The Dogs of the 2019 SHOT Show

January 25, 2019

Attending the SHOT Show each year means mixing, mingling and interacting with about 65,000 of our closest gun industry friends and acquaintances. They clog the aisles, restaurants, rest rooms, bars and casinos of the Venetian, Palazzo and the Sands Convention Center for three solid days (the crowd thins considerably on Friday).

And while the gun industry is remarkable for how pleasant the great majority of those who work in it are, by the end of the annual confab, most of us have pretty much had our fill of dealing with the masses. But also mixed in among the throngs are more than a few canine companions as well as the trained pooches that the extensive security crew have on hand.

We snapped some photos of a few of the many pups that plied the miles of aisles of this year’s now-concluded SHOT Show because they bring a smile to those of us for whom some of the best people we know are dogs.

All photos by Dan Z, Josh Wayner, Jeremy, and Beth Baumann for TTAG

38 COMMENTS

Geoff "Bring the EDIT button back, will ya, TTAG?" PR January 25, 2019 At 19:16

No “Cats of the S.H.O.T. Show”?

Companion bigots… 😉

*Woof*
- MLee January 25, 2019 At 20:11
  
  There was probably a dog wearing a MAGA hate. Racist cat hating dogs!!!!
- Roofer January 26, 2019 At 15:19
  
  Cats are too cool to go to conventions.
SkyMan77 January 25, 2019 At 19:17

Sooooo how about the booth babes?
- Big Sky January 25, 2019 At 22:05
  
  As I recall last year The Glock Store booth was hot.
  - SkyMan77 January 26, 2019 At 09:59
    
    Good memory Big Sky…
strych9 January 25, 2019 At 19:19

Dogs are cool, love ’em.

I couldn’t help but notice that it seems like there’s an unspoken dress code for the legs in those pictures though.
- Geoff "Bring the EDIT button back, will ya, TTAG?" PR January 25, 2019 At 21:59
  
  Besides denim or khaki?
  - strych9 January 25, 2019 At 23:07
    
    I was looking at the shoes as well as the 511’s. Mostly duty boots, hiking boots or trail running shoes.
    
    I didn’t even know Salomon made the SpeedCross 4s in all black. Great shoe but I prefer a more ostentatious color scheme. Not quite as good as the Arc’Teryx Norvan VT or GTX which will both last about 800 miles on pavement vs about 450 for the SpeedCross but still a nice shoe. The pair I have now is my second pair.
    - Geoff "Bring the EDIT button back, will ya, TTAG?" PR January 26, 2019 At 10:35
      
      Walking.
      
      *sigh*
      
      Maybe in a month I can start to think about walking again…
      
      *mutter*…
Tim Toroian January 25, 2019 At 19:36

VERY well trained animals!!
tsbhoa.p.jr January 25, 2019 At 20:33

i get it, really.
but it’s still very difficult not to skritch those workin’ pooches.
- Enuf January 25, 2019 At 23:35
  
  Between feeling the urge to give ’em some scratching behind them doggie ears and the yearning to give ’em some tummy rubbies, it ain’t easy being a dog lover surrounded by “Service Dog Do Not Pet” signs.
  
  Why, it’s practically torture.
TheUnspoken January 25, 2019 At 22:00

What’s with all the goggle dogs?
- MAGA Dave January 25, 2019 At 22:09
  
  My guess is blowing sand. It is Vegas. My old pooch wore them at the beach when i lived in florida.
  - Chadwick January 25, 2019 At 22:32
    
    Sounds reasonable. Vegas is pretty dusty when the wind kicks up.
    - elvis January 26, 2019 At 05:58
      
      Yeah, lot’s of blowing sand inside those casinos.
- Enuf January 25, 2019 At 23:33
  
  There’s all kinds of stuff for working dogs. Lots of goggles, hearing protection, all sorts of boots. One of those dogs on a shooting range has the Ray Allen ear muffs.
  
  Just dog lovers keeping their pals safe from big kabooms and blowing sand and ejected hot brass flying around.
- anonymoose January 26, 2019 At 01:26
  
  They’re called Doggles.
  - Ranger Rick January 26, 2019 At 06:08
    
    I’ve had a set for my pup for years.
  - barnbwt January 26, 2019 At 12:33
    
    Or Rex Specs
- StLPro2A January 27, 2019 At 12:18
  
  Celebrity dogs incognito…..
Jedi Wombat January 25, 2019 At 23:07

I like dogs, I’m shooting a ball for mine right now. Isn’t SHOT show about over? Doesn’t seem like a whole lot happened there gunwise according to this here site. Elsewhere I read that CZ released a whole pile of new guns. I know they did the Monday thing for a few weeks, but there were more than 4. And what else? Coverage seems sparse this year. Please tell me JWT is getting ready to put out a pile of awesome range reviews.
Grant. January 25, 2019 At 23:31

Screw gun bunnies! Gun doggies is where the money’s at! This is the kinda journalism I pay for! (Don’t get any silly ideas, TTAG.)
- Geoff "Bring the EDIT button back, will ya, TTAG?" PR January 26, 2019 At 10:43
  
  “Screw gun bunnies!”
  
  The adult video convention was down the strip…
Tom in Oregon January 25, 2019 At 23:37

AUstralian Shepherd FTW!
- tsbhoa.p.jr January 26, 2019 At 15:10
  
  i really like the hall’s heelers type. but thems cattle, not shep.
  dinki di.
Pmac January 26, 2019 At 04:17

Don’t do SHOT anymore and don’t remember K-9s when I did, but cool. Like a mutt. It’s 0500 and I’m up. Daylight 30 in a couple of hours. Casey’s dog, Greyton, wants a snack. Give him one before I stumble to a stand. Any kind of luck I won’t see a big one. Don’t need the taxidermy bill. Like a dog though.
TP January 26, 2019 At 04:48

Very cool
Indiana Tom January 26, 2019 At 12:13

I see we have those choker chain collars on the dogs. Says a lot about the owners. The shelter had one of those stupid things on the Malamute I adopted. First thing I did was get it off him. I could tell he appreciated that. Actually, he behaved best while walking in a harness and not even having a collar on. Sort of like my other big dogs.
- Pelvicpunch January 28, 2019 At 23:22
  
  Choke chains are an important training tool.
  Notice i said tool, they can be used in tandem with e collars, clickers, commands, hand signals and the plethora of other tools.
  They are a poor substitute for bad behavior and without knowing the level of a dogs training, your in no place to comment.
UncleK January 26, 2019 At 17:24

PUPPIES!
Finally something this place has been lacking!
UncleK January 26, 2019 At 18:01

I miss my dog (Saki) so much.
Half black lab / half red setter.
been 20 years, now.
- UncleK January 26, 2019 At 18:06
  
  His ashes that I have, will go with me.
  - UncleK January 26, 2019 At 18:12
    
    … as well as my lil buddy Sonny (a cat), he worked as a dog.
    And would come on a whistle and walked on a leash.
- Ing January 27, 2019 At 00:24
  
  I hear you. When I die, I’ll know I’ve gone to heaven if a great big St. Bernard/German Shepherd mix comes bounding up to meet me. It’s been 40 years, but I still miss that guy.
UncleK January 26, 2019 At 18:32

The dog was awesome, my son.
Jumping out of my jeep at the end of the driveway and stuff.
Bringing back evidence from a break in…
But a couple things about the cat…
He was very handsey.
He would only eat with his hands, scooping food out of the bowl.
Open the fridge to get to fish.
Steal toys from the neighbors pool.
Make auto calls on the bedroom phone.
But he only liked belliy rubs from my feet.
Pat January 27, 2019 At 03:21

It reminds me I did not have a good dog stew in a long time.