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A barking good time at Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club’s annual dog show

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Ron McClary grooms Poppy, a 3-year-old Old English Sheepdog, during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday. The show is a fundraiser for the Orange County Police Canine Association and Hemet Blood Bank.

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Brianne Rock, from Apple Valley, shows Hades, a Great Dane, during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.

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Cyndi Hardy gives Gunnar some love during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
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Karen Raduziner, from Apple Valley, gives Madison, an 11-month-old Minature American Shepherd a blowdry following a bath during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.

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Teddie Bear, a 3-year-old Papillon, attends the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
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Danny, a Shihtzu, gets a grooming during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.

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Frank Johnson shows Hercules, a Miniature Pinscher, during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show on Saturday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
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Dog show judge Dr. Donald Gill Blake checks out the teeth of a Great Dane held by Daniel Magee, from San Diego, during the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club dog show Saturday.

  (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot)
By Daily Pilot staff
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Hundreds of dogs of many shapes and sizes stepped into the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday for the first day of the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club’s 66th annual AKC licensed all-breed dog show.

The show, which ends Sunday, is expected to feature more than 1,200 canine competitors. Admission is free and open to the public.

A silent auction at the show will benefit the kennel club’s Police K9 Blood Bank Fund, a partnership between the Garden Grove-based Hemopet Blood Bank and the Orange County Police Canine Assn. The fund helps contribute to the care of greyhounds that donate blood to police dogs.

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Hours for the final day of the show Sunday are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Fair & Event Center is at 88 Fair Drive.

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