Clap Your Hands With A Round Of “A-Paws!” By Mandy Griffiths
The Missouri State Fair has come and gone again. A special thanks to those who helped set up and volunteer to run the booth. If you have never volunteered, or it has been a while, we would certainly love to have your help next year.
I went to the fair a number of days to see some of the events that were there. First I went to the 4-H Dog Show. All the kids were excited to be there, and I had the chance to talk to a few. There were lots of beautiful dogs, some purebred, and some were mixed breeds. Erin Stacks, won the Open Showmanship and the Overall Showmanship, with her Irish Setter. It was certainly a beautiful dog. I heard it was her last time competing in the 4-H state show, but hopefully we will see more of this girl and her dog in future shows. Awesome job, Erin!! Ivey Mareth, 10 years old, was one of the participants at this years dog show. I got the pleasure of talking with her and learning more
about her and her dog, Christmas. Yes, I said Christmas. Cute isn’t it? Ivey wanted a dog really bad, and a little pup showed up at her house three days after Christmas. She told me the pup had fallen out of Santa’s sleigh, so that is how she got her name.
Christmas is a 4 year old Labrador/Shepherd cross. Ivey has been showing her locally for three years with 4-H, but this was her first time at the fair. She plans to keep showing dogs, along with her sister. She won first place in Novice Showmanship, third place in Obedience, and fourth in Rally. Way to go, Ivey!!! The following is a list of winners from the 4-H Dog Show Raylynn Moore - Obedience Beginner Novice, High Point Overall Obedience, open obedience Mattie Davis - Novice Morgan Barber - graduate Novice Jayli Thudium -Rally Novice Taylor Kanoy – Rally Intermediate Olivia Wright – Rally Advanced
Paisley Weldon, Blakey Kanoy, Rosslyn Gladbach and Evelyn Stump were all on the winning team of the Junior dog Bowl Malodor Hance, Elizabeth Stump, McKenzie McDonald, and Alexander Grinder were all on the winning team of the Senior Dog Bowl. Congratulations goes out to all the winners!! We hope they continue to work with dogs, and who knows, maybe someday they will become members of the MPBA!
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