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I'm really into these photo gallery posts lately.  Forgive me.  I'll return to my normal posts with a photo or two or three soon.  How could I <em>not</em> post a gallery of photos after returning from a real live Dog Show?

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As you already know, I'm a big fan of dogs.  I'm particularly fond of <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/worlds.most.precious.pooch" target="_blank">this dog</a></strong>, but I love all dogs.  When Megan invited me to the biggest dog show in Arizona, I immediately accepted.

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I had been to a dog show a looooooong time ago.  In fact, it was so long ago that I forgot about it until my mother reminded me.  That's right, my 60-something mother has a better memory than I do.  Scary.

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Now I <em>do</em> remember watching the National Dog Show after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade every year.   <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/11/28/day-62-pie-for-breakfast-its-good-for-you/" target="_blank">It's an honored tradition.</a></strong>

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But this Arizona dog show was special indeed.  One of the contestants was featured way back when in one of my favorite blog posts of all time:  <a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2010/10/26/day-29-puppy-breath/" target="_blank"><strong>Puppy Breath.</strong> </a>  I love all dogs, and I absolutely fall to pieces over puppies.

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That little floppy-eared bunny lookalike in the Puppy Breath photos is all grown up and pictured in the top row of today's photo gallery.  Can you stand it?!?!

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Rory performed well for his group, but he didn't advance to Best in Show.  Obviously, there would have been a very different outcome had I been asked to judge.

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I didn't stay until the end of the day to see who won the grand prize.  I didn't need to.  They're all Best in Show to me.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff9900;"><strong>Photo Gallery Glossary pictured left to right and top to bottom:</strong></span>

(If you would like to enlarge the photos, click once to open the photo in a new page and then click again.)

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Rory all grown up

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Rory posing for the judge

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The floppy-eared bunny boy returns!

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Do you like my pre-show hairdo?

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Ibizan hound and Italian Greyhound (I'm partial to sighthounds.  Remember my <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/02/01/day-126-an-odd-mix-of-puppy-power-mr-anal-retentive-hiker-guy/" target="_blank">Woofie</a></strong>?)

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Poodle spa day

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"I vant to be alone."

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for my fam:  The Whippets!

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for the fam again:  Memories of our sweet Griffin the Whippet

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Bella's vet thinks she has wire-haired Jack Russell in her.  Can you see it?

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Talk about a hairdo!  This Afghan Hound is a therapy dog.

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A happy and bouncy Portuguese Water Dog (rescued and newly adopted!)

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Irish Wolfhound -- the Gentle Giants of the Dog World

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One pooped pooch

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Did I say I was partial to <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighthound" target="_blank">sighthounds</a></strong>?

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