You know what Saturday needs? More puppies. At 8 p.m. the Westminster Kennel Club show will begin airing on USA, and this year they will introduce six new breeds to the competition, bringing the total up to 179. The new breeds are the Boykin spaniel, the Bluetick coonhound, the Redbone coonhound, the Cane Corso, the Icelandic sheepdog and the Leonberger. However, show announcer David Frei notes that it's not all good grooming and prancing. "The public sees that dog so disciplined in the show ring," says Frei. "What they don't see is that same dog outside rolling in the mud, or drooling, or shedding on your black pants." Westminter Dogs: they're just like ours!
For those who are hoping to make a quick buck off the competition, "wizard of odds" Johnny Avello (who has correctly predicted the winner of the Westminster Kennel Club show for the past five years) says that a Smooth Fox Terrier will win with 6-1 odds. And everyone knows God loves a terrier:
