Hi! My fiance and I just went to our first AKC dog show as spectators. We had a great time but wanted to make sure we weren't missing out on any particular etiquette. For example we were walking the grooming floor (being mindful that the people and dogs were occupied and trying not to linger) and stopped to look at a particularly beautiful dog across the aisle. The dog turned their head a bit to look at us and the groomer smacked the dog on the snout. It made us feel a little sad to see but we aren't sure what's "normal" and if we were maybe being rude or disturbing to the dogs by being in the area, so we left. Similarly with pictures, we weren't sure if it was okay to take pictures of dogs we liked or if it's more like a comic con where it's encouraged to ask first haha. We would love to attend again so we'd love to know any etiquette we may not be aware of as outsiders.
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