Here and There

This is freakin’ genius.

I got this via email last week shortly after having attended the Golden Gate Kennel Club 2006 Dog Show, my first ever dog show.

My review:

While it was completely overwhelming seeing and thinking about and taking pictures of all the breeds and specific dogs, overall I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of freakshow. Then I realized to really get into the breeders’ heads, you’d need a camera or a microphone to establish an interview or documentary environment, to really let the freak flags fly. As it was, simply walking from station to station, you’re not gonna get that experience.

And seeing those competitions, where the owners or handlers or whatever prance around the ring with their animals while the stately yet slightly disheveled and mostly unsightly judge looks on with the utmost authority, was odd. Maybe it was just the time of day (4 P.M.) or the fact that I could really see anything because I was too far away, but it started to put me to sleep.

Still, glad I went.

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