Dog Show (Part Two); Anchorage, June 2019
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There were little dogs at the dog show, too. And medium-sized dogs. And although a very few of the little dogs did stereotypically (I'm not trying to be judgmental here) little-dog sorts of things (jumping about), most behaved very well. No yipping, barking, biting, growling, or even tugging at leashes. A visiting spectator dog got barky and snarly once, but the show dogs - large, small, and medium - remained calm.
Most participant and spectator dogs were content and placid.
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Handlers work hard. This was one of the few displays of serious excitement.
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Fully primped and happy to be handled
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There were youth classes.
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The dogs tolerated primping and prying
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and were happy to be out and about.
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