Thanks for the links, and the info on dog shows! I DO watch them on TV
whenever I catch one, I just haven't ever been to one in person.

Performance shows are the ones with agility contests, right? Things
like flyball, etc?

I've never actually met a Toy American Eskimo in person either! So I'm
not sure. I wouldn't mind getting a Miniature one, when it comes down
to it. I'm just afraid that, being in an apartment, a Standard-sized
Eskie wouldn't have enough room to be herself, which is why I'm
wanting a Toy or Mini. Most of the videos I've seen of Eskies don't
have a lot of barking in them, though the smaller ones do seem to have
a bit shriller of a bark.