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Kim McIntyre of Cape Cod, Mass., holds her dog Kanji, a Lancashire heeler, after participating in the smile-off contest at the National Dog Show press preview on Nov. 12, 2024. (JESSICA GRIFFIN ...

The National Dog Show press preview in Oaks brought laughter with its first-ever “smile-off” contest between the Lancashire heeler and Samoyed, writes Stephanie Farr for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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