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Old 02-07-2014, 09:23 AM
 
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In the Performance Competition.

I say, bravo!!! Go Mutts!!!

Westminster Dog Show opens to mixed-breeds -- and it's about time - ESPN New York

NEW YORK -- The poodles trimmed like topiaries and the Komondors who look like four-legged Rastafarians, the Afghan hounds with their shimmering shanks of Jennifer Aniston hair and pint-size Maltese that are always gamboling three steps ahead of their handlers will have some different exotic company this weekend, now that the 138-year-old Westminster Kennel Club has decided to admit mixed-breed dogs -- that's right, mutts! -- into the nation's most celebrated and sent-up dog show.
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Old 02-07-2014, 09:38 AM
 
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Oooohhhh.... I'll enjoy watching this!!!
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Old 02-07-2014, 09:39 AM
 
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Oooohhhh.... I'll enjoy watching this!!!

The little tan guy in the picture sort of looks like my Jack Russell mix.
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Old 02-07-2014, 12:09 PM
 
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This is stupid hype! I betting NONE of the Obedience or Agility Events will be aired! Where Mutts have always been earning Titles...so nothing new! Heck most of the Confirmation not shown...just not enough air time! I do wonder with the Over Crowding at MSG Where they going to Have these Rings set up?
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Old 02-07-2014, 12:28 PM
 
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The AKC has instituted a program now that mixed breeds can get registered and compete in all companion events.
https://classic.akc.org/mixedbreeds/index.cfm

Westminster only has the agility trial and you and your partner must have qualified to compete.
WKC Dog Show Info - The Masters Agility Championship At Westminster - WestminsterKennelClub.org

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Dog Show TV Coverage - Schedules, Times, Dates & Listings - USA Network - WestminsterKennelClub.org

The AKC also has a program to register pure breed dogs without papers, often they are rescues.
Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinite Listing Privilege
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Old 02-07-2014, 12:47 PM
 
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This is stupid hype! I betting NONE of the Obedience or Agility Events will be aired! Where Mutts have always been earning Titles...so nothing new! Heck most of the Confirmation not shown...just not enough air time! I do wonder with the Over Crowding at MSG Where they going to Have these Rings set up?
If I remember the article correctly, the agility will not be at MSG.

By the way, the hype isn't because it may or may not be aired, but that they're allowing mutts in.
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Old 02-07-2014, 02:22 PM
 
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I would imagine the mutt agility will be at the Piers, along with the breed judging. What we see on USA TV is a tiny bit of the actual show.

What shocked me was in looking at the schedule, parking at the Piers is only $30/day.
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:05 PM
 
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The real Hype should be that they are including Agility in the 1st place. Mutts Have Always been allowed in those events....where there have been agility trails. Read RW links folks! Learn How Your dog can Earn AKC Titles!
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:07 PM
 
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Dale where are the Piers?
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:17 PM
 
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Dale where are the Piers?
Over on the Hudson.

Yeah, looks like Pier 94 for Agility.

The Westminster Kennel Club will add to its incomparable legacy in the sport of dogs in 2014 when it stages The Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, between the hours of 11AM and 10PM at Pier 94 in New York City.

WKC Dog Show Info - The Masters Agility Championship At Westminster - WestminsterKennelClub.org
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