{"id":21205,"date":"2021-05-18T22:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T03:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21205"},"modified":"2021-05-18T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T03:35:34","slug":"the-mighty-underdogs-reveals-the-drama-heart-and-who-really-is-the-best-in-show-among-junior-dog-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/18\/the-mighty-underdogs-reveals-the-drama-heart-and-who-really-is-the-best-in-show-among-junior-dog-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Mighty Underdogs&#8221; Reveals the Drama, Heart, and Who Really Is the &#8220;Best in Show&#8221; Among Junior Dog Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21206\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21206\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeyakumaran-mayooresan-KL2A6175LSA-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeyakumaran-mayooresan-KL2A6175LSA-unsplash.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeyakumaran-mayooresan-KL2A6175LSA-unsplash-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@jaydraws2019?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Jeyakumaran Mayooresan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/dog-show?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The absolute pinnacle of the fierce world of dog show competitions are the AKC National Championship and the <em>Westminster Dog Show<\/em>, but it takes countless hours of practice, grit, and determination to get there. 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