Winners in the sporting group:
1st: Gordon Setter
2nd: Field Spaniel
3rd: Golden Retriever
4th: Weimeraner
New Breed: Wire-haired Vizsla (I especially like that he is named Izzy – which is the name of my favorite character from Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters books – my favorite book series of all time.)
Coming up next: The Herding Group
This is the biggest group entered at Westminster, in terms of the number of dogs entered (560). There are 30 breeds and varieties represented. Judging earlier today selected the best of each breed to compete before Judge Sam Houston McDonald of Chester Springs, PA, who chose the group winners, as follows: Best in Group: Irish Water Spaniel Group Second: Black Cocker Spaniel Group Third: Golden Retriever Group Fourth: English Springer Spaniel Up next: The Working Group
There are 28 breeds in this group, and the winners are:
4th place: Vizsla (yay!)
3rd place: ASCOB Cocker Spaniel
2nd place: Labrador Retriever
Best in Group: Irish Water Spaniel
Next up: The Herding Group
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!