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My kennel name is Steele, and her name is Steele Your Heart because she’s such a love.

What do you think of people cloning the dogs they love?

Patt Morrison
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I don’t think I could do that. There are enough dogs in this world that need homes without doing that.

Do you remember your first dog show?

I was as nervous at my latest show as I was at my first show!

You don’t handle the dogs in the actual competition – Gabriel Rangel does. But you’re sitting there, watching nervously.

Inevitably, someone comes up to me and tries to talk and I’m like, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

So you must have seen the Christopher Guest movie "Best in Show," about the world of show dog competitions.

The funny thing about it, everybody says, "Oh, it must be such a spoof." I say no – [reality] is actually worse. I couldn’t even get into it – I’d be embarrassing!

patt.morrison@latimes.com

This interview was edited and excerpted from a longer taped transcript. Interview archive: latimes.com/pattasks.

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