Let's Go To The Dog Show In Our Living Room!

Monday, Feburary 11, 2013 and Tuesday, February 12, 2013, you can turn on your TV and watch Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show right at home! This show takes place in Madison Square Garden, New York City and will be live on CNBC Monday and USA Network on Tuesday. Both nights, the time is 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Eastern.

Monday night, the Groups judged will be Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding. Tuesday will be Sporting, Working and Terrier Groups as well as Best In Show. 

During the day, watch individual breeds in various rings live at http://characterchatter.usanetwork.com/wkc/show.php

This is Buddy, our Lhasa Apso. His Group is Non-Sporting, although Lhasas were originally in the Terrier Group. Buddy is our super family pet and from my knowledge of show dogs, he is a little big for competition. We are glad of that because we love Buddy just as his is . . . our companion. FYI, Lhasa is the capitol of Tibet. I have had other Lhasas but the breed I was most involved with was Shih Tzu. The Shih Tzu originated by crossing a Lhasa and a Pekingnese. 

Enjoy the show and REMEMBER . . . there is a written standard for each breed and the judge is looking for specific points indigenous to that breed. 

There is a Facebook Page for Westminister and David Frei, a judge himself, has been feeding us lots of historical facts the past few weeks. He generally is narrating the show and makes it very interesting. 

By the way, he is inviting you to send a picture of your dog watching the show . . . 

If you would like to see what order the groups will be, and when your favorite breed will be shown, go to this link:

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2013/show/news/judges_052512.html