Semi Finals

There are never semi finals at dog shows. We have group finals instead, the winners there go to the Best in Show final. In puppy class, there are seldom group finals either, because there are not pups competing from every breed. When I won my Best in Show puppy title, there was no group final. This makes it all the harder to win the final, because you have more competitors to beat, even though you have not had to convince a group final judge you are the best in the group.

In the FIFA football World Cup, there are two semi finals, the first of which was played today between the Netherlands and Uruguay. The Netherlands was the better team and won fairly, but not with more than 3-2. Uruguay gave the Dutch a good fight and we all hope Uruguay will win the bronze game this Saturday.