One of those gasping stood at the entrance to Ring 12, but her rapid breathing came from a case of nerves, not lack of oxygen. In those same mountains, the first dog show of the season took place outside among the pines of Flagstaff, where competitors gasped for oxygen in the seven-thousand-foot elevation. June in Arizona brought soaring temperatures in the desert and a thaw of the last snow in the mountains. But the true frenzy blossomed with the spring flowers, new grass, and tender green leaves, as dog fanciers everywhere planned their dog-show itineraries, packed collars, leashes, brushes, and chow, and looked forward to summer competition and fun. Not that these activities didn't pop up during the winter months. Agility trials, hunting tests, herding trials, tracking tests, and so on, all summer long. THE DOG days of summer had begun in earnest-the true dog days, that is.
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