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Meet the popular pink Cartoon Poodles at the fair

Las Vegas family brings their special dogs to Lynden

The poodles form a conga line with the head leaning onto the human ringleader.
The poodles form a conga line during the Cartoon Poodle show on Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Northwest Washington Fair. The act takes place three times a day for the duration of the fair, and is part of general admission. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)
By Amy Kepferle Staff Reporter
Dressed in a glittery purple tailcoat and a top hat, longtime performer and animal trainer Rafael Abuhadba rolled a large box to the middle of the stage. He removed the cover of the box to unveil a cage that was seemingly empty.  After turning it several times, a large pink poodle appeared — one of 12 Cartoon Poodles and a popular act at this year’s Northwest Washington Fair. Abuhadba danced with the dog before his wife, Isabel Abuhadba, made a grand entrance driving a golf-cart-size

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