[Ag-eq] Westminster Dog Show

Sat Feb 17 22:52:03 UTC 2018

Matt's other choices were border collie and there are 4 breeders in
Virginia and airdale terrier and there are also 4 breeders in
Virginia.

Susan
dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com

On 2/17/18, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sounds nice.  I've never known a Brittany, but spaniels are supposed to be
> lovely dogs.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Westminster Dog Show
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> Well, Matt narrowed his list down to 3, leaning mostly to the Britny
> Spaniel.  The main thing is that the males are between 30 and 40 pounds and
> the females are 20 to 30 pounds.  Short haired with feathering on back of
> legs with a short or stubby tail.  Also, there are 6 AKC breeders in
> Virginia.
>
> The absolute must that has to be checked with the breeder is they have to
> be
> screened for the blood dis order of hemophilia.  Males suffer from it more,
> but females can be carriers.
>
> One thing that was stressed while watching the dog show was the
> misconception that buying a mixed breed like those crossed with poodles,
> does not filter out health problems in the other breeds.  All it does is
> increase the chance of disorders because now you have added the
> possibilities of problems that the poodles are known for.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>
> On 2/17/18, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> A couple years back, my brother bought one of those "designer" dogs,
>> aka a mixed breed.  It is billed as a miniature golden, and is a
>> golden mixed with some kind of spaniel to keep it small-medium-sized.
>> Sounds like a nice idea to me.  And I bet she's adorable as
>> all-get-out.  Just mentioning it.
>> Full of curiosity as to what Matt fancies.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood
>> farm via Ag-eq
>> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:41 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Westminster Dog Show
>>
>> Matt was real interested in the agility compotition and I think that
>> every other dog that went up, he'd say that was the dog he wanted.
>> Just listening to him had me doubled over laughing.  He was like a kid
>> in a candy shop!  He has widdled his dog list from 28 to 6.  I'll let
>> you know what his two final dogs to choose from will be.  He is
>> looking for something between a spaniel or a terrier, but the terriers
>> don't do well with smaller animals.  So, we'll see what comes out in
>> the wash.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>
>> On 2/16/18, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Wow Susan, congratulations to your cousin!
>>> I watched the dogshow!  My mother was into showing.  Her breed was
>>> Irish wolfhounds, and, later, she got a nice Brussells griffon.  We
>>> went to Westminster a couple times.  It was fun to meet different
>>> dogs, but it was also really crowded.  Oh, and it was fun to walk
>>> around the vendors, and see all the dog-related stuff.  Equipment,
>>> toys, treats, jewelry ... you name it, it was probably there
>>> somewhere.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> farm via Ag-eq
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2018 7:54 PM
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>>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Westminster Dog Show
>>>
>>> I don't know if anyone on the list watched the dog show earlier this
>>> week, but my husband and I did and now we are doing the happy dance!
>>> You ask
>>>  why?  Well, I'll tell you.
>>>
>>> My cousin, Wes, breeds and shows Golden Retreavers and has done so
>>> for quite a  while.  His two year old male, Decoy qualified to
>>> participate in the Westminster dog show in New York, which happened
>>> the first of this  week.
>>> There were over 201 breeds represented and over 2,800 dogs and
>>> representing all 50 states and 16 countries.  The Golden Retreaver
>>> class had 52 dogs and Decoy won Reserve Grand Champion.  This means
>>> he was the number 2 dog in all the AKC showings.
>>>
>>> Matt already has a list of breeds he is researching for another
>>> inside
>> dog.
>>> Matt was texting Wes the entire time they were in New York.  I told
>>> Wes that if Matt had gone with them, they would have had to leave him
>>> in the room because he would have driven them crazy wanting to be
>>> everywhere seeing/petting/hugging any dog he could have gotten hold
>>> of.  .  Wes said there were so many people there that they couldn't
>>> even get close to watch his class, so they found someone who was
>>> sitting in the front row to film it for them.  Decoy's handler was
>>> suppose to be a guy named David, however, when they  arrived and
>>> while unloading the cages, there was greese on the floor and David
>>> slipped and face planted flat on the floor.  He spent all of Monday
>>> in the emergency room because they thought he tore his rotater cuff.
>>> David's wife Jennifer, had to fly up from Georgia to show the
>>> remaining 3 dogs.  He was showing/handleing 5 dogs in the two days.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>>
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