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Unsurprisingly, some of the most hands-on careers involving dogs are those in the dog-show world. You thought showing dogs was just a hobby? Think again. Professional handlers are paid to take dogs into the show ring to earn their conformation championships or to achieve a certain standing within their breed or Group, such as number-one English Springer Spaniel or number-one Sporting Dog. And someone has to judge those dogs. Dog-show judges travel all over the world to evaluate show dogs, determining which ones will become champions and, more than likely, pass on their genes to the next generation of dogs. Who runs those dog shows? The show superintendent is the one who handles entries, determines when and where a show will take place, prints judging programs and catalogs, and much more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t track these specialized dog-show jobs, but with the thousands of dog shows that take place each year—the largest U.S. ones drawing more than 3,500 entries—there’s definitely room for growth in this field.