The Saanich Fairground will be a dog loverB次元官网网址檚 delight this weekend, at the 85th annual Vancouver Island Dog Fanciers AssociationB次元官网网址檚 dog show.
A small collection of the breeds that will be shown over the weekend gathered for a photo at the North Saanich home of DR. Joanne Helm, a member of the club since 2009 and one of the event organizers (not to mention a freshly-minted sculptor of a bronze daschund). She said the group is the second-oldest dog club on the Island and have been putting on their show at the Saanich Fairground in Central Saanich for years.
This weekend, the show gets under way Friday, May 25 at 10 a.m. and runs until around 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, everything starts at 9 a.m. and ends at around 4 p.m. For full details, visit . Over three rings of activity, handlers and owners from newcomers to seasoned pros, will march their dogs in a variety of groups: Sporting Breeds, Toy Breeds, Herding Groups and more.
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All kinds of breeds are represented in the show, from owners and handlers up and down the Island. ThereB次元官网网址檚 even an All-British component to the event, in which only breeds from the UK can enter.
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Those points assign status to the dog and to breeders who can say their dogs are up to the standard.
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Helm said the show will appeal to any dog lover. ItB次元官网网址檚 a free event, and families are welcome. And unless they are actually entered in the show, people are asked to leave their own pets at home.
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