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A Newfoundland named Joe is ready for the show. PA
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An owner shows her Bernese mountain dog in competition on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham. PA
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A woman cuddles her Hungarian puli. AFP
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Excited dogs arriving for the second day of Crufts. PA
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An old English sheepdog is groomed before competition. PA
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Solidarity ... from French bulldogs wearing bandanas in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. AFP
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A woman walks miniature poodles in matching leopard-print onesies across a road. AP Photo
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A pair of dogue de Bordeaux await their turn to be shown. PA
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Boxer dogs have a peek at one another. PA
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A couple pose with their Tibetan mastiffs at Crufts. PA
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Owners show their Bernese mountain dogs. PA
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Susan Reilly and her Pyrenean mountain dog Boris. PA
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Two Samoyeds arrive at Crufts. Reuters
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A bearded collie is walked towards the show. PA
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A woman with two Saint Bernard dogs heads to Crufts. PA
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A Newfoundland named Joe is ready for the show. PA
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An owner shows her Bernese mountain dog in competition on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham. PA
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A woman cuddles her Hungarian puli. AFP
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Excited dogs arriving for the second day of Crufts. PA
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An old English sheepdog is groomed before competition. PA
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Solidarity ... from French bulldogs wearing bandanas in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. AFP
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A woman walks miniature poodles in matching leopard-print onesies across a road. AP Photo
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A pair of dogue de Bordeaux await their turn to be shown. PA
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Boxer dogs have a peek at one another. PA
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A couple pose with their Tibetan mastiffs at Crufts. PA
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Owners show their Bernese mountain dogs. PA
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Susan Reilly and her Pyrenean mountain dog Boris. PA
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Two Samoyeds arrive at Crufts. Reuters
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A bearded collie is walked towards the show. PA
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A woman with two Saint Bernard dogs heads to Crufts. PA
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A Newfoundland named Joe is ready for the show. PA