[“Westminster Dog Show,” Northwest Voices, Feb. 17]. Frei cares about the plight of all dogs, but Westminster is not about rescues, shelters or mixed-breed dogs. Keep in mind not all champion dogs are bred! — Nancy E. Phillips, co-rep, Seattle Purebred Doberman Rescue, Seattle
If a dog show as prestigious as Westminster will not support adoption of shelter animals, maybe they need to rethink their position.
Claudine is sadly correct. Many purebred dogs do wind up in shelters, and some of these animals are taken to shelters by people that show and breed dogs.
Of all the dog shows across this country, Westminster needs to set the example, not be “dog snobs.”
I own six dogs of my own, with two rescued dogs and a shelter adoptee. I’m also taking classes to train dogs, and I plan to specialize in training and rehabilitating shelter and rescue dogs.
Every little bit helps.
(ANIMAL ADVERTISING) The big news at this week’s 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was Best in Show winner, Malachy, a Pekingese. The dog show and cable network’s reasoning behind the parting of ways was placed upon Pedigree’s shelter dog advertisements. Read more on the advertising controversy and the dog show below. Trade reports say Westminster fired its TV sponsor of the past 24 years, Pedigree, because Pedigree’s ads encouraging adoption of shelter dogs were deemed too depressing for the Westminster TV audience.
One of the spots Pedigree ran during past Westminster shows featured shots of dogs sitting alone in shelters. Westminster, like virtually all American Kennel Club-sanctioned dog shows, features purebred dogs, and Pedigree Brand Manager Lisa Campbell, in an interview with Ad Age, suggested Westminster might have been uncomfortable with the ads’ emphasis on shelter dogs.
“We are focused on all dogs.”
“Show me an ad with a dog with a smile.
If a dog show as prestigious as Westminster will not support adoption of shelter animals, maybe they need to rethink their position.
Claudine is sadly correct. Many purebred dogs do wind up in shelters, and some of these animals are taken to shelters by people that show and breed dogs.
Of all the dog shows across this country, Westminster needs to set the example, not be “dog snobs.”
I own six dogs of my own, with two rescued dogs and a shelter adoptee. I’m also taking classes to train dogs, and I plan to specialize in training and rehabilitating shelter and rescue dogs.
Every little bit helps.
(ANIMAL ADVERTISING) The big news at this week’s 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was Best in Show winner, Malachy, a Pekingese. The dog show and cable network’s reasoning behind the parting of ways was placed upon Pedigree’s shelter dog advertisements. Read more on the advertising controversy and the dog show below. Trade reports say Westminster fired its TV sponsor of the past 24 years, Pedigree, because Pedigree’s ads encouraging adoption of shelter dogs were deemed too depressing for the Westminster TV audience.
One of the spots Pedigree ran during past Westminster shows featured shots of dogs sitting alone in shelters. Westminster, like virtually all American Kennel Club-sanctioned dog shows, features purebred dogs, and Pedigree Brand Manager Lisa Campbell, in an interview with Ad Age, suggested Westminster might have been uncomfortable with the ads’ emphasis on shelter dogs.
“We are focused on all dogs.”
“Show me an ad with a dog with a smile.
