Dog Show

FARMINGTON — Dogs are quickly becoming the Davis County Legacy Events Center’s next best friend, right behind horses.

Many of the events the center has scheduled in February revolve around dog shows, dog clubs and dog contests, including one event where dogs will be scored on their retrieving abilities.

NEW YORK — Exactly when Lois Cohen-Goldstein can move home, she’s not sure. The black, brackish water from Superstorm Sandy that filled her Long Island house has receded. The problems haven’t.

The repairs are far from finished, the washer and dryer that got pulled off the wall need to be replaced. Her husband is hobbled by a bad disk in his back. Time is running out on how long they can stay at the hotel where they’ve temporarily lived.

All that, and yet they are still determined to bring Keaton the Tibetan terrier to the Westminster dog show.

FARMINGTON — There were black dogs. There were brown dogs. There were dogs that were a mix of both. There were dogs small enough to fit in a pocket and dogs large enough to saddle and ride.

In all, more than 800 dogs, along with their handlers and owners, are spending the weekend at the Davis County Legacy Events Center as part of the Bonneville Basin Kennel Association’s annual all-breed show.

“It attracts dogs of all breeds and their owners from all across the U.S. and Canada,” Legacy Events Center Director Dave Hansen said of the event.

NEW YORK -- Perched on his hind legs, peering over the top rail of his pen, Banana Joe was right in the middle of the backstage circus at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

A few feet away, a Havenese and Chinese crested competed for best vocal duo. To his side, another participant -- a human, that is -- kneeled to have her hair coiffed by a groomer. In front, a Norfolk terrier vied for his attention.

NEW YORK -- Sensing something was in the works, the curious lunchtime crowd catty-corner from Madison Square Garden got bigger and bigger. Seventh Avenue was blocked off by the police, perhaps a celebrity sighting was imminent.

Moments later, two NYPD officers began an escort detail across the street. Too far back on the sidewalk to get a clear view, a passer-by guessed a high-profile criminal had been collared.

"Why'd ya do it?" the pedestrian blurted out.