Sunday, January 16, 2011

'Lion' is the king at dog show





PATNA: Lion, a dog of Neapolitan Mastiff breed, owned by one S Bhardwaj, was awarded the first prize in the best of breed category in 'All Breed Championship Dog Show, 2011' held here on Sunday. The show was organised by the Canine Club of Bihar (CCB) at the Veterinary College Campus.

Under the same category, Scoop, a dog of Labrador breed, owned by Jayaprakash, was awarded second prize and Bruno, a dog of Wire haired breed, owned by justice (Retd) U P Singh, was awarded the third prize.

Jenny, a dog of Puppy breed, owned by Sanjay Kumar Singh, was awarded first prize in obedience category. Rocky of Ajay Kumar Singh and Raja of B Tripathy were awarded second and third prizes respectively.

Ravi Kumar and Kriti Rohini were adjudged first and second as best dog trainers. Club secretary Dr Ajit Kumar, in his speech on the occasion said that Patna was now among the few cities known across India for rare and pure breed dogs.

A total of about 195 dogs of 25 breeds from across the city participated in the dog show. CCB has been regularly organizing dog shows in the city since 1996.

Dog breeds like Chihuahua, the smallest dog; Rottweiler, the most dangerous; Pug, the most likeable; St Bernard, Bull Mastiff and English Mastiff (among the world s largest) were the highlights of the show.

Earlier, the show was inaugurated by principal secretary, animal husbandry and fisheries, S K Negi. Delhi-based expert on dogs Ravindra Singh and Kolkata-based expert Vimal Shaw were the judges of the show.

Alok K N Mishra is a Times of India journalist at Patna.

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