It's Officially Gone to the Dogs!!



Malachy the Pekingese

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 The scream was piercing..."Nooooooooo!!!!"

As they announced that Malachy, the Pekingese, had beaten out those renowned and stately breeds such as the German Shepherd, the Doberman Pincer, and the stately Irish Setter (a personal favorite of a friend of ours and she shows them), her scream of displeasure and disbelief about woke all the children.

"That thing looks like an Ewok from Star Wars", she exclaimed.  I have, in fact, seen pictures today that showed that if you combined Chewbacca with an Ewok, you would get Malachy.

Not being overly opinionated about dog shows, and yes there are some things I am not opinionated about, I really didn't care which dog won.  I did, however, have to agree that this is not a great choice.  I understand that Malachy met all the criteria in his class and is a fine specimen of a.....dare I say it?....dog, but his class is the "Toy" class.  How can the "Big Dog" of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show be a dust mop from a class that doesn't even have a real use other than to dust hardwood floors.

Well, Malachy won and that is all there is to it.  It may not be my idea of a dog and definitely not my wife's, she is a German Shepherd fan, but you have to admit, even Malachy looks better than some of those other breeds.  Besides...look at that face....that is his face, right?