Fashion and Sporting Notes from the Ménerbes Dog Show Summary and Analysis

The Mayles plan to attend the annual dog show held in June in the Ménerbes stadium. The Mayles skip the morning trials, which eliminates mongrels and dogs with bad behavior. After the lunch hour is over, the Mayles make their way to the stadium. Near the parking lot, dogs of various breeds and purpose are being sold by dealers. Oddly, there is a table displaying pump-action riot guns and Ninja throwing stars for sale.

There is often comment about dogs resembling their masters or vice versa. At the Ménerbes dog show, the dogs are dressed in fashions to resemble their masters. One blond woman is dressed in white shorts and white cowboy boots and her miniature white poodle is tethered to...