"Anyway, the blogs were spectacular, really as fun to read as anything we've had on the site at any time, and because of that and because a mood reset was in order more broadly, Drew and I invited Kathryn onto the pod this week to talk about partying with 33 Pomeranians and the other delights she experienced while covering the WKC early last week."
"The result is not quite as good for you as actually petting a dog, but it's about as close as you're likely to get from this podcast. After the requisite overture, which touched on football and the effects of the brutal cold snap in the northeast on our already wobbly psyches, we got straight to the dog stuff and mostly stayed there."
Coverage focuses on partying with 33 Pomeranians and the delights of attending the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The tone blends exuberant enjoyment of dogs with discomfort about the show’s undertones of soft eugenics and staged aesthetics. The narrative examines which breeds attract intense attention, the difficulty of balancing affectionate petting with journalistic duties, and personal Pomeranian family history and reveries. Observations include a consensus that too many visible scrotums appear at the show and a collective willingness to excuse dogs’ indifference to the national anthem. Attention also turns to the Winter Olympics, highlighting Sturla, an extremely emotional Norwegian biathlete and the aftermath of his bronze performance.
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