Staten Island Kennel Club’s 106th annual show draws an elite group of talented canines

Charles Marcantonio of Merchantville, N.J., is a judge for the obedience competition. He keeps a close eye out for those slight distractions that could spell disaster. “Basically, we’re looking for the perfect performance,” Marcantonio said. “So it’s the dog being in unison with the handler.”  “You go in the ring with a 200 in my mind,” Marcantonio said. “Every dog is a perfect dog until it lags, until it forages, ’til it starts sniffing, ’til it takes a whiz in the ring, ’til it runs around the ring out of control.” http://bit.ly/jEzfJC