Dogs from across Canada and the United States are strutting their stuff at Chippewa Park in Thunder Bay, Ont., this weekend. The North Shore Dog Club is holding its fourth annual dog show at the park this weekend, with a variety of competitions taking place from Friday to Sunday.
"It is five all-breed dog shows," said Kris Brown, club vice-president, and show secretary. "We have 150 dog entries from all across Canada and the United States." "We have a judge from Japan, judges from B.
C., southern Ontario and prairies," she said. "We have specialties for special breeds of dogs, like we have a working dog specialty for Malamutes and Dobermans and that kind of stuff, and we also have American Cocker spaniel specialty [Saturday].
" "It's bringing all the dog people together to show their purebred dogs and have fun." The event — which runs from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday — also includes vendors, Brown said.
"All the dogs are broken up into groups," Brown said. "There are seven groups: sporting hounds, working terriers, toys, non-sporting — which are Dalmatians, Shiba Inus, that kind of thing — and then herding." "Each group goes in, and all the breeds are judged individually," Brown said.
"Say the beagles, all the beagles are judged, and then they pick a winner from that [for] best of breed." Missy Manke with her Newfoundland dog Enzo. (Marc Doucette/CBC) "Then at the end of all the breeds that are in that group, they all go back in and they pick best in gr.