i show my siberian husky,Gracie. she loves it. a dog show is a place to prove you have a dog that is what the breed standard says it should look like.

i have heard of some handlers getting so caught up in the sport that they go to extreme measures to win. a lot of the dogshow world is political. sometimes the judge will choose a dog becasue he knows and likes the handler. a good judge wouldn't do that.

do i think dogshows are cruel? not at all! most show dogs are spoiled beyond some pet dogs.