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[Hiraeth]

I think the two fawns (the one handled by the woman in the yellow jacket and Monroe) are incredible dogs. I didn't get such a good look at the other dog in the top 3, work was distracting me from paying 100% attention.

I was surprised Jefe got dismissed before the final judging round, but he is really young. I hope they bring him back next year or the year after.

That was super fun to watch. Good luck to them in the final group!

[Lizgirl]

Best of Breed : GCH Divine Acres Ring Leader "Henry"

Best of Opposite Sex: GCH Journey's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes "Monroe"
(Who is a bitch by the way)

Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Ohana's Fiery Surprise! "Bernadine"

Winners Dog: Ohana's Lne I'M Feelin' Like A Million Bucks "Trump"

Select Bitch: CH Fleur De Lis's Krewe Of Mystic Of Time"Veronica"
(The natural eared fawn)

Select Dog: GCH Mavro-Twinoaks Hollywood Tough "Cruze"
(Sire to both Monroe and Major)

Award of Merit:
- GCH Patientdanes Making Waves Dori "Dori"
- GCH Gmj Daneridge Leanmeangamblingmchine "Bookie"
- CH Shoreline's Life In The Fast Lane "Becky"

Congratulations to the winners!!!

[chemist]

I like him too. Too bad his ears won't stand. *I think there are two harles with handlers in red? This current one's ears stand fine. The others did not.*

Jefe is the one gallivanting around the ring right now.

I guess I just don't know a lot about ears but how was the Harl considered if the ears weren't standing? Is it a poor crop or does that just happen from time to time?

[kayla baxter]

I'm so happy Henry won! He's Riddle's littermate and seeing him do so well makes me smile.

[oshagcj914]

I guess I just don't know a lot about ears but how was the Harl considered if the ears weren't standing? Is it a poor crop or does that just happen from time to time?

Ears that don't stand are not penalized in the ring. Sometimes they just don't stand, despite appropriate taping, especially if the crop is really long. Most show crops are pretty long. Asaah has an ear that does not stand, and her breeder is very experienced and taped consistently.

[mnmouse]

Working group results
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org...php?group=work

[DANEger]

Excited to see a Divine Acres Dog there and winning!!!! Congrats, Carolyn! I feel like I "know" Henry and rooting extra for him!!!

[Hiraeth]

Working group results
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org...php?group=work

I thought the Rott would take it. That's an outstandingly nice Rott.

I wonder why Danes never seem to place in the group and why other breeds of dog consistently do. Just popularity?

[Kumah]

I was a tad pissed that Henry didn't even get a 2nd look. The judge literally walk right by him and didn't even glance. Henry is a specimen of the breed. I did really like the Samoyed though, he moved so nicely.

The giant breeds don't ever seem to win the group, regardless of how great they are.

So proud of Team Henry for representing the breed so well!!

[Rootlis]

Danes, Mastiffs & Saint Bernards have all been entered since 1877 (139 of the show's 140 years) and none of them have ever taken Best in Show. But Newfoundlands took it twice (most recently in 2004). Danes have taken first in Group 5 times, most recently in 1983. There really does seem to be a bias against giant dogs

I was happy to see the Harls so well represented among the Danes. I was thinking maybe Danes would do better if we split them into color families like the cocker spaniels -- maybe that would double our chances!

[SuzanneRM82]

I've watched that cute little gal show a couple years now. She's amazing!

I love watching that little girl! Did she have the brindle again this year?

Divine Acres Ring Leader won....a fawn.....

Dangit I was rooting for Natural Ears or that one giant harle led by the bald man in the suit. Never got his number.

That's Bookie! We were rooting for him over here. I saw him and his handler posted on some news page on FB today. Gah, I just want to smooch his face.

[Matt77]

Yeah I have to agree I think Henry got stiffed. Well at least a German short hair pointer won. I had one as a pet growing up.

[Hiraeth]

I was happy to see the Harls so well represented among the Danes. I was thinking maybe Danes would do better if we split them into color families like the cocker spaniels -- maybe that would double our chances!

I've always wondered why this isn't a thing. It makes sense (to me) that solids should compete against solids and colored/patterned dogs should compete against colored/patterned dogs.

I wonder why ACSs have color groups and almost no other breed does.

[21softballstar]

I love watching that little girl! Did she have the brindle again this year?

Yep! A very skinny legged brindle. Literally all legs!

[oceanbluedanes]

Since the Danes are about to show, I suppose I can ask this question now: Why aren't Merles allowed to show? They have spots just like Harles, so can't be that, can it? Is it because they are gray?

Because when the breed standard was written, the genetics of merles and harls were not fully understood yet. The parent club was trying to "rid" the breed of the undesired merle color. So they excluded the color thinking if it could not be shown, it would not be bred and would eventually go away.

Now that we know all harls are genetically merles and just happen to have the modifier which whites out all the merle - we know we cannot rid the breed of merles without losing harls right along with them.

As such, it is thought that merles will be added to the list of accepted show colors at some point in the future. It is not an easy task to undertake to get that change made so it will take quite some time.