Honestly I was just cringing when I saw the group winners last night. I have somehow become the go-to person for dog show questions for my family since I'm the only one in the dog show world, and the dogs of choice were some of the most likely (historically) to generate "is that a dog?" questions...
Wirehaired Dachshund. Okay...dwarfy with back issues but not likely to generate questions. Peke? Nuff said. Show GSD? Nuff said. Dalmatian? Not likely to generate questions since their issues are not visible, but Group 2 was the show Shar Pei...
They probably won't discover the Rough Collie's sire is an intntionally bred deaf/blind double merle used extensively at stud to produce all-merle litters.
It's going to be a long next family gathering. Here's hoping tonight goes well.