Re: [pyrnet] Great Pekinese

["Chrissy McConnell" <chrissy_mcconnell@hotmail.com>]

Someone called about our "Pekinese" and wondered if they got big....It was 
all I could do not to laugh at them.  :)

And at my first dog show, the Steward kept calling for Giant Pyrenees.

Great laugh Barb.  :-D

Chrissy  :)


>Our local Pyr Club was marching in the holiday parade in Scottsdale, AZ.  A
>thirty-second intro was written by the club.  The pronunciation of Great
>Pyrenees was written on the top of the copy.  "Great Pair-O-Knees".
>Yup, they still screwed it up.
>We were called "Great Pyro-Knees", Great "Pook-o-Knees", "Grand Pyro-Knees"
>and the ever famous "Great Pekinese."  One guy actually said , "Heck folks, 
>I
>can't pronouce this - but they look like white New-fer-landers"
>And THESE are radio & and television announcers!!!!!  It's a wonder that we
>know what happening in the world out here at all!!

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