Trash-talk overheard back"stage" at the dog show:  "Your dog's fur has so many mats, the fleas are doing yoga!"

What's new with Thabo?

Thabo apparently has been in limbo for some time in Pittsburgh, or perhaps at the Pittsburgh Zoo's huge facility a couple hours away.  There was also some apparent political difficulty with announcing the acquisition at the time of his arrival.  Anyway, here's some news from the Post-Gazette from the end of March, 2012:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/pittsburgh-zoo-hopes-elephant-will-soon-sire-calves-by-the-ton-312341/

In Defense of Animals doesn't like the whole Thabo business:

http://www.helpelephants.com/pdf/PITTSBURGH_calf_import_8_22_11.pdf

But I guess that's their job.