NBC’s telecast of the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving Day has become as much of a tradition on the holiday as football games and turkey, the Associated Press reports. “It’s a celebration of the specialness that dogs bring to our lives,” said the telecast’s host, John O’Hurley. “They live in the present moment. They’re not looking at you and thinking of another conversation they should have.” The show will be taped Saturday in Reading, Pa.
—Christopher Perez