dog show

I'm not allowed to watch the Westminster Dog Show anymore because the Pedigree Foundation commercials make me cry and threaten to turn me into a dog hoarder.  But I read this morning that the Cairn Terrier didn't win Best in Show and just wanted to say Gus and Ollie's people were robbed!

Look at all that ridiculous adorableness! 

Oh well, good for the Scottish Deerhound.  Gus and Ollie are still Best in World. 

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First, an update: Since everyone was so kind during Gus's health scare, I wanted to let you all know the very good news! His spinal tap and other brain tests came back perfectly normal, so he's probably got that weird, but harmless, head wobbling movement disorder.

We're supposed to keep an eye on him and take him in if there's anything weird, but the regular vet and the neurologist vet were both very pleased with all his test results and think that there's nothing major to worry about.
WHEW!
Now, a confession: I can't watch the Olympics.

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Yes, I'm still mad at the IOC for the whole "let's exclude some ski jumpers just because they're girls" thing, but that's not why. I can't watch because they always, always, always pan the camera to the losers face at the end of the event.

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Oh sure, first you get to see the winner's glowing face, full of pride and joy at their incredible accomplishment, but then the damn cameraman pans over to the person who got silver, or even worse, the one who just missed getting bronze.

I just can't take it, my heart breaks every time.

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And don't even get me started about how much it hurts me to watch someone fall. (pretty sure it hurts them more, but still.)

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So last night, after a long days work, we decided to watch the Westminster Dog Show instead of skating. (fyi, Gus and Ollie already won Best in World)

Their cameramen still pan over to show the losers, but win or lose the dogs wag their tails, get treats and look generally delighted. And the trainers look pretty happy too.



I thought my heart was safe, until the first commercial. (this isn't the exact one they showed, but it's the same idea.)

Dear Pedigree, just one question: are you trying to kill me?!?!?

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After my heart was completely smashed, knowing there was no way he'd agree to us getting a third dog, I tried to convince Steven that we should foster a dog waiting for his forever home.

He was so not convinced, and suggested we change the channel to the Olympics before the next commercial break.

I can't really blame him, 2 dogs is already a lot and we've got a really busy spring and summer coming up, but I'd really like to find out more and see if it's something we can do sometime.

Gus and Ollie would love it. (I didn't pose them this way, just found them sleeping like that.)

Have any of you fostered a dog? Do you know anyone who has?

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I read that the Westminster dog show starts tonight and I am wondering  how they can possibly declare a Best of Breed for Cairn Terriers or Best of Group for Terriers in general when Gus and Ollie are not there.  

I won't even talk about Best in Show, because Gus and Ollie are clearly Best in World.

word

15 Wonderful Words that have no English equivalent.  

#5 and #15 are my favorites.   

1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
 
2. Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
 
3. Lampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the infra-red glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
 
4. Luftmensch (Yiddish)
The Yiddish have scores of words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense. Literally, air person.
 
5. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet? This is the word for it.
 
6. Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.
 
7. Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.
 
8. Gumusservi (Turkish)
Meteorologists can be poets in Turkey with words like this at their disposal. It means moonlight shining on water.
 
9. Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.
 
10. Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.
 
11. Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.
 
12. Glas wen (Welsh)
A smile that is insincere or mocking. Literally, a blue smile.
 
13. Bakku-shan (Japanese)
The experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.
 
14. Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.
 
15. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.