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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