Canines raise the roof

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  "Dogs" is a family show that features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Hot dog treats and toys for the canines, who helped raise the roof, Wednesday, September 14, at Bicentennial Park. A Canine Construction crew helped raise the 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  A canine construction crew helped the human crew raise the "Big Dog Top." The 40,000-square-foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Bullet, a 2-year-old rescue border collie, jumps on the back of Gabriel Gomez, his trainer, for the media, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Bicentennial Park. The canine construction crew helped with the 40,000 square foot big top which takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Psycho, a 3-year-old rescue shepherd, along with the human construction crew helped raise the roof Wednesday, September 14, at Bicentennial Park. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Bullet, a 2-year-old rescue border collie, front right, supervises the big top going up, Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The canine construction crew helped raise the roof at Bicentennial Park. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Ana Guzman, left, a trainer, works with, Bonita, one of her nine pups, while the media films the "stars" of "Dogs," Wednesday, September 14, at Bicentennial Park. A canine construction crew helped raise the the 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Mini, left, a 5-year-old pug, on her trainer, Sheyla Gutierrez's shoulder, will perform "weave pole racing," in the show "Dogs," soon to open in Bicentennial Park. Her fellow canines helped raise the big top, Wednesday, September 14. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Valeria, an Akita, rests in the shade, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, while her fellow canines help raise the big top at Bicentennial Park. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Psycho, left, and Bonita, right, both shepherds, rest in the shade at Bicentennial Park, as their fellow canines help raise the big top, Wednesday, September 14. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Michael Johnson, left, and Timothy Grace work on the big top which will house the traveling show "Dogs." The construction crew had the help of several canines Wednesday, September 14, at Bicentennial Park. The 40,000 square foot big top takes more than 10 days, 30 men, two cranes and a couple of canines to set up. The family show features 38 dogs with a wide array of talents. The show will appear for a limited engagement beginning September 28. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF