Westminster Dog Show Marks 150 Years of Tradition

Westminster dog show marks 150 years of tradition

NEW YORK — When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows?

Decoding Westminster Kennel Club Show Dogs' Quirky, Tongue-Twisting Names

They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle. Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass. "She’s a saucy girl," Fred Ortiz said as he groomed the Brussels griffon to compete at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. "Her name says it all." Her name says ... what exactly? Well, ponder the final part, and you may understand what her owners are wryly getting at. But in any event, you can just call he…