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Certain dogs — including show dogs or dogs that could face medical risks from a sterilization procedure — would be eligible for an exemption.
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Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
People who want to raise a future show dog tend to favor the genes of a champion dog.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 6 Feb. 2026
The dog-show dogs are adorable, splendid, perfect … and often kind of hard to tell apart?
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The little show dog took home a big win, earning Best in Show at North America's largest dog show.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Videos shared by pet owners show dogs tiptoeing under Christmas trees, moving slowly, almost as if under a spell, which has pet owners concerned.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Even non-show dogs benefit from this gradual approach to exercise.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
And the film manages to craft a surprisingly satisfying romance between Bull and his next-door neighbor Honey (Kathryn Hahn), an Afghan hound show dog he’s always seen himself as inferior to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
The true object of Bull’s desire, however, is statuesque pedigree show dog Honey, voiced by Kathryn Hahn.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
People who want to raise a future show dog tend to favor the genes of a champion dog.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 6 Feb. 2026
The dog-show dogs are adorable, splendid, perfect … and often kind of hard to tell apart?
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The little show dog took home a big win, earning Best in Show at North America's largest dog show.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Videos shared by pet owners show dogs tiptoeing under Christmas trees, moving slowly, almost as if under a spell, which has pet owners concerned.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
Even non-show dogs benefit from this gradual approach to exercise.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
And the film manages to craft a surprisingly satisfying romance between Bull and his next-door neighbor Honey (Kathryn Hahn), an Afghan hound show dog he’s always seen himself as inferior to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
The true object of Bull’s desire, however, is statuesque pedigree show dog Honey, voiced by Kathryn Hahn.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Show dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20dog. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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