Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Have pet, will travel

2013-02-11 06:25:00

When the 137th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show arrives in New York City next week, even the small breeds will be living large. That's because pet travel is booming across the United States, with more travelers than ever taking along their four-...

Davidsonville dog is Westminster-bound

2013-02-10 09:05:00

This weekend, he'll be brushed in his Davidsonville home to remove loose strands. He'll get a special bath with custom-blended shampoo, then a blow-dry in Annapolis. Then he'll down a little motion-sickness medicine for his ride to New York. Come...

Westminster Fallfest flexes its muscle in aid of nonprofits

2012-09-25 11:18:00

When the 2012 Westminster Fallfest celebration kicks off on Thursday night, Sept. 27, with the annual parade, Woody Higgs will be right at the front. Higgs, along with five other residents representing Special Olympics-Maryland, Carroll County, will...

Dogs, wings and karaoke round out four days of fun at Westminster Fallfest

2012-09-25 11:37:00

Westminster's annual Fallfest kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 27, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 30, filling the downtown area with days and nights of activity and celebration. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday;...

4-H members helping Howard County Fair go to the dogs

2012-07-26 20:28:00

With Maura McGraw running beside her, Penny the French hound hurtles through the 24-foot-long tunnel of red nylon in her owners' backyard in Woodbine. And when the 7-year-old pooch races out the other end, Maura is there, waiting to heap on the praise....

Why is your breed of dog the best breed?

2012-02-12 20:37:02

It's all politics Diane Pucin Los Angeles Times How has the Glen of Imaal terrier not yet won the Westminster Kennel Club dog show you ask? You ask, don't you? Politics! Darn politics. The hardy breed comes from the Glen of Imaal in County Wicklow,...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

2012-02-12 12:33:00

A rundown of what's going on the week of 2/13-2/19. MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance The Secret World of Arriety A Separation This Means War NOTABLE TV MONDAY BET Honors (special; 9 p.m.; BET) Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show...

Fox family dog gets national attention on Thanksgiving Day

2011-11-28 12:54:00

When Fulton Republican Greg Fox was campaigning to be re-elected to his District 5 County Council seat last year, he found more than politics to talk about at one person's home. While knocking door-to-door, Fox came across a Tibetan Terrier and became...

Local dogs take top prizes at World Canine Disc Championship

2011-09-29 08:08:00

Maryland, it seems, has some bragging rights and some very high-flying dogs. Two of the state's best canine athletes took top prizes in one of the 2011 Hyperflite Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship. Unlike other more sedate dog events, like the...

Westminster glory eludes local dog duo

2011-02-15 16:14:00

Despite taking two dogs to the country's most prestigious dog show and doubling her chances of success, a Perry Hall woman on Tuesday was unable to advance in the competition. Lisl Dutterer had entered her champion Samoyeds Halo and Easter in the...

Old dog bones teach scientists new trick

2013-03-06 14:00:00

It hardly needs to be said that there's a long evolutionary distance between Banana Joe and wolves. The Affenpinscher that took best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show�in February is at least 16,000 years removed from the days of roaming...

Pennsylvania dogs do well at Westminster

2013-02-13 16:30:19

Banana Joe, an Affenpinscher, won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York last month. Research on ancient bones found in Siberia are helping scientists in the search for Joe's earliest domesticated ancestor.

2013-03-06 14:08:00

Westminster Dog Show champion Banana Joe takes Broadway

2013-02-14 13:46:00

Another tradition that needs to be banished from ballparks everywhere is "The Wave." There's nothing worse than watching the baseball game at a crucial point and the tall guy in front of you stands up and blocks your view.

2013-02-13 00:00:00