Before performing in the jam-packed auditorium, dogs and handlers battle nerves and putdowns behind tall blue curtains. Beatrice loses her squeaky bumblebee plaything, severely rattling the Swans. Cookie Fleck, a virtuoso handler on the show floor, injures her knee, leaving Winky's fortunes in the hands of the left-footed Gerry. Out front, Beatrice attacks a judge. Otherwise the film's little ensemble wins its share of ribbons.
Buck notes that in some cultures dogs are eaten.
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