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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog Show

February 13th, 2013Top Story

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog Show

By Barry Petchesky

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowThis is Sullivan. He won best of opposite sex in the Great Dane competition, which means he gets a ribbon and balloons and the cow dog next to him gets nothing. (Neither have any idea who won, or that there was even a competition. Dogs are fantastic.) Anytime you see a Great Dane owner telling their dog that they're a "good boy," you can tell them that he's not as good as Sullivan. Sullivan is officially the best boy in America.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowThis is the Russell Terrier, one of two breeds being shown at Westminster for the first time in 2013. It's similar to, but distinct from, the more well-known Jack Russell Terrier. It was developed in Australia, and is slightly stockier, has a rough coat, and anecdotally keeps a more even keel. I'm not sure if this guy was in the show, or just stowed away in the luggage.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowThey've even more fun in pairs.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowIt's almost not fair to be a dog when a Golden Retriever comes around. No one's going to pay attention to you. No one's going to take your picture. They're going to flock to the Golden, who's invariably calm and smiling and receiving a line of people waiting to scratch behind its ears. Life is pretty good when you're perfect.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowThis is a rat. I'm not sure how it got in my dog photos.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowSeconds after this was taken, this Husky stole a piece of gum out of a girl's mouth. We were all very impressed.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowCerberus, only if the heads wore sparkly and pink collars, and, being Boxers, were functionally unsuitable for following commands.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowMe with Seymour from that one really sad episode of Futurama. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowThe judging's over. The hard part's done. Now it's time for a dog to just be a dog, you know?

Here Are 2,000 Photos We Took At The Westminster Dog ShowGoodnight, Westminster. Until next year.

(PSA: Adopt a shelter dog [or cat]!)

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