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  • #4005
    casey
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    The little affenpincher took the trophy – what a way to go into retirement!

    #37825
    bluebonnet
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    I liked all the dogs in the finals, and am happy for little Joe.  He seemed excited to win. 

    #37919
    Bonbon
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    I can’t believe someone would name their dog after a gangster (well, Bananas, actually)!  Maybe they’ll name his puppies Al Capone, Killer Kelly and Bonnie and Clyde.  :o)

    I wonder if an affenpincher has ever won before.  To me, those little dogs always look like they’re angry.  We had one when I was little-bitty and she wasn’t the friendliest thing.  You could pet her but not hold her.

    #37920
    casey
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    and I read some criticism from other breeders that it was another example of a cute toy dog taking the prize. I would hope any judge worth their salt would award the dog with the best attributes of his breed.

    #37926
    Bonbon
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    There have been cute toys that have won before.  But then, people have become so critical of everything now days.  A Peke won last year and there have been several min. poodles, a bichon,a papillon and others.  BTW, his name is Banana Joe (oops…not Joe Banana), so he wasn’t named after a gangster.  :o)  Guess I have dyslexia.  I love some of the names people pick for their dogs…race horses too.

    If you like dogs there was a very good show on The History Cannel (I think it was) last night called Science of Dogs about the genetics of dogs and how man has changed the breeds and their standards and in such a relatively short time.  It was really interesting.  They also had Science of Cats right after it but I only watched snippets of that.  Catch it if you can.

    #37960
    justwondering
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     I don’t see how they can compare small dogs to large ones. it seems like there should be 2 winners, one for each size. 

    #37965
    casey
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    one breed/dog to another. But rather which individual approaches his breed standard better than another does his.

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