While other kids gorged on fairy floss and got tossed around on rides at the Melbourne Royal Show, teenager Chelsea Berlyn was wrangling 11 spirited miniature pinschers in the dog pavilion.

As she brushed their coats and kept them out of trouble, Chelsea deftly answered questions from passersby, such as “Is that a chihuahua?” and “do they catch rats and mice?”

They’re a handful: Chelsea Berlyn, 17, showed her miniature pinschers at Melbourne Royal Show. Credit: Wayne Taylor

While most young showgoers might drink slurpees and binge on showbags, Chelsea, 17, of Ballarat, is among a normally overlooked group of young ones at the show exhibiting, competing or working.

On Sunday, Chelsea and her mother, Kimberly Berlyn, showed their miniature pinschers, with their dog Jagger winning bes

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