From right, Diane Fields of La Crosse, Wis., Grooms Pearlie, her dog Puli, as Connie and Mike Bleecker of Oak Grove, Minn., Give their miniature American Shepherds Anna and Opal some love before to show them off at the annual Council Bluffs Club Dog Show at the Mid-America Center on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Janell O’Connor, treasurer of the Council Bluffs Kennel Club, said nearly 700 dogs are registered with most breeds represented . O’Connor said the money raised through the event will go back to the community. She said the club recently donated $ 10,250 to the Council Bluffs Police Department to go towards one of the department’s new police department dogs, and purchased a safety vest for the other. The club also donated oxygen masks for the Council Bluffs Fire Department to use when saving pets at fire scenes. “It’s a good feeling when we can help,†she said.
Alessandra Wagner of Seward, Neb., 11, spends time with her Chihuahua, Max, between screenings at the Council Bluffs Kennel Club’s annual dog show at the Mid-America Center on Saturday, November 24, 2018.
Ashton Wagner of Seward, Nab, 7, plays a game on a phone as her family’s Toy Fox Terrier, Bruno, sits on his lap between screenings at the Council Bluffs Kennel Club‘s annual dog show at the Mid-America Center on Saturday, November 9. 24, 2018.
Rosemary Gregurich of Omaha shows off her Rough Collie, Yankee, at the Council Bluffs Kennel Club’s annual dog show at the Mid-America Center on Saturday, November 24, 2018.
Spectators can have fun wagging their tails at the Council Bluffs Kennel Club Dog Show on Saturday and Sunday at Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way.
Judging will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day in seven different rings, and activities will end around 5:00 p.m.
It should be a good screaming moment, according to Jean Lien, president of the club.
“We have 723 dogs entered this year and entries from across the country,†she said. “There are almost any breed you can imagine. “
Seven breed groups will be judged, including sporting breeds, hunting dog breeds, working breeds, terrier breeds, toy breeds, non-sporting breeds and breeding breeds, according to information from the program on Jack Onofrio’s website. There will also be various courses and junior demonstration courses.
One dog from each group will participate in the Best of Show competition, Lien said. Members of the public will have the opportunity to follow the dogs through the different judging rounds until the Best of Show round.
“People see dogs on TV, but they don’t see how they got there,†she said.
A different team of judges will judge each day, providing an additional opportunity for dogs to earn top honors, Lien said.
