Best in Show is a mocumentary of several dog owners followed prior and during the Mayflower competition. The owners all share the quality of loving their dogs. Because they love their dogs, they strive to have possession of the blue ribbon given to the winner at the competition. They all treat their dogs as their own children, whether it was therapy sessions or providing toys for them to play with.
It seems that the reason the dog owners entered the competition was so that they could win. Winning, to almost everyone, will make him or her happier than they already are because it gives them that extra self-confidence. Each owner groomed his or her dog to become best in show. After several rounds, like in every other competition, there are winners and there are losers. In the end, even after many struggles, Gerrie and Cookie Fleck are awarded the ribbon to go home with. They won the competition. The remaining dog owners, even though they lost show no sign of being upset. This in fact proves that, it wasn’t the idea of winning that made them happy, but rather their dogs that gave them the happiness they needed.
Happiness doesn’t come from winning anything. But it comes from something you love doing or being around. Watching this movie made me think about my cousin’s dog and how much we all love her.
I agree with your declaration of how the dogs brought about happiness to the owner. Although winning is a great thing, I believe they went to the show to appreciate their own dogs and dogs in general. Great picture, I assume that’s your dog? What kind of dog is that?
I agree with you that happiness doesn’t come from winning and that
I agree with you that happiness doesn’t come from winning and that it comes from doing what you love.
However I have to disagree with you about the part where the losers weren’t upset at all. Couldn’t it be possible that they were supressing their anger for not winning. For ex. The fishing guy ended up doing ventriloquist act… he seemed sad.
Anyways your cousins dog is very cute!!!!!!!
I agree with you. Winning is important, but the process is more precious especially it is something that you really enjoy. Happiness is not about being happy in the end, it is about achieving happiness during the process that matters.