The city is all set to host the International Championship and Dog show at the JRD Tata Sports Complex from January 24 to 26 for the first time. The show will be held simultaneously with the annual 51st and 52nd championship for dogs, which is also being organised by the Jamshedpur Kennel Club (JKC).
The event will be inaugurated by TV Narendran, managing director, Tata Steel. This year, a total of 400 entries have been received by the club from cities like Jamshedpur, as well as from cities as distant as Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ranchi, and Dhanbad. “We are proud to play host to the 15th and 16th international championship and dog show. It’s an international event of high repute,” said JKC president AM Misra.
The city has been selected by Federation Cynologique Internationale (France) to host the show. JKC secretary P R Prasad added that the show will be conducted in four rings. While the opening day will be meant for obiedience show, the following two days will be reserved for all breed show. The highlight of the show will be some of the rare breeds like Afghan hounds, Poodle Standard, Irish Setter, Giant Schnauzer besides popular breeds like
Pugs, German Shepherd, Rottweiler’s, Dobermans, labrador and Great Dane.