Marilyn Van Vleit sits with her dogs, Bailey, a 10-year-old Cardigan Welsh Corgi, and Bliss, a 4-year-old Pembroke Welsh ...

Her assignment, if she chose to accept it, would be to judge six breeds: Cardigan Welsh Corgi ... expanded to conformation and handling. Conformation is the fancy term for dog shows, events ...

As an organization that believes every dog breed “has a legacy and history that deserves to be taught, honored, and preserved,’’ the club stages what’s known as a conformation show ...

At these shows, officially known as “conformation shows,” dogs compete to be deemed the dog that best conforms to the standards of their breeds. The animals earn points in the competitions ...