After Julia and her dog Huxley enter a very unusal dog show they quickly realize the challenges of competing against fire-breathing, levitating, extraterrestrial pets, but good-natured Huxley gives it his all.

"Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about! Kira doesn't get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a great idea--she's going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition....

Collects three stories featuring dogs, including one about a dog named Sprite who makes a surprising discovery at a dog show, another about a dog with remarkable wit and bravery, and a third in which a group of dogs outfox two bank robbers.

Receiving a lively puppy who prefers to chew, play, and explore rather than train for an upcoming dog show, Holly brings the puppy to the show and wonders if he will somehow still win a prize.

Jed, Kip, and Val compete at the dog show.

When one of his detectives-in-training spots a woman with nearly all of the signs of a criminal, young Damian Drooth tails her through a dog show and learns that she really is up to no good.

"Marnie has an emerging talent for dog training, and she puts it to good use with her grandma's new dog, Koda. Koda is a mutt, so she isn't able to enter dog shows. Marnie decides to enter a dog dancing competition with Koda instead. But soon Marnie realizes she is more confident in Koda's skills than her own. Will Marnie be able to overcome her insecurities and let loose during the dog dancing competition?"-- Back cover