dog show

a competitive event in which dogs are exhibited and judged by an established standard or set of ideals prescribed for each breed.

Origin of dog show

First recorded in 1855–60

“They felt that it served only to attempt to influence AKC judges,” the dog-show author/consultant/judge Pat Hastings told me.

The Dog Glamour Ads That Win Westminster |Josh Dean |February 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
From one of these exhibitors the Mistress learned of a dog-show rule that was wholly new to her.

Lad: A Dog |Albert Payson Terhune
That's one of the interesting features of the dog-show game.

The Dogs of Boytown |Walter A. Dyer
Edward Henry's taxi-cab in that Square seemed like a homeless cat that had strayed into a dog-show.

The Regent |E. Arnold Bennett

He possessed points which, exhibited individually, would have gained many marks at Cruft's Dog-Show.

A Safety Match |Ian Hay
All of this is extraneous; but may be worth your remembering, next time you go to a dog-show.

Lad: A Dog |Albert Payson Terhune