[Magdalen] Watching Westminster

[Charles Wohlers]

My sister-in-law was the youngest to win at Westminster, at the time (1950), 
for best brace of dogs. They raised Shelties.
She was 10 and I have no idea what she wore.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: ME Michaud
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 6:02 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Watching Westminster

Boy do I agree with that.

Someone I know slightly won with her Corgi one year. I was so proud of her!
And she dressed beautifully, too (black slacks, black jacket, black flats).

We do so look forward to this. And we have cable here, so we can see it.
-M


On Monday, February 13, 2017, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I do this every year, and I watch other dog shows too. I really mostly 
> love
> the junior handling, obedience, and agility competitions, but it's always
> fun for me to watch the conformation part and see if I can outguess the
> judges. Mostly I can't, because I tend to root for my favorite breeds, but
> occasionally I do. Today, watching what little they showed of junior
> handling, I was absolutely captivated by a seven year old girl showing a
> borzoi. She was barely taller than the dog, but the dog did exactly what
> she wanted it to! It was absolutely magical, like a little princess with
> her huge companion.
>
> However, one thing that always bothers me about handlers, mostly the
> females but occasionally the males, is their attire. So many of them dress
> in a manner that is distracting from the dogs...tight and or short skirts,
> flashy or glitzy things, bright colors...some of it quite unflattering to
> them, also. I wish the kennel clubs, or the dog fancy as a whole, would
> crack down and institute a policy requiring clothing in neutral colors, no
> glitz, not skin-tight, and of a reasonable length. It would certainly be a
> relief to a lot of the viewers and the spectators. These things are
> supposed to be about the dogs you are showing, not about YOU. *end of 
> rant*
>