Sunday, February 25, 2007

Steel City dogs may sport blue collars (Miniature dachshund)

Pennsylvania will be well-represented Monday when 2,500 impeccably groomed dogs strut across TV screens during the 131st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Buddy is a 3-year-old Siberian husky who has been bounced around three different homes in his short life. He's looking for a forever home. He loves to romp and play, but also knows when it's time to settle down and just "hang out."
MURPHYSBORO - In the third and fourth-grade classrooms at St. Andrew's Catholic School, the students have been doing more than just saying their Hail Marys for the past five weeks.
More than 2,500 purebred dogs have entered the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which starts Monday. Who will win 'Best in Show'?
Shannon Hendrickson dressed her 7-month-old miniature dachshund in a bright pink princess dress, the one with the frilly tutu skirt. It was just the touch, says Hendrickson, 17, of San Bernardino, to win Tootsie a spot in a television commercial.
As soon as she hit the ground, Janet Schwalb knew that whatever had just happened was bad. She couldnt get up. She couldnt move her legs. She was sure one was broken.