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Dog Activities

Iditarod Standings as of 3:39 pm Monday 3/4/19

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You didn’t think I forgot about the Iditarod, did you? I’ll be posting more about this year’s race throughout the week, but for now, here are the top ten teams on the leaderboard as of 3:39 pm Eastern Time on Monday March 4th.

1 Nicolas Petit (20) Out of Rainy Pass
2 Peter Kaiser (9) Out of Rainy Pass
3 Ryan Redington (22) In to Rainy Pass
4 Jessie Holmes (5) In to Rainy Pass
5 Matt Hall (3) In to Rainy Pass
6 Linwood Fiedler (15) In to Rainy Pass
7 Wade Marrs (36) Out of Finger Lake
8 Aliy Zirkle (19) Out of Finger Lake
9 Ramey Smyth (6) Out of Finger Lake
10 Anna Berington (10) Out of Finger Lake

Animals, Dog Activities

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB JOINS WITH EEM WORLD TO HOST THE AKC AGILITY PREMIER CUP PRESENTED BY EEM

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EEMFrom The Dog Lady’s mailbag: The American Kennel Club and EEM will host the first-ever 2019
AKC Agility Premier Cup presented by EEM to be held in conjunction with the Longines
Masters of New York. The event will take place on Thursday April 25th from 4 P.M.- 9
P.M. at NYCB Live at the newly renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

This family-friendly event marks the first time AKC Agility will be held at an Equestrian event, demonstrating the amazing abilities of both horses and dogs in their respective sports. The top 60 canine agility competitors and their handlers from around the country will be invited to compete at the Invitational. Twelve dogs will be entered at each jump height (8”,12”, 16”, 20”, and 24”) for $10,000 in cash prizes. The winner will also have their name engraved on the AKC Agility Premier Cup trophy that will be displayed in perpetuity in the AKC New York Headquarters. Continue reading THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB JOINS WITH EEM WORLD TO HOST THE AKC AGILITY PREMIER CUP PRESENTED BY EEM →

Dog Activities, Dog Shows

Rescue Dog Show on Hallmark 2/19 at 8 pm Eastern

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An entrant in the belly rub contest, courtesy Hallmakr.com
A contestant in the belly rub category, courtesy Hallmark.com
OK, all you dog show lovers, prepare yourselves. This new dog show doesn’t care about pedigrees! While most dog shows focus on each dog’s level of conformance to an ideal breed standard, this show judges things like Best Wiggle Butt, Best Snoring, Best Couch Potato, and Best Underbite. Hosted by Rebecca Romijn and Rich Eisen, the show will feature celebrity judges.

The show is sponsored by Adopt-A-Pet.com, and seeks to end animal homelessness.

Preview the contestants and tune in Tuesday at 8 pm Eastern.

Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!

Dog Activities, Dog News

K-9 Finds Huge Stash of Fentanyl at Mexican Border

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Belgian Malinois Dog Head Shot With Green BackgroundFrom The Dog Lady’s mailbag:

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Commercial Facility seized nearly $4.6 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine totaling close to 650 pounds on Saturday [1/26/19] from a Mexican national when he attempted to enter the United States through the Port of Nogales. The seizure is the largest seizure of fentanyl in CBP history. The methamphetamine seizure represents the third largest at an Arizona port. Continue reading K-9 Finds Huge Stash of Fentanyl at Mexican Border →

Dog Activities, Dog Shows

Westminster 2019: The Field for Best in Show

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Competing in tonight’s Best in Show competition for the biggest jewel in the crown:

Hound Group: Long-Haired Dachshund GCHP DC Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE, better known as Burns

Toy Group: Havanese GCHG CH Oeste’s In The Name Of Love, aka Bono

Non-Sporting Group: Schipperke GCHP CH Rivendel’s Barefoot Bandit, call sign Colton (Excused due to conflict)

Herding Group: Bouviers des Flandres GCHS CH Quiche’s Major League, commonly called Baby Lars

Sporting Group: Sussex Spaniel GCHS CH Kamand’s Full Of Beans @ Erinhill, call sign Bean

Working Group: Boxer GCHP CH Cinnibon’s Bedrock Bombshell aka Wilma

Terrier Group: Wire Fox Terrier GCHB CH Kingarthur Van Foliny Home called King by those who love him

From this group (which didn’t include ANY of the dogs in my original ProPlan bracket), I would choose the Boxer.