In the Before Time, many people were accustomed to viewing the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on TV at this time of year. It’s been moved to June (and to a different location) this year due to the pandemic but here’s a bit of history on the club, as printed in The Fanciers’ Journal, February 8, 1890:







Is it very immature of me to be amused that one of the founding members, owner of Sensation, bore the surname of Wagstaff? Nominative determinism for the win!