our last day in new york begrudgingly arrived tuesday morning as natalie woke and headed to the office and phillip and i packed a bag for the day and got things going, too. now, even though we might have been sad that our last day was upon us, we were getting excited for what the day held. what did we end up doing? well, for starters we went to piers 92 and 94 on the hudson river to watch the day two breed judging for the westminster kennel club dog show!
happy anniversary!
for those of you not familiar with the process, in the morning before each evening show, each breed is judged individually and the best of the breed is selected. so for example, the golden retrievers are in the sporting group. now, only one golden retriever is shown in the evening, so they have to pick the best out of the bunch. how many goldens, you ask? how about 50! yes, folks. there were 50 golden retrievers being judged tuesday morning, and since phillip and i are both golden lovers, that’s exactly where you would have found us.
now, before the pups are judged they have to get all dolled up. one of the coolest things about westminster is that you get to go into the benching area where the dogs are chilling out and getting groomed. after receiving our wristbands, i led phillip over to the benching area for the sporting group and i think he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw all the goldens. these sweet faces are just irresistible! now, i urge you. no, i implore you! please scroll through the album of golden retriever photos we captured.
got your fill of goldens? i thought you might! now that their coats are glistening and smiles ready, it’s time to be judged! over in ring 10 is where all the goldens were being judged, so phillip and i snagged a couple seats so that we wouldn’t miss a thing.
the judge brought anywhere between 10 and 20 goldens into the ring at a time, which gave me the perfect opportunity to take even more pictures!
we eventually got our dose of goldens for the day, but before leaving for the afternoon we moseyed along the aisles to check out all the other dogs. i think something that always amazes me is how much stuff it takes to get these pooches ready. hair dryers, nail clippers, product. you name it, they have it. regular pampering sounds like a pretty blissful life, doesn’t it?
we saw a couple great danes, the gentle giants they are. this breed always brings a grin to my face when i see them, and this fellow was no exception.
look at that face!
and then right before we exited we found the vizslas! phillip’s sister emily has a sweet vizsla named brandy and we couldn’t leave without sending her some pictures. the one of phillip getting kisses is my favorite. 🙂
kelsey v 