Woodstock Dog Club AKC Dog Show Check out over 100 breeds at the annual dog show in Tunbridge, VT (7/14-7/17)

From July 14 through July 17, 2022, we invite you to visit the spectacular Tunbridge Fairgrounds where you will be able to see 100 different purebred breeds of dogs! Sponsored by Woodstock and Green Mountain Dog Clubs, we expect around 1000 dogs each day show by their owners and professional handlers who come from all over the US and Canada with many local dog fanciers as well.

There will be 4 All Breed dog shows, 4 Obedience, and 4 Rally trials and on Friday, there will be a Best Puppy competition and an AKC Scent work trial. Junior Showmanship, where the handlers are 9 to 18 yrs old, will be held each day! They are the future of dog shows and are fun to watch. The Best Veteran competition will be Saturday and during Group judging on Thursday and Friday around 3 pm, there will be an ice cream social! Saturday night there will be the always popular BBQ with a Beer tent and live music. Tickets for this are available at the show.

Any day you plan to attend, there will be plenty to do and parking is complimentary!

Come see your favorite breeds, and meet new breeds! Talk to dog fanciers and learn about the sport of dog showing, obedience, and rally trials. Vendors will be on hand with dog and human-related items. Food vendors will provide the necessary nourishment with Maple Creamees for dessert!!

Dog shows are an important element in preserving and promoting Purebred dogs. Judges evaluate breeding stock based on the “Standard” for the breed. It outlines exactly what a Golden Retriever should look like, for example. Breeders are responsible for maintaining the integrity of their breed so the dogs we love will be around for lifetimes to come. They also health test the parents and have decades of research projects to ensure you are getting a healthy, well-bred dog.

Responsible breeders do not fill shelters… quite the opposite. Purebred dog breeders work tirelessly to keep their breed out of the shelters and rescues. Responsible breeders take their dogs back at any time for any reason, no questions asked. One of the many

Great Dane showing Obedience

reasons there are so many “rescuable dogs” is that people buy them. Supply and demand. These “breeders” are irresponsible and breed without any health testing, just for the money. Rescue organizations will buy dogs from them to turn around and sell to the public.

The Woodstock Dog Club has been a member of AKC since 1957. We hold monthly meetings with speakers and presentations of interest to our members. Most recently, we learned about AKC Scentwork, the newest addition to Performance Events. We also had one of the Vermont State Police K9 teams come to talk to us about how the dogs are trained and what they do to help the VSP officers. Annually, we hold health testing clinics for all dogs. To learn more about our club, visit our Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/Woodstock-DogClub-224941750864549/ or website http://woodstockdogclub.org for more information. Summer 2022