The winner... by a nose
It's not that I don't like dog shows, it's that I really don't get them. You get a good-looking puppy and it wins a bunch of prizes. And don't get me started on those cutesy names.

I don't think there's anything wrong with them -- the dogs seem to have a good enough time. And my sister, the crazy dog lady of Torrance would disagree. She enjoys them and her dogs have competed.
COOKIELAND SEASYDE HOLLYBERRY a
Pointer known as "Holly" owned by Sean McCarthy & Tammy McCarthy and Helyne Medieros of
New York, NY. Holly was named the nation's top dog by Best in Show judge Dr. Robert D. Smith
after a weekend of intense canine competition in Long Beach, Ca.




Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(
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