The Year of the Underdogs

I was reading about Uno, the beagle, who won last week the Best of Show award in the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York. If there was an ‘underdog’ in the show, it was Uno. Beagle is considered to be just an average breed, and no match for the stylish terriers and poodles who win the awards year after year. To add to it, Uno was so different from the ‘prim and proper’ dogs who stand stiffly with pointed tails for the judges. He was jumping and barking with excitement most of the time, and did no hesitate to ‘ahhroooe…’ back to the audience for their cheers. What a refreshing change! Two weeks ago, the gritty New York Giants defeated the unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Most of the Oscar nominations this year are for young artists and independent producers. And in the Presidential elections, we have a newcomer on the verge of beating a world famous candidate. I think 2008 is going be the Year for the Underdogs! I love it.