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Unlike the silky terrier’s, which decrees that its docked tail is “set high and carried at twelve to two o’clock position,” the Doberman pinscher standard says: “Ears normally cropped and carried erect.”

Some 27 contestants were in that mix this year, including Buster, a shih tzu/silky terrier blend that was brimming over with energy as a puppy.

It was before Jasmine’s family adopted a silky terrier they would call Pup-Pup, who would make Jasmine fall in love with animals.

Within two days of being placed on the adoption floor, a silky terrier named Ryder and two mixed breeds named Happy and Casper had all been found owners.

The silky terrier that won best of breed on Monday — Lamplighter Bendill Tail Wind, who goes by “Windy” at home — has a natural tail.