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Amid applause, the pint-size canine trotted to her crate for treats, water and rest until the next round of the North American Weight Pull Association competition.

He then demands that she report to his home office, where, moments after she steps into the room, he tersely says, “Sit,” as if issuing a command to another canine.

He smiled the rubbery, doggish Ashton smile that all the men in his family shared, wide and toothy, with the canine teeth on full display.

Lord Ashton’s jaw clenched in anger, which made his almost-pointed ears quiver in a frankly canine way.

Bertha squawked and hissed, and the two breathless groups of canines stood nose to nose, staring and growling.