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    An overall shot of the Saturday agility events at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show, an All Breed conformation show including rally, obedience and agility events which returned to the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center this weekend. The three-day, indoor event is open to the public with free admission Friday through Sunday and features 1,800 dogs competing in conformation and performance events and 20 specialty vendors from Florida to New England. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Tux, an English Springer Spaniel owned by Laurene Galgano of Virginia Beach which is the #1 Springer in the show and has earned 16 agility champion titles ("Mach 16" designation), leaps through a ring as he competes in the excellent standard 20" agility class (one of the agility events) Saturday at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    A Toy Fox Terrier competes in the excellent jumpers agility event at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    A small dog jumps the course in the excellent jumpers agility event at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Woodson, a Miniature Pinscher owned by Debra Shigematsu who is the #1-ranked dog of this breed in the country, leaps during the excellent B jumpers agility event at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Debra Shigematsu kisses Woodson, a Miniature Pinscher, after a fine performance in the excellent B jumpers course agility event at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. Woodson is the #1-ranked dog of this breed in the country. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Dogs compete in a "long down" obedience competition event (where they stay still and down for a period of time after their owners have left them in the ring) at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Laurene Galgano of Virginia Beach congratulates her Shetland Sheep Dog Gracie after a fine performance in the excellent jumpers agility event at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's Dog Show. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Jay Kim grooms a yawning Samoyed in the vendors area, which features 20 specialty vendors from Florida to New England, at Saturday's Greater Monroe Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    Shebang, a Bearded Collie from Gainesville, Virginia who was named "Best of Breed" on Friday Nov. 14 at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show, shows off a set of stylish booties with the help of owner Sandy McDonald on Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    L-r brown Miniature Poodles Ellie and George, owned by Angie Brown of Asheville, N.C., in the vendor area Saturday at the Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center Saturday. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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    The parking lot at Saturday's Greater Monroe Kennel Club's All-Breed Dog Show at the Cabarrus Arena & Event Center is full of dog show-related bumper stickers and license plates reflecting participants' passion for such events. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com
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