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February 16, 2011, Wednesday
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A Chinese shar-pei threw a wrinkle into Westminster.
With no clear-cut favorite to win at America's top dog show held at Madison Square Garden in New York, Miss Jayne Hathaway seized her chance. She became the first of her breed to reach the final best-of-seven ring.
"I knew she was good enough, but I'm surprised," co-owner Jeff Mauk said on Monday night.
Competing against bichon frises, bulldogs and standard poodles in the non-sporting group, Chinese shar-peis don't always stand out.
"They're great dogs, but they're not really a glamour dog," handler Clint Livingston said.
But their heavily wrinkled mug - Livingston calls it a "hippopotamus face" - sure gets attention. That's the key for them to look good when showing.
"You want it to be nice and full. If they get stressed, they lose a lot of water in their face and it gets thin," he said.
Miss Jayne Hathaway - named after the character in "The Beverly Hillbillies" - will be up against a wide-open field in Tuesday's best in show. There's a bearded collie named Mister Baggins that won the herding group, a Pekingese that was the top toy in his Westminster debut and a 38.5kg Scottish deerhound called Hickory that ruled the hounds.
The top sporting, working and terriers were due to be picked late yesterday, and judge Paolo Dondina of Italy will point to the best in show later today.
Nearly 2,600 dogs are competing in 179 breeds and varieties, and they all carry the abbreviation "Ch." before their names. It stands for champion, since every purebred dog at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club event has already been a winner somewhere.
With no clear-cut favorite to win at America's top dog show held at Madison Square Garden in New York, Miss Jayne Hathaway seized her chance. She became the first of her breed to reach the final best-of-seven ring.
"I knew she was good enough, but I'm surprised," co-owner Jeff Mauk said on Monday night.
Competing against bichon frises, bulldogs and standard poodles in the non-sporting group, Chinese shar-peis don't always stand out.
"They're great dogs, but they're not really a glamour dog," handler Clint Livingston said.
But their heavily wrinkled mug - Livingston calls it a "hippopotamus face" - sure gets attention. That's the key for them to look good when showing.
"You want it to be nice and full. If they get stressed, they lose a lot of water in their face and it gets thin," he said.
Miss Jayne Hathaway - named after the character in "The Beverly Hillbillies" - will be up against a wide-open field in Tuesday's best in show. There's a bearded collie named Mister Baggins that won the herding group, a Pekingese that was the top toy in his Westminster debut and a 38.5kg Scottish deerhound called Hickory that ruled the hounds.
The top sporting, working and terriers were due to be picked late yesterday, and judge Paolo Dondina of Italy will point to the best in show later today.
Nearly 2,600 dogs are competing in 179 breeds and varieties, and they all carry the abbreviation "Ch." before their names. It stands for champion, since every purebred dog at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club event has already been a winner somewhere.
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