I watched a dog show…doggie heaven!

It’s no secret that I love dogs. I’ve got too many dogs at home as proof. Hahaha So when Seraph invited me to go to a dog show with him, of course I said yes. Since we saw the calendar event at PCCI the day before, we decided to check this out since his friend will also be there to showcase his husky.

The event was held at Marikina at an activity center right beside a hospital. I heard lots of dogs barking the moment I parked my car, I got so excited. It’s a good thing the event was held in an open space and at least there was a cool breeze that day or else the dogs might get tired out from the heat. There wasn’t a diverse breed lineup that day but at least it included beagles, chow chows and huskies. These were the breeds that I’m particularly inclined to watch.

There were so many chows and huskies and I had to stop myself from just going over to each of them and give them hugs!!!   Or else I would have been kicked out of the hall. hahaha Good thing I restrained myself. One thing I observed though, the owners really took a lot of time and effort on bringing their dogs there at their best. There were some last minute grooming everywhere. The dogs were obviously trained, hmmmm if I brought my dogs there, they would’ve ran amok…being untrained. haha

The dogs competed on 3 things: form and stance, alertness and obedience. First they’ve got to be presented to the judges in their best form then they have to go around in a circle with their handlers doing a kind of gentle sprint on four legs (not a gallop or else they’d get disqualified). The judge will then test for alertness using a squeak toy and right after the dog will do a final run. Lastly, they’ll do a breed lineup where the dogs will have to hold the proper pose again.

A dog has to be able to hold a pose as dictated by the handler.

 

A quick sprint on four legs.

The breed lineup.

Here are the dog breeds that we saw. We didn’t stay long though. We waited only til the huskies were shown so I never found out who came home as champs.

Chowchow

 

Of course I couldn’t resist the “butt” shot. Plus the chow with bib was just soooo adorable!

Beagle

  I’ve never seen so many beagles in one place! They were the breed with the most entries that day.

Basenji

I’m not really familiar with this breed, but I was told that they had similarities with Egyptian dingos, that’s why they look like egyptian dogs depicted in most heiroglyphs. They were really small and wth really thin legs.

Pomeranian

One word – Fluffy!

Keeshond

Another breed that I’m not familiar with, I love love their silver and black coat. I was told that they were originally called German Spitz, resembling a smaller cousin the Japanese Spitz.

Siberian Husky

When it was their turn, the hall was filled with the sound of their very unique bark or howl as some might call it. I got goosebumps seriously.

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So there, that was my first dog show. I had fun! I should remember not to wear a sun dress the next time though. There were a lot of electric fans there and they keep blowing up my dress. I can’t wait to attend the next one.

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