Strutting their stuff, hundreds of pampered pooches took over the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds in Wrightstown on Saturday.
The Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club hosted its 86th annual All Breed Dog Show. Prancing around the fairgrounds, some with fur and hair and some without, were about 1,100 dogs consisting of 125 different breeds.
Most exotic of the bunch was a xoloitzcuintli (xolo) a former Westminster winner named Champion Bayshore Georgio Armani. This hairless breed has been used as therapy for people suffering from arthritis and other ailments that can be soothed by warmth. The longer they are in the sun the darker color their skin turns but they do not burn. They bring warmth to people, according to a friend of the handler.
“He is number one in the country,” said Handler Gwen DeMilta, 56, of Downingtown.
The breed is fairly new and comes from Mexico.
Evident at first glance is the love between the dogs and the people they are with. Tails wag happily as they plant plenty of slobbery kisses on their partners’ cheeks both before and after their trip around the ring.
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