I suspect the Russian Wolfhound.

Did she have the dog insured? I think this is relevant information. (Can you insure a dog?)

kid_icarus: Did she have the dog insured? I think this is relevant information. (Can you insure a dog?)

That was my first thought. And yes you can insure a dog, and a top tier show dog would be insured for quite a tidy sum, probably.

namegoeshere: kid_icarus: Did she have the dog insured? I think this is relevant information. (Can you insure a dog?)

That was my first thought. And yes you can insure a dog, and a top tier show dog would be insured for quite a tidy sum, probably.

Hmm...the refusal to have an autopsy...the asinine accusation aimed at animal rights groups...something stinks here.

PainInTheASP: Never trust the guy with two left feet.

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THIS!

/To think in some countries these dogs are eaten

hb0mb: FTA:

"The timeline adds up. There's no other scenario we can come up with other than poison," she said.

Asked if she thought it was intentional, she said: "I don't think we'll ever know."


No, you stupid farkwad.  You would know exactly for sure what happened if you spent the money to get a necropsy/toxicology screen.

Yeah, but what kind of idiot would spend that kind of money on a dog ?

If it is indeed poison, that's a whole new level beyond "mustache-twirlingly evil". Someone must be taking these competitions way too serious.

namegoeshere: kid_icarus: Did she have the dog insured? I think this is relevant information. (Can you insure a dog?)

That was my first thought. And yes you can insure a dog, and a top tier show dog would be insured for quite a tidy sum, probably.

Elementary, my dear dachshund, after taking paws to reflect on it all, the owner's murder of her own show dog is the only reasonable conclusion.

/Sherlock Bones

Kinda late to the game aren't you Fark?  This has been national news for at least 3 days now.

/welcome to frak

That's sad, but it could have been something else like renal failure. I've lost two cats to renal failure, one had eaten rat poison but with the other one, there was no specific cause. It was one of those things that just happens. If it was me, I would've had the necropsy done to know for sure.

Also, gonna call bullshiat on PETA's statement, but that's a given.

But PETA co-founder and president Ingrid Newkirk said "it makes no sense whatsoever" that an animal rights activist would harm an animal.
"It's a fantasy, it's a fallacy," she told the AP by phone Thursday night. "How dare you point a finger and cast aspersions when you haven't a clue."
- See more at: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/owner-dog-that-died-in-colorado- m ay-have-been-poisoned-at-westminster-dog-show#sthash.lcpf58D7.dpuf
But PETA co-founder and president Ingrid Newkirk said "it makes no sense whatsoever" that an animal rights activist would harm an animal.
"It's a fantasy, it's a fallacy," she told the AP by phone Thursday night. "How dare you point a finger and cast aspersions when you haven't a clue."
- See more at: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/owner-dog-that-died-in-colorado- m ay-have-been-poisoned-at-westminster-dog-show#sthash.lcpf58D7.dpufBut PETA co-founder and president Ingrid Newkirk said "it makes no sense whatsoever" that an animal rights activist would harm an animal.
"It's a fantasy, it's a fallacy," she told the AP by phone Thursday night. "How dare you point a finger and cast aspersions when you haven't a clue."
- See more at: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/owner-dog-that-died-in-colorado- m ay-have-been-poisoned-at-westminster-dog-show#sthash.lcpf58D7.dpuf

Well it seems the internet gremlins got to me... nothing showed up when I tried to paste in the article quote, but then *bam* there it is. Three times.

something something Westminster inbreds something something

This was definitely not a Min Pin. Too smart to eat bad stuff; too happy to commit suicide.

/Min Pins. The happy little goose-stepping Prussians of the dog show circuit

I feel so very bad for laughing at that headline.

blatz514: ... #sthash.sk1MbC1v.dpuf

I should be in the kitchen: ...  #sthash.lcpf58D7.dpuf

A tracking hash to boot. That's more evil than tynt used to be.

ArcadianRefugee: hb0mb: No, you stupid farkwad.  You would know exactly for sure what happened if you spent the money to get a necropsy/toxicology screen.

Yeah, but what kind of idiot would spend that kind of money on a dog ?


I work for the AKC and you wouldn't believe the kind of money the top dogs are worth. Some of them have five different owners. Six and seven figure dogs are not uncommon.  They're like racehorses, that can produce young by the litter. Puppies from highly-awarded biatch/sire combinations are worth 5-figures.

A virile male can impregnate several dozen biatches a year and command thousands of dollars each time.

/ laughed the first time I heard a little old lady ask a customer "who owns this biatch!?"

SlothB77: It boggles my mind she didn't get an autopsy.  She isn't a licensed professional and nobody is going to take her word for it.  If she is so sure the dog was poisoned, then get the autopsy so that it is definitively proven.  Then you have hard evidence to back up your claims.

Yup.  It was at that point in the article where she lost my sympathy and it makes me wonder about her involvement.  Who wouldn't get an autopsy on an expensive show dog that you think was poisoned at a major show?

PainInTheASP: Never trust the guy with two left feet.

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came for the guest reference, leaving happy

"She said that while there was no evidence foul play was involved, certain symptoms were consistent with dogs that ingest rat or mouse poison. That was the reason she said she decided against a necropsy"

Horsehiate.  The reason to not do a necropsy would be if the cause of death were obvious - decapitation, crushed torso, rapid loss of blood, etc.  A few signs of poisoning, as determined by a person who's credentials end and begin at being able to get dogs to fark and being able to cut a dog's hair?  That is PRECISELY the BEST reason to do a necropsy.  Not the other way around.

SovietCanuckistan: mafiageek1980: PainInTheASP: Never trust the guy with two left feet.

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THIS!

/To think in some countries these dogs are eaten

Do dogs from other countries understand each other?

I went to one of those obedience places once... it was all going well until they spilled hot candle wax on my private parts

Meh, it's been done.

And people say cat people are crazy....wtf

RIP poor pooch.

I should be in the kitchen:
Also, gonna call bullshiat on PETA's statement, but that's a given.


glad i'm not the only one who caught that.
is she serious with that nonsense?

i guess that 97% kill rate doesn't count as "harming an animal?"

God I hate PETA

I think the guilty party should really face charges, but it makes sense, him being a cop and all.

robbiex0r: I think the guilty party should really face charges, but it makes sense, him being a cop and all.
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that's a big part of why we got rid of our alarm-service.... i'd rather get robbed than some cop shoot my dog because it barks and growls, when get this - somebody comes charging in the house

That was the reason she said she decided against a necropsy -- an autopsy for animals.

"The timeline adds up. There's no other scenario we can come up with other than poison," she said.

Asked if she thought it was intentional, she said: "I don't think we'll ever know." da da da daaaaaaaaa . . . .

You madam are a moron.  I had a necropsy done on my dead 8' Rosy Tail Boa.  Just to see if there was an illness or something else.   It was cardiac arrest thankyouverymuch.

Madam, YOU should not be responsible for handling dogs or children.  Had you allowed one done then you could have cast aspersions.  Until such time I suggest you shut your trap.

Pangea: ArcadianRefugee: hb0mb: No, you stupid farkwad.  You would know exactly for sure what happened if you spent the money to get a necropsy/toxicology screen.

Yeah, but what kind of idiot would spend that kind of money on a dog ?


I work for the AKC and you wouldn't believe the kind of money the top dogs are worth. Some of them have five different owners. Six and seven figure dogs are not uncommon.  They're like racehorses, that can produce young by the litter. Puppies from highly-awarded biatch/sire combinations are worth 5-figures.

A virile male can impregnate several dozen biatches a year and command thousands of dollars each time.

/ laughed the first time I heard a little old lady ask a customer "who owns this biatch!?"

You work for the AKC, huh? Any qualms about the unethical breeding practices of your members? Because I'd find it really hard to work for an organisation that is contributing to the genetic downfall of so many breeds of dog...

Cruz, play dead

*plop*

good boy.  Wow, you really sold that one.  Ok, Cruz, up!  Cruz?  Up!  Boy?  Didn't you hear me?  Up!  Cruz?!?

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!

/aisle seat, smoking, please
//was going to house sit for a friend's family while they went on christmas vacation to ski resort.  at last minute, his mom took the job.  Their beloved boxer Rocky died the day after they left.  Don't want to sound selfish but boy was I glad I didn't have to make that phone call and tell them.