Dog Show Starts Friday

By MONICA SPRINGER

mspringer@gctelegram.com

Dog lovers in western Kansas will get a chance this weekend to see the 19th sanctioned American Kennel Club dog show at the Finney County Fairgrounds in Garden City.

Brad Nading/Telegram - Tina Star, Paradise, Texas,left, and other handlers move boxer breed dogs around a show ring for the judge during one of the categories at last year's American Kennel Club Dog Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds.

The three-day show is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Friday through Saturday, with rally and obedience in the West Pavillion.
Confirmation judging is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Finney County Exhibition Building.

Confirmation judging includes how well each dog stacks up to each breed’s description, said Ramona Haney, the show’s chairwoman.

Haney said dogs throughout the United States will be in attendance, including Minnesota, California, Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Connecticut, as well as Kansas.

Group judging will start at 1 p.m. each day, and is followed by the best in show competition, which is the last event of the show each day.

Haney said the show should end by 3 or 4 p.m. each day.

“If you want to learn about dogs, learn different characteristics of dogs, this is a good opportunity to do that,” Haney said.

There will be about 650 dogs in the show each day, Haney said.

The event is free. There also will be vendors selling dog jewelry, dog supplies and dog accessories such as coats, as well as a concession stand on the grounds.

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