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  • See why Sully’s giant leap in Amherst made Boston Globe’s best list

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• The 31 best photos of 2025 by Boston Globe photographers (bostonglobe.com) — A standout Boston Globe photo from this year was taken right here in Amherst, capturing Sully the Saint Bernard soaring off a dock at a North America Diving Dogs event. The photographer describes positioning for the perfect angle as this unusually large competitor made a dramatic leap, highlighting both the joyful local scene and the variety of dogs that turned out.
   

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