Westminster

Odin had the privilege of getting to compete in the 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show this past week in New York for the very first time. He was shown by his handler Terri Erickson who has been campaigning him all year long in the show ring.

Westminster for those not familiar with dog shows is one of the last benched shows in the county which means that after the dogs show in the ring they spend the rest of the show day benched so that the public can see them. Odin (and Ben) enjoyed hamming it up for the public and everyone who wanted to pet and take pictures of him throughout the day. Odin also enjoyed all the treats he was feed to keep him a happy boy.

The link to the Brittany judging at Westminster our Odin is 5th in line
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videos/Breed%20Judging/2014/Sporting/pid:YydNnSKZIaKx 

While we didn't come home with ribbons the adventure and being a part of this experience was worth every minute and hopefully we'll be lucky enough to make it back in the future before Odin retires from showing.

All in a NYC Long Weekend

We just returned from a whirlwind trip to NYC for 5 days of fun and of course the main reason for the trip, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show which Odin was competing in. The trip to NYC was a first for Ben so it was fund getting to show him as many sites as we could pack in while we had free time.

Our traveling companions included 3 other adults and 4 other digs which made for a very cozy and crazy stay at The New Yorker Hotel. We were able to see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the 9 11 Memorial, Times Square, FAO Schwartz, Empire State Building, Carnegie Deli for Ben's 1 pound corned beef sandwich, and we went to see the Phantom of the Opera.

We lucked out weather wise and only had snow one day of the trip but boy was it cold while we were there. We were very glad to have made our flight home before the blizzard that that hit the next day and look forward to hopefully a return trip in the future.