FDKC Dog Show 2014
The Fort Dodge Kennel Club's annual Dog Show and Obedience Trials, June 15 2014, featured a "fun run" introducing the area to coursing.
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Suzanne Popson, left, Des Moines, meets a Portuguese Podengo Pequeno held by Coleen Collen, of Dayton. The breed was first recognized by the American Kennel Club in 2013. This one is only 4 months old, and came to this show to get used to the idea before his first show in Oklahoma City next week.-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Sydney, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, chases after the plastic "lures" in the coursing event at the Fort Dodge Kennel Club dog show. Saturday's event was not judged. Ridgebacks are a kind of sighthound, which can compete in lure coursing events to be judged on speed, agility and following skill.