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...dormitory-style two-room suites with a shared bath. Those wishing to extend their stay for a few extra days are welcome to do so; other lodging options include the Holiday Inn Express of Bellingham (800-HOLIDAY or 360-671-4800; kids 19 and under stay free) and Schnauzer Crossing bed-and-breakfast (800-562-2808 or 360-733-0055) if you're looking for something more intimate and upscale. Another good choice would be the Wilkins Farm (360-966-7616), an unpretentious bed-and-breakfast northeast of downtown...
Twelve hours earlier, Pa, a.k.a. Ch. Parsifal Di Casa Netzer, a five-year-old standard schnauzer, had been judged best-in-show at the 121st Westminster Kennel Club show, the second oldest sporting event in North America. (The Kentucky Derby is older by one year.) For two days every year, Madison Square Garden becomes the friendliest place in the world. Last week some 2,500 dogs, representing 156 breeds, descended upon the Garden, each hoping to work its way through the canine justice system: best of breed, best of group, best-in-show. Pa was one of the favorites, having...
...sheet on the schnauzer is that it dates back to the 15th century. Rembrandt painted them, and barons employed packs of schnauzers to patrol the castle and catch rats, which explains why Holloway carries around a furry little squeaky toy in his pocket. Sometimes called the dog with the human brain, the standard schnauzer is not to be confused with his toy and giant cousins. Pa's history dates back to Italy, where he was bred by Gabrio Del Torre, who saw the dog's potential and shipped him to the best schnauzer handler he could find...
...delicate ecology of microchips and electric pulsing code. He's put a word-processing program and some bland communications software on it. Nothing more. While every new, cool program comes to him (laser-'em-up games, flight sims, goofy utilities that promise to make his computer bark like a Schnauzer), he refuses to put any of them on his hard drive for fear that doing so would expose it to grave biological risk...
Though their company is highly visible, the Saatchi brothers seldom speak to journalists and almost never pose for photographs. The reclusive Charles drives to his office each day accompanied only by his pet Schnauzer and often spends his lunch break playing chess. "Clients never meet him, and most employees wouldn't recognize him," says one former colleague. He and his wife Doris spend much of their spare time amassing a noted collection of modern...