The Prince Albert Kennel & Obedience Club is hosting the 102nd Annual Dog Championship Show this weekend. The show began on Friday and will run until Sunday at the Dave Steuart Area at the Prince AlbertExhibition Grounds. The Show runs from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. everyday.
The Kennel Club is happy to have the Championship Show return.
“We have been doing this for a number of years as a club and we have dogs from all across Canada and even the United States and will be competing for championship points. We run point systems all year for top dogs,” said Liana Maloney, Show Coordinator of the Prince Albert Kennel & Obedience Club.
“We also have owners and breeders going for individual Canadian championships and grand championships and those points are awarded by Judges who are coming to officiate the Championship. It’s going to be a good panel of Judges to judge the dogs.”
The Judges are from Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Australia
The dog show is free and open to the public who are free to attend, ask questions and learn about dogs
“We are always happy to answer questions and help people understand and learn about each particular breed or grade of dog and the importance of responsible breeders, health testing and preservation breeding,” Maloney said. “We breed to a blueprint of a breed standard that is allocated by the CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) and we go for the dogs that are the closest to that blue print and standard of 100 points.”
Dogs will be tested for their agility, obedience, performance, temperament and can be used for different purposes such as pet, hounding, sporting and others
Judge Jeremy Browne (in Blue) assessing a dog on Friday, 13 Mar during the 102 Annual All Breed Championship Dog Show at the Dave Steuart Area, PAExhibition Grounds, PA
For this year’s show there are over 1200 dogs entering for the different categories and there will be two shows each day with the Grand Finale held on Sunday to show the Best of the Show.
“A well bred dog is a great pet, “Maloney said.
The show will fill up all three days as there will be six shows of 200 dogs per show and there will be two best in shows every day. There will be prizes for the first four dogs including ribbons of Blue, red white and yellow. The first gets a blue ribbon, the second gets red, the third gets yellow and the fourth gets white ribbon.
The spectators are welcome but there are a few rules, families coming to watch are not allowed to touch the competition dogs except with the permission of the handler. Spectator dogs should be kept away from the rings and competition dogs.
Kaili Wilkins, from Saskatoon was one of the handlers who has her dogs registered for the show has a best in show dog named Ollie ( a hoarding dog or holding the Sheep dog) won best in breed. Ollie is almost 5-years-old.
“I had to make it to this show and it is held twice a year,” Wilkins said. “t’s a great club and the competition is great too, there are many top dogs here.”
Dogs and their handlers during one of the rounds on Friday, 13 Mar during the 102 Annual All Breed Championship Dog Show at the Dave Steuart Area, PAExhibition Grounds, PA
The Judges were impressed with the quality and standard of dogs at the Show
Jeremy Browne from Ontario said “There are good quality dogs here, we just started today but there is good quality here. I am pleased with what I have seen here.” Jeremy Browne, a Judge from Ontario said
Browne has been breeding dogs for 37 years.
“The competition has been going very well and the competition is very strong. There are some lovely dogs here. It’s fun judging goods,” said Lynda Saranchuk, one of the judges who came in from Calgary and has been in the business for over 20 years. “This is a CKC recognized show and the competitors are from all over Canada.”
Another handler, Cyndi Egbert who came from Regina with a Chinese Crested Hairless Dog. and has been in the competition for over 50 years said “It’s a great show, the club is great and it’s a great venue. I enjoy coming to Prince Albert.”
Maloney encouraged everyone to come out to the show.
“Please. come down and watch, please come and learn about the dogs, ask your questions and we are happy to have you down here.” I’m always pleased to do this. We have a dedicated group of people, we will always keep at it,” Maloney, who has been breeding shelties since she was 16-years-old, said.
