We were watching a dog show last night....cancel that....I was watching a dog show last night. Have you ever watched a dog show? Anyway, there are a lot of odd things about these events and I usually end up fast-forwarding past most of the show, stopping to see the boxer, great dane and bull dog, maybe the mastiffs too. Ron Reagan (I heard him interviewed once and was very specific that he was not Ron Reagan Jr) was one of the hosts. On a scale of awkward hosting, dog show hosts are somewhere between the Miss America pageant and golf tournaments. I would be happy if I never heard the phrase "what a glorious specimen he is," ever again...in my entire life.

(ummm...I'm scared)


(Yes, that really is a dog - a komondor)


(is it just me or is he really sad about his pigtails?)


(there are no words)


(pardon me, I need to go *bork*)


(These people are remarkably calm for being about to be eaten by a giant alaskan malamute)

There was one thing in particular that struck me as odd last night and I don't recall noticing this on any of the other shows I've seen. As a dog would come up to be judged, the hosts would give information about him/her including name, breed facts, show history and favorite foods. Really? Really, Ron Reagan? Favorite foods? One dog's favorite food was filet mignon, another preferred Krispy Kream doughnuts, and another preferred pizza. First of all, why are the owners of these dogs feeding them such foods? Second, how do they know it's their favorite? And third, why should I care?

I'm pretty sure Fritz's favorite foods all fall in the category of non-vegetable, which includes meat, fruit, dairy, carbs, kibble, bugs and pool water. Have I fed him things that dogs aren't supposed to eat? Sure. It's hilarious to watch him eat marshmallows, but would I call them his favorite? After watching him eat a giant cricket yesterday, and a piece of chicken the day before, I'm gonna guess no. He seems to be just as a happy no matter what culinary delight he has inhaled. Maybe his palette just isn't quite as sophisticated as those "perfect specimens" on TV last night.