RHINEBECK — I was at the Dutchess County Fair yesterday doing a story on the canine tent. The fair is open through Sunday. The canine tent closes at 9 p.m.
Read my article from the Poughkeepsie Journal here.
This is the ninth year for the canine tent. It's a tribute to the popularity of companion animals that they have a place alongside cows and sheeps and horses, oh my.
The picture above is of Karen Tindal performing with one of her Dazzle Dogs, a dancing/agility troupe of Corgis and an Australian shepherd.
DockDogs.com set up a diving pool for competitions again this year. For the middle of the day and the middle of the week, there were quite a few people taking advantage of the practice time. Competitions in distance, speed retrieval and height jumping are in the afternoons. Finals are Sunday.
It's always fun to stand near the ramp where the dogs exit the jumping area for the "shake down."
Meet Abraham Lincoln, a rescued pit bull, and now a certified therapy dog, now living at the Animal Farm Foundation in Standfordville.
With the dog is Ashley Reum, his handler.
AFF was one of several rescue groups represented in the canine tent, including the Dutchess County SPCA and the Mid-Hudson Kennel Association.
The tent is organized by Dale Mountain, who operates Rhinebeck's Russell Refuge, Inc.
So take a few minutes after you down a 4H milkshake and some fried dough and see what the dogs can do.
Photos by Michael Woyton/Poughkeepsie Journal.
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