark, beat Peter lol)
The Colorful History Of America's Dog Show
In 1877, New York was well on its way to becoming the world's greatest city. This was the year that a group of sporting gentlemen decided that this would be a good time to hold a dog show in Manhattan. It didn't take long before the Westminster Kennel Club, following the lead of its home town, would be on its way to becoming the world's greatest dog show.
With its spectacular beginnings and extraordinary growth in the years to follow, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was quickly reflecting the growth and success of New York City. As the dog show grew every year, so did the Westminster Kennel Club's position as the symbol of the purebred dog, with its influence being felt in show rings everywhere, and eventually in millions of television homes across the country.
Westminster has become America's Dog Show.
"Westminster gets its name from a long gone hotel in Manhattan. There, sporting gentlemen used to meet in the bar to drink and lie about their shooting accomplishments. Eventually they formed a club and bought a training area and kennel. They kept their dogs there and hired a trainer.
"They couldn't agree on the name for their new club. But finally someone suggested that they name it after their favorite bar. The idea was unanimously selected, we imagine, with the hoisting of a dozen drinking arms."
-- Maxwell Riddle, from a newspaper story quoted in
"The Dog Show, 125 Years of Westminster" by William Stifel
www.westminsterkennelclub.org/aboutwkc/history.html
Congrats Joe! (Affenpinchers are a pretty cool breed!)
P Photo/Mary Altaffer
Banana Joe became the first affenpinscher to win at the country's premier dog show.
His handler is Ernesto Lara who worked with the legendary Peter Green. Wonderful group of pros! (and yeah - i always loved when my also legendary handler Cliff Hallmark, beat Peter lol)
The Colorful History Of America's Dog Show
In 1877, New York was well on its way to becoming the world's greatest city. This was the year that a group of sporting gentlemen decided that this would be a good time to hold a dog show in Manhattan. It didn't take long before the Westminster Kennel Club, following the lead of its home town, would be on its way to becoming the world's greatest dog show.
With its spectacular beginnings and extraordinary growth in the years to follow, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was quickly reflecting the growth and success of New York City. As the dog show grew every year, so did the Westminster Kennel Club's position as the symbol of the purebred dog, with its influence being felt in show rings everywhere, and eventually in millions of television homes across the country.
Westminster has become America's Dog Show.
"Westminster gets its name from a long gone hotel in Manhattan. There, sporting gentlemen used to meet in the bar to drink and lie about their shooting accomplishments. Eventually they formed a club and bought a training area and kennel. They kept their dogs there and hired a trainer.
"They couldn't agree on the name for their new club. But finally someone suggested that they name it after their favorite bar. The idea was unanimously selected, we imagine, with the hoisting of a dozen drinking arms."
-- Maxwell Riddle, from a newspaper story quoted in
"The Dog Show, 125 Years of Westminster" by William Stifel
www.westminsterkennelclub.org/aboutwkc/history.html