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Two years ago Michael Vick sat in prison in the midst of a 21-month sentence for operating an illegal dog fighting ring.
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Earlier this month in Dublin, Ireland, the star of the Gaelic football league was exposed as a director of an illegal dog fighting ring.
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Three years after his 18-month incarceration for bankrolling a dog fighting ring, The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback is launching a sports clothing line called V7.
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It was the latest round of heroics for Vick who is having an MVP type year in his second season since being released from prison after his conviction of operating an illegal dog fighting ring.
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Michael Vick has managed to repair the damage after serving 21 months in prison for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring.
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Yet detecting illegal drugs is virtually impossible while a dog has its few minutes in the ring.
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Already assured a place in the best-of-seven final ring at America's premier dog competition were an American foxhound, an affenpinscher, an old English sheepdog and a bichon frise.
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The owner dials their pooch's number and after one ring, it automatically connects to the phone on the dog's collar, allowing the dog to hear its master's voice, transmitted out of a speaker built into the collar-piece.
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But Constance could hear the faint ring of another doorbell, down the hall, which set off a barking dog.
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Also in the best-of-seven final ring were a German wirehaired pointer ranked as the nation's No. 1 show dog, an American foxhound, a Portuguese water dog, a bichon frise and a smooth fox terrier.
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