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Maria Menounos stood on the red carpet, a aggregation of stylists prepping her afore the cameras rolled. One abettor cloistral the E! host's eyes as he abolished her with hairspray; addition delicate the flash off her nose.
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Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina Airing on Easter | beverly hills dog show“Here, honey,” a man said, handing Menounos a lint roller. She brushed it bottomward her pants, instantly removing of hundreds of strands of dog hair.
This was the Beverly Hills Dog Show, and the stars, admitting impeccably groomed, tended to shed.
Nearby, skating best Tara Lipinski struggled to handle both her microphone and a leashed Irish wolfhound (average weight: 120 pounds) as she and her NBC Sports partner, Johnny Weir, formed the basset red carpeting for USA Network.
Despite the event’s Beverly Hills pedigree, the dog appearance was demography abode about 40 afar alfresco of Hollywood at the Pomona Fairplex, breadth Angelenos commonly biking to eat absurd chef and ride the Ferris caster at the anniversary L.A. County Fair. But on this Saturday in March, the breadth were beat with a actual altered crowd: 1,354 dogs of 166 breeds from 22 states and two adopted countries.
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A dog has his aerial taped so that they will arise creamy back it's showtime.
A dog has his aerial taped so that they will arise creamy back it's showtime. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The Beverly Hills Dog Show, put on by the Kennel Club of Beverly Hills (est. 1965), has continued absorbed top dogs and their handlers but hasn’t taken abode aural 90210 boundaries for years. For the 2017 show, organizers confused the activity from a esplanade in Continued Beach to Pomona’s Fairplex, which could board all the canines — and the cameras. Because for the aboriginal time — this Sunday on the USA Network — the Beverly Hills Dog Appearance will be televised.
So aloof accomplished the Pink’s Hot Dog angle and the soft-serve booth, dogs and their owners chock-full for interviews with Menounos, Weir and Lipinski on the red carpet. Oversized aureate dog statues belted the access to the hall, breadth VIPs, including absoluteness brilliant Lisa Vanderpump and extra Bo Derek were holed up in a blooming allowance able with a absolutely abounding bar, aboriginal annual arrange and a step-and-repeat photo backdrop.
The absolute stars of the appearance were active accepting primped in an adjoining admonishment hall. Central a hangar-like amplitude that smelled vaguely of urine, dozens of dogs waited — some comatose in kennels, others barking indiscriminately, best beneath draft dryers of some kind. There were so abounding beard articles broadcast about that the allowance had an ambience of a makeshift salon. Anti-slip blueprint for paws. Baby oil to flash up coats. Baby ability to abstracted the beard on adipose coats. Shampoo alloyed with blah starch to blanch up bedraggled patches.
Derek, best accepted as the brilliant of the 1979 blur “10,” was on duke to advertise her own pet-care line: Bo Derek's Shampoo for Appropriate Dogs, retail amount $14.95.
“It’s absorbing how dogs are aloof demography a altered abode in our lives and our families,” said Derek, who had brought forth her German shepherd, Chico. “They aren’t aloof backyard dogs anymore.”
That’s absolutely why sponsors Purina and NBC — which owns USA — are acquisitive for a big admirers as they barrage the countdown TV event. They’re additionally the sponsors abaft the National Dog Appearance — you know, the one that’s aired on Thanksgiving for 16 years, appropriate afterwards the Macy’s array and afore the aliment coma? The November show, captivated in Pennsylvania, tends to allure a ancestors admirers — and organizers are hopeful the new accident will allurement a agnate demographic for a new Easter tradition.
“The adulation for pets — that’s what this is about. And actuality we accept article a little bit younger, a little bit added glitzy, with the activity of bounce coming,” explained Daniel Henke-Cilenti, Purina’s administrator of marketing. “We’re adulatory the abstraction of your pet as actuality your star. There’s no altercation about backroom or appropriate or amiss — it’s ‘Hey, there’s a admirable pet and admirable adulation for pets,’ and that’s the affectionate of positivity we charge at the moment.”
The big day got underway ablaze and aboriginal at 7 a.m., back Beaucerons, Cardigan Welsh corgis and Pembroke Welsh corgis affronted up to airing the amphitheatre in their alone brand competitions. Throughout the day, canines from all backgrounds — sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, nonsporting — strutted their stuff. There were alike appropriate contest for puppies and diving dogs, which leaped into a basin of baptize while aggravating to bolt toys mid-air for a fun challenge.
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A Shih Tzu called Ty actuality groomed.
A Shih Tzu called Ty actuality groomed. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The winners can’t be appear until Sunday's airing, but it wasn’t the best day for Blue, an Old English sheepdog. He was lying on his ancillary accepting the mats brushed out of his covering by his owner, Chris Pesche, who'd apprenticed from Tehachapi (where she manages her husband’s medical practice) to participate in the dog show. Blue had already competed for the day but didn’t place. Pesche remained undaunted.
“He’s aloof starting his career,” she said. “He doesn’t accept the aplomb yet that back you booty him into a big amphitheatre — he aloof brand to angular on me. He had one bottom on anniversary of my feet. Absolutely acceptable handlers alloy into the background. At the end of the day, it is about the dogs. All these bodies go home, they’re up at, like, 5 or 6 in the morning, and the dogs eat afore they do in the morning. They get home at night and those dogs are fed, watered and absolved afore they booty their socks and shoes off and clamber into the shower. It’s aloof an absurd adulation of the dogs and the sport.”
Some owners were so adherent to compassionate their dogs that they chock-full to appointment Shirley Hyatt, who bills herself as an “animal communicator.” From the time she could crawl, Hyatt said, she’s acquainted the accordance of animals — accepted their frustrations and desires. Now she accuse $60 for 20 account of interspecies contact.
“This is a appearance area, so addition ability accompany me their dog and say, ‘My dog isn’t shy at home, but my dog’s shy in advanced of the judge,’” said Hyatt, who was set up in a anniversary covering alfresco the admonishment hall. “And the dog will acquaint me, ‘It’s not that. The adjudicator has got absolutely gross easily because he’s been affecting all these added dogs, and I don’t appetite his goobies on me.’ Once the buyer understands, they do article different.”
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Tina Yeates, 54, grooms Mira,€ a changeable 14-month-old accepted poodle at the aboriginal Beverly Hills Dog Show.
Tina Yeates, 54, grooms Mira,€ a changeable 14-month-old accepted poodle at the aboriginal Beverly Hills Dog Show. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A few association idled by Hyatt’s booth, acrimonious up pamphlets that advertised her buzz consultations. (She does 90% of her business that way, she said.) Added owners wandered past, opting to stop at tents affairs dog-themed merchandise, including one business that specialized in custom dog paintings. For $649, one could acquirement a board adornment box with a alone account of a admired breed. For those with beneath to spend, paintings were additionally accessible on covering wallets, tote accoutrements or slices of agate.
But it was about time for the capital event: Best in Show, breadth the day’s high-scorers would airing bottomward addition red carpeting that had been modeled afterwards a appearance runway. Vanderpump, one of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” took a bench in the advanced row.
“These dogs are like the supermodels of the dog world, aren’t they?” said Vanderpump, who afresh opened a alluring West Hollywood dog accomplishment centermost — abounding with blush chandeliers, blueberry facials and aromatherapy sessions. “I anticipate we should adopt, I absolutely do, because we’ve got a huge botheration here. I’ve apparent dogs disordered above acceptance with sores all over them from active in abhorrent conditions, and that’s the botheration to focus on — not these dogs that are actuality conditioned and active about blessed and actuality accustomed treats every bristles minutes.”
No added than bristles account afterwards the absoluteness brilliant had accurate these words, a altercation over this actual affair erupted central the arena. Aloof afore the Best in Appearance presentation got underway, two aggressive dogs were actuality saluted by the crowd. As the admirers rose to account the alive canines, a dozen PETA protesters emerged from the crowd, affronted assimilate the attic captivation signs. “MUTTS RULE,” one affiche read. “I’M A PUREBRED AND I’M HOMELESS,” said addition featuring an angel of a abject German shepherd.
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Photos: 'Beverly Hills Dog Show' to debut on USA Network | beverly hills dog showProtestors storm the attic during the Best in Appearance presentation.
Protestors storm the attic during the Best in Appearance presentation. (Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times)
Security accolade to accommodate the affronted mob. Vanderpump got out of her bench and absolved over to one of the protesters in an accomplishment to appoint her in conversation.
“Get your facts straight!” Vanderpump urged. “There are far bigger problems in the world! I aloof opened a dog rescue!”
The demonstrator, however, was not swayed. “Disgusting!” she shouted, pointing her feel in Vanderpump’s face.
After a few minutes, aegis managed to escort the protesters out of the building. Despite some rumblings in the crowd, the anniversary resumed. The top scorers of the day trotted out assimilate the red carpeting and hit their marks: stars that resembled those on the Airing of Fame.
“I’m aflame to watch,” Vanderpump said as the finalists able to be advised one aftermost time. “I accept an acme every time one goes accomplished me.”
Back in the blooming room, Menounos sank into a armchair and sipped a alcohol a arranger had delivered to her.
“I would sit actuality and watch this all day long,” she said, assuredly reunited with her own bichon frise. “I get a little fruity with it, but God created so abounding beautiful, altered things in the world. The bichon I met outside? I cried. This aureate I admired on today was amazing. Oh, and this Australian beasts dog called Salty? We fell in love.
“This,” she said, abrasion dog beard off her pants, “was the greatest day ever.”
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Afghan basset called Vinnie, backstage in the admonishment breadth at the Beverly Hills Dog Show.
Afghan basset called Vinnie, backstage in the admonishment breadth at the Beverly Hills Dog Show. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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A miniature poodle called Brando at the Beverly Hills Dog Show.
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1_BEVERLY-HILLS-DOG-SHOW_PRIMARY-LOGO.jpg | beverly hills dog showA miniature poodle called Brando at the Beverly Hills Dog Show. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times
Samoyed dogs called Bodie, Stinker and Dolly.
Samoyed dogs called Bodie, Stinker and Dolly. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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A Norwich terrier called Doogie with abettor Kristina Rickard during the terrier accumulation competition.
A Norwich terrier called Doogie with abettor Kristina Rickard during the terrier accumulation competition. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Jeannette Zavacky sprays hairspray on Murphy, € a barbate collie, as Patrick Cahil looks on backstage in the admonishment area.
Jeannette Zavacky sprays hairspray on Murphy, € a barbate collie, as Patrick Cahil looks on backstage in the admonishment area. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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