If only he had slapped the judge...

This week, the grand butt-sniffing fest known as the Westminster Dog Show was held in New York City. After much excitement, an English springer spaniel named Diamond Jim earned a hard-licked victory. He barely beat out "Harry," owned by Bill Cosby. My guess is that Harry lost points for the hideous 80's sweater that he was wearing (thanks, Cos).

However, well back of the leaders was the great disappointment of the show. Truly gifted, graceful, and almost perfect, this dog could not come through once the intense competition started. In fact, he looked downright timid under the lights, and thus a full season's worth of work was forgotten once he was stymied in the big competition. As you can see, this pooch was quite upset by his showing:


Oh well, there's always next year, A-Dog (although you may want to try competing in a city other than New York).