Yes, our shows will be on again this year at Beerwah Sportsground.
We are holding 4 Conformation shows, which are basically ‘beauty contests’ judging the best dogs in each breed, to end up with a Best in Show.
Breeds being exhibited include the regular well known breeds plus a variety of rarer breeds. They are judged in groups (Toys, Terriers, Gundogs, Hounds, Working, Utility and Non-sporting), in alphabetical order of the breeds in each of the 7 groups. For example in the Toy group Affenpinschers and Australian Silky Terriers are at the beginning while Pugs, Tibetan Spaniels and Yorkshire Terriers are at the end. We anticipate the total entry for each show to be between 400 and 500 dogs.
The first show is on Friday evening, the 22nd of March starting at 6.00pm. On Saturday the 23rd we begin the Championship show at 9.00am and the Open show will run concurrently starting at 9.30am. The Sunday show starts at 8.30am.
Junior Handlers will be during the lunch break on Saturday. Junior Handler classes are for children and young adults to demonstrate their skills handling dogs in the ring. There are 3 age classes being 7 – U10, 10 – U13 and 13 – U19, which encourages participation in dog sports and the development of handling techniques. Many of these youngsters are superb handlers, often putting the older exhibitors to shame.
A canteen with delicious food will be operating and also a coffee van on site.
We welcome the community to come along and join us for these activities. Entry is FREE.
Do come and have a look, find your favourite breed, talk to exhibitors, enjoy the dog sport events and browse the various stalls with lots of ‘doggy’ paraphernalia for sale. For more information please contact Khylie on 0434 344 230.