The three-day Championship Dog Show being held in the city will be both entertaining and informative for the people of Jamshedpur, particularly canine lovers, children and parents.Organised by the Jamshedpur Kennel Club, the competition in three different rings will take place between January 6 and January 8. There will be participants from Ranchi, Dhanbad, Calcutta, Bhubaneshwar and Hyderabad that will be participating in the show this year.
The show will be held at the archery ground of the JRD Tata Sports Complex. A.M. Misra, president, Jamshedpur Kennel Club; Ruchi Narendran, the show secretary, Biswanath Roy, secretary of the Jamshedpur Kennel Club and other members of the club informed about the show at a press meet organised at the venue today.
“The championship dog show organised by the Jamshedpur Kennel Club is held in high esteem all over India. Two out of the three rings (62nd and 63rd Ring) features among the pointed show in India. Out of more than 100 Dog shows organized in India, only 21 coveted dog shows are considered for pointed rankings at national level (similar to ATP rankings in Tennis) Points are allocated to the winners of these shows to decide the national champion for various categories,” said Roy.
With 278 entries with 36 different dog breeds, the show will be spread across three days. The first two days Jan 6 and 7 will be the all breed show across 10 groups. The third and final day will be obedience test. The prize distribution for all breed show will be organised on Jan 7 while the prize distribution for obedience will be organised on Jan 8.
There are 277 participants in the show comprising 36 different breeds. Some of the exotic breeds are: Afghan Hound, Whippet, Belgium Shepherd Groenendael, Dutch shepherd dog, Fox Terrier wired and Chow Chow.