Wednesday, February 23, 2011

same, same different

this is geno the dachshund, he won best of breed at the westminster show this year.

this is claire.
once more.

geno.
claire.

previous to seeing geno, i was under the impression that claire was a dachshund plus (more). now i wonder whether claire is a dachshund at all. the biggest differences here being claire's HUGE, up tilting rump, her short snout and ears, and the length of her legs. right, and the texture and length of her fur and girth/shape of her tail. and weight distribution. i'll stop.

winnie's breed was not represented at the show. but to be fair..

winnie.
yes. well, none of the breeds reminded me even remotely of her. really i couldn't find any pictures of akc champion dogs who were crouched and paralyzed with fear. but i suppose her physical constitution is best represented by mckenzie the pointer:
and her personality of sienna the italian greyhound:
but let's face it, winnie would never even make it through the doors of madison square garden, let alone the end of my driveway. and claire would probably bite the judge and poop in the middle of the arena.

(photos from nytimes)

3 comments:

Jessica + Jeremiah said...

claire's much cuter than the dachshund! :)

Unknown said...

a few things to note:
1) claire and winnie's handler is quite the professional.
2) claire is clearly the cuter one... the sloped nose hotdog dog... not so cute.
3) winnie's mug shot shows us that she is NEVER ever scared.

Mt. Marcy said...

Claire told me that she was not even a dog, but rather a goddess.