A Golden retriever shakes off after a bath Thursday at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows. The event continues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center. Tickets are $10, and free for kids 12 and younger.
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Holley Eldred gets up close with Ember, her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
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A Golden retriever shakes off after a bath Thursday at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows. The event continues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center. Tickets are $10, and free for kids 12 and younger.
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Spectators watch intently as Golden retrievers are shown Thursday at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows at the Alliant Energy Center.
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A dog receives a pat on the head from someone passing by.
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Blue Sky, an Old English Sheepdog, wears a hair clip to keep her coat out of her eyes.
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Prudence, a Mini American Shepherd, gets her hair washed by owner Leslie Hettinger of Kentucky.
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Tally, a Gordon Setter, lays on her back while relaxing at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Penny Wetmore of Minnesota trims the coat of Midji, her Portuguese Water Dog, at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Alive Banks of Sun Prairie sits with her two Siberian Huskies, Halo, left, and Elle at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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A Shar Pei rests inside its crate at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
A Golden retriever shakes off after a bath Thursday at The Renaissance Cluster of Dog Shows. The event continues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center. Tickets are $10, and free for kids 12 and younger.
