Backstage at a Dog Show

Groomers trim and blow-dry a poodle and other dogs standing on tables in a row, brushes and clippers scattered nearby while owners lead more dogs through a tunnel entrance. At a round table, judges in suits confer over paperwork, two parrots perched on their hats, while nearby a photographer sets up lights and a striped backdrop for a dog peeking around a purple curtain. A woman walks several dogs on tangled leashes across the taped walkway, paw prints trailing behind them, as a border collie trots past a coffee stand crowded with visitors. A table displays rows of gold trophies and ribbons beside a girl waiting with her dog, and a fenced grassy pen holds a heap of colorful leashes. To the right, crates and kennels line a wall where handlers check on dogs and cats, and a woman fits a bandana on a dog, each pen its own corner.