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It's a (show) Dog's LIfe grand Champion Daenen twisted sister She dines off sterling silver, collects the finest rhine- stones, and calls the Ritz-Carlton her home. Grand Champion Daenen Twisted Sister may be spoiled, but she also brings home the bacon. Sometimes she eats it. "Delilah"—that's her call name—"is a Grand Champion pug," says owner Judi Johnson. "But she'll eat anything that hits the ground." The veteran bitch (mea nt a s a compliment) ha s t raveled t he world thanks to her supermodel looks, runway strut, and style. "She's a diva!" says Johnson. "She wears what she wants to wear. She loves her kimonos. They were shipped from China to wear in the Boston Dog Show." Which she probably won—counting up her victories is an exercise in futility. "It would literally take pages to do that," Johnson says, although her accolades include Best of Breed, an Award of Merit, and a rank- ing as one of the country's top 25 pugs many times. "Delilah is my best buddy. She sleeps with me every night. She gets the pillow." Of course she does. bostoncommon-magazine.com 117 " She wears what she wants to wear. She loves her kimonos." "The tools of the trade are the tricks of the trade. Texture Crystals help her coat have a healthy texture. Scissors are for taking whiskers off, and the clicker brush takes out shedding hair." Delilah fancies splashy kimonos in her wardrobe. "We thought they would be fun because [pugs] are Chinese dogs," says owner Judi Johnson. "Pre-competition, Delilah has been fed decadent meals out of sterling silver bowls at the Ritz-Carlton."