"Stump"Sussex Spaniel
Best in Show
Westminster 2009
Did you hear about the Sussex Spaniel named "Stump" who won Best in Show at this year's Westminster dog show? If you know anything about dogs, you know that Westminster is the dog show of all dog shows. And you probably also know that age-ten is getting on up there in dog years; it equates to about 70 in human years. Well, Stump is ten, and he came out of retirement to participate in Westminster this year. He won his breed, defeating his son in the process. He won his group, the Sporting Group. And then he went on to win Best in Show, becoming the first Sussex Spaniel and the oldest dog ever to win Westminster. Even more inspiring is the fact that Stump competed in Westminster back in 2004. He did well, winning his breed and his group, but he failed to take the top prize. He retired from the show circuit that year and later became seriously ill and nearly died.
But Stump wasn't finished. This old dog still had dreams. So he staged a come back, proving (in the words of George Eliot), "it is never too late to be what you might have been."
7 comments:
Go Stump!
Do you think he learned some new tricks?
Now see Shana, I passed on that one :)
Yeah, I considered going there, but I passed on it too.
HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA ... I was totally giggling out loud to myself when I typed that! heeheehahaha
We all know it doesn't take much to entertain you Chain.
I think Stump is inspirational because technically, I'm an "old-dog" too. But I really really REALLY love it, when someone says "I don't think I can do crossfit or change my food to paleo because I'm just too old... I'm forty"
And then I drop da bomb. MUAHAHAhahaha!!
Stump is evidence that we can reinvent ourselves! Hip, Hip . . . Thanks for sharing the inspiration and the chuckle!
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