What is a PBGV? One of 210 dog breeds, Petit Basset Graffon Vendéen, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week. Named after Buddy Holly, the designer below prevailed over 2500 dogs. PBGVs are bred to chase, not kill, rabbits, and are so extroverted, friendly and happy, that they make superb therapy dogs. A newcomer to Westminister, but popular in Europe, for Soletrader Peek A Boo (or Jilly ) beat more than 20,000 dogs in the Crufts 2013 held in Birmingham, England, the largest annual competition. Costs $100 to enter Westminister and only around $25 for Crufts. From Yahoo : What You Can Buy for the Cost of Owning a Show Dog? If you think bankrolling a show dog isn’t the best use of a quarter million dollars, there are a lot of other things you could buy. For the same cost of owning a show dog, you could buy: A three-bedroom home in Birmingham, Ala., Des Moines, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minn., or many other places across th...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.