Re: NATIONAL DOG SHOW on NBC....Repeat from yester... - Page 3

maestra · ‎03-09-2010

I have had 3 rescue cockers as part of our family dog pack. They vary in temperment but usually sweet natured, not always the sharpest knife in the drawer. I still love the breed. King Charles are also very sweet but require a lot of grooming and maintainance; our cockers often have a 'puppy cut'.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

I loved watching it. My Japanese Chin died in March. They never place in the Toy Group, and this year the Chin came in 2nd. Now I have a French Bulldog, and it won the Non-Sporting Group. I used to have Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and the one this year was gorgeous.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

@tansy wrote:
@ShowMe wrote:
@tansy wrote:
GO, Havanese!

The poor Cuban circus dog never wins
tansy......I have never seen one of these kinds of dogs.......

I just love these kinds of shows. Even though I own Mr. Lucky (cat), have always loved dogs.
***
Mine is a sweet, funny and polite little boy. He likes to dance around on his hind feet. We call it the Havanese Shuffle. I keep his black and white hair much shorter than the show dog's.

Mine twirls around; I call her the dancing bear. She's a big dog.

SusieQ_2 · ‎03-27-2012

This may have been posted in previous years. This may even be where I first saw it, I can’t recall. Anyway it’s always nice to read again!

The Perfect Dog ~ written by John O’Hurley

My son asked a question as little boys do

Of me in my wisdom and all that I knew.

“Is there a dog that is perfect?” he asked on a whim,
Well, I thought and I thought about where to begin.

“He’d have ears that were floppy… or cropped and alert
And eyes that were sleepy… or perky and pert,

He’d leap like a bunny or sit in your lap
And run fast as horses… or opt for a nap.

“A dog that is perfect would be covered in spots
Or maybe one-color … and then have spots-not.

“He’d be small as a teacup… or big as a house,

With a nose that seemed flattened … or long like a mouse,

“He’d swim and he’d hunt with a coat flying free

Or be dainty and delicate … and ‘He’d’ be a ‘She’

As I struggled to answer, and not with a clue,

My son, with a smile, said, out of the blue,

With the wisdom of children, what he already knew…

The dog that is perfect … is the one next to you.

SusieQ_2 · ‎03-27-2012

And here’s one more ~

A Thanksgiving Day Tribute to his Canine Pals

~ written by John O’Hurley

I give pause to my paws on this day of Thanksgiving,

Whether wide-eyed, or doe-eyed, or with eyes that seem hidden,

They're focused on you,

As I watch for a clue
Just wink or a touch,
Says I'm important to you.
But my words sound like woof
My voice kind of gruff,
So I know that
My thanks may seem never enough,
But this secret I share
With you on a whim
All dogs speak best with what's farthest from them,
Whether fluffy or skinny, full-sized or "a la carte"
Always watch for our tail,
It's attached to our heart.

It the last lines "Always watch for our tail--It's attached to our heart" that get me every time!

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@Snoopp wrote:
@tansy wrote:
@ShowMe wrote:
@tansy wrote:
GO, Havanese!

The poor Cuban circus dog never wins
tansy......I have never seen one of these kinds of dogs.......

I just love these kinds of shows. Even though I own Mr. Lucky (cat), have always loved dogs.
***
Mine is a sweet, funny and polite little boy. He likes to dance around on his hind feet. We call it the Havanese Shuffle. I keep his black and white hair much shorter than the show dog's.
Mine twirls around; I call her the dancing bear. She's a big dog.

@Snoopp, a Havanese? Mine's big for the breed at 20.5 pounds. And, yeah, he'll twirl if we make circles with our hands. It's not his smoothest move -- lol. 😄

silkyk · ‎03-03-2011

Thanks for the poems! Here's one of my favorites.

The Dogs at Live Oak Beach, Santa Cruz

By Alicia Ostriker

As if there could be a world

Of absolute innocence

In which we forget ourselves

The owners throw sticks

And half-bald tennis balls

Toward the surf

And the happy dogs leap after them

As if catapulted—

Black dogs, tan dogs,

Tubes of glorious muscle—

Pursuing pleasure

More than obedience

They race, skid to a halt in the wet sand,

Sometimes they'll plunge straight into

The foaming breakers

Like diving birds, letting the green turbulence

Toss them, until they snap and sink

Teeth into floating wood

Then bound back to their owners

Shining wet, with passionate speed

For nothing,

For absolutely nothing but joy.

SusieQ_2 · ‎03-27-2012

@silkyk Thanks for posting that, it was beautiful. Dogs are amazing creatures and I love that they do things "for absolutely nothing but joy." I would add they also do things from pure love and loyalty.