Has Westminster gone to the dogs ?
In the aftermath of one of the biggest dog shows in the world, I came across the following statement
“Westminster had 49,000 friends on Facebook by late Tuesday afternoon, said Susi Szeremy of the kennel club’s social media team, and the total quickly zoomed to more than 60,000. There are about 2,400 followers Tweeting along – litters of twitters”
I know that my posts on twitter over the last few days had the #WKC, where all tweets re the show could be viewed together. With technology today changing so fast, it’s hard to keep up with the latest trends.
It’s been mentioned that at dog shows here in Ireland, there is usually a very small crowd left to spectate around the Best In Show Ring at most championship shows. One reason maybe is the fact that by the time exhibitors have driven home after their breed or group has been judged the full results can usually be found on one of the dog related web sites or on peoples Facebook pages, more often than not with accompanying video.
Our thirst for dog related information is nearly unquenchable, you just have to look at the amount of time that most dog folk in Ireland spend on Facebook, Twitter, and all the other dog related sites out there, to keep abreast of what is going on in the dog world, on this, our tiny island.
Having said that, looking at some of the results from Westminster, and hopefully we can replicate the same at next months Crufts, we have had a huge impact in the world of Show Dogs, punching way above our weight.
Onwards and upwards!
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