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Winning Best in Show can pay in nothing but a bowl

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Owners will spend tens of thousands of dollars on specialized grooming, international travel, and premium diets, all to win a ribbon. The competitive breeding economy is entirely driven by ego and eventual breeding fees, because the actual prize for winning best in show is usually an engraved bowl and zero compensation. It is a hilarious testament to how far humans will go for an arbitrary ribbon.

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