Ahhh, Mondays are ruff rough! Last month we got feisty and rounded up quizzes about some of my favorite terrier breeds, and now it's time to put noses down for this AKC group. Click on the familiar faces and go to ground!
 Basset Hound |
 Greyhound |
 Beagle |
 Bloodhound |
 Ibizan Hound |
 Dachshund |
 Basenji |
 Rhodesian Ridgeback |
 Whippet |
 Saluki |
Ain't nuthin' but a hound dog . . . umm, make that 26 hound dogs. For the first set showing on Monday night at MSG, the Hound Group kicked things off right!
Can you guess which of the four finalists captured the top spot for these native hunters? Take your pick and find out when you read more
Still more furry faces but, don't worry, there's still time! The latest breed-guessing challenge checks up on the pups in the Hound Group — test yourself and see how well you check out!
As usual, the first group we saw at the big show was the Hound group. Even though Uno is now retired (yet still making his rounds all over NYC . . . and the country for that matter), I was curious to see what pups would come out on top this year around. 
Between the speedy "sight" hounds and the great sniffing "scent" hounds, as long as you're not saving the results on your TiVo, find out who came out on top when you read more
Rounding up the groups competing at Crufts this year, this Samoyed Vandreem Imperial Hermioni by Berezniki won the Pastoral group. Caraway Celebrate Life, the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, won the Terrier group while a Giant Schnauzer, Jafrak Philippe Olivier, captured the Working group title. Finally it was, "Max," the Beagle (officially called Dialynne Maximus) coming out atop the Hound group. Wow, we saw some beautiful pups this year, did you have a fave from these groups, or the ones we saw last week?
It sure is hard being a star! After making the morning talk show rounds, anyone who missed this cutie-pie winner last night will surely remember his name for time to come. The ever-spunky Uno got a standing ovation (!) at the Garden . . . and responded by jumping up and baying right back! I only wish I could have found a picture of the little (big) Beagle attempting to chew on the microphones shoved in the face of his posse. Awww! Can't get enough? Check him out close up — posing inside his Westminster Cup — when you read more
The first group we saw at the big show was the Hound group. Its members include the "scent" hounds; these pooches are typically low-to-the-ground with an acute sense of smell like the Basset Hound. Also in the hound group are those that are considered "sight" hounds and use an incredible speed and stamina to relentlessly run down their quarry! It was a great group to watch (including my über-cutie fave) . . . and the results are in! Unless you've got it stored on TiVo (and you don't want to see who won just yet), read more
