One of the coldest day of the year failed to deter the enthusiasm of Dog lovers as they attended the ‘Golden Jubilee Dog Show’ organised by Doon Valley Kennel Club (DVKC) in large numbers on Sunday.
The Rangers College ground played host to 281 participants belonging to about 40 varieties of Dogs in the show. The show was inaugurated by the Minister of Planning, Information, Technology, Sports and Youth welfare Dinesh Agarwal. Speaking on the occasion he said that such type of shows should be more frequently organised. The Minister welcomed the participants and hoped that the show would attain new heights in the years to come.
The dog breeds which were part of the show included exotic varieties like Afghan hound, Poodle, Fox terrier, Coolie and Sumoad. The four legged participants who were brought from different parts of the country were first of all medically examined by the vets. As per the norm, only a healthy and medically fit dog can be the part of the show. The dogs are then judged on the basis of parameters like denture, condition of coat, length and height.
The organisers had divided the contest in Toy Group, Utility group, Gun Dog, Working dogs, Pastoral group, terrier group and hound group. The judges if the event were D. Krishnamurty from Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, Rajiv Shandilya from Delhi and Elena Kuleshova from Russia. The dog lovers from UP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Karnataka participated in the event.The Puddle of Nagraj Shetty of Banglore was adjusted the best dog of the event. The Great Dane of Vidhya Ratan of Meerut was declared runners up while Rotviler of Adarsh Chibber of Amritsar got the third position. Afghan hound of Sagar Shetty of Banglore was adjusted fifth by the judges and German Shepherd of Harchand Singh took sixth position in the show.
The President of the DVKC Rajesh Gulati said that the club is organizing this national level dog show from last thirty years. He said that the purpose of organising this show is to make people aware of different and rare breeds of dogs. Gulati said that the club organises this show under the rules and regulation issued by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
The Chairman of club Dr VK Sharma informed The Pioneer that different breeds specialised for different works with time. He said that the labrador which is favorite with the Police teams across the world because of its excellent sniffing powers was basically a fishermen’s dog as it used to help fishermen in pullout the fishing net after a catch. There was an atmosphere of fun and frolic in the ground and people especially kids were seen clicking the pictures of the dogs. One of the participants Anand Upadhyaya of lucknow said that he is taking his pet a 5 year old Doberman to the show from last two years. Vipin Sharma, a canine lover, said that he is coming to the show from last many years and it is healthy sign that the number of participants is increasing every year.
The Himalaya Mastiff of Ravi Chaudhary from Sangroor in Punjab was centre of attraction of many children due to his awesome figure and weight. Chaudhary said that his pet is only eight months old and is 30 inches tall and carries a weight of 48 kg. The organisers had placed stalls like dog food, cloths, soaps, shampoo, tonics and medicines on the occasion for the dog owners.