DOGS DANCE Border Collies in restaurant and night club scenes. A surfing Staffie; a skateboarding Silky Terrier; Kelpies and a Papillon bouncing to the classics. Golden Retrievers bopping along, and cross-breeds of various sizes up to all sorts of zany moves. These are just some of the entertaining activities that our dogs get up to in Dances with Dogs competitions, where dogs and handlers demonstrate a skilful, choreographed routine, performed to music. Audiences and competitors alike enjoy the varied routines, music and creativity displayed by handlers and their dogs – both of whom obviously really enjoy what they are doing�, says DWD Queensland Club president, Gay Westmore. Gay has been involved in the sport since being introduced to it at a
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