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Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association set hold 13th annual dog show

Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association set hold 13th annual dog show

BEMIDJI — The Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association will host its 12th annual United Kennel Club licensed all-breed dog show from Friday, Sept. 6, to Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds, 7223 Fairgrounds Rd. NW.

The three-day event opens with two Conformation shows at 9 a.m. and two Rally Obedience shows starting at 10 a.m. each morning. All shows are located at the Commercial Building at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. Approximately 130 dogs will compete throughout the event for Best in Show, Rally Obedience and Total Dog Awards.

This year’s show will add nosework events on Saturday and Sunday hosted by the Dog Sporting Club of Northern Minnesota.

According to the United Kennel Club

website,

nose work is a dog sport modeled after working detection dogs and provides a “safe and enriching scenario that can be easily performed anywhere and builds a trusting and lasting relationship between handler and dog.”

The UKC Total Dog philosophy places an emphasis on dogs who shine in multiple disciplines, added the website.

“A sound, well-bred, well-adjusted dog can easily transition from the show ring to a performance event,” a release said. “They have the looks to excel as a proper specimen of their breed, while also having the brains and ability to perform athletically in a variety of sporting events.”

To earn a Total Dog award at a UKC show, a dog must place in performance and conformation in the same day.

Food, vendors and a photographer will be on-site. Twin Cities-based artist Tony LaMotte will also be making an appearance to do artwork for any interested spectator or exhibitor.

The event is free and spectators are welcome, but event organizers ask that people leave their pets at home, as club rules state that unentered dogs may not be at the show.

If interested in showing your dog in the UKC Dog Show, or for more information, contact Kathy Lamping at

(218) 760-3763

or the Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association through their website

www.pbdta.com

or their Facebook

page.

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