Our new 4-H dog obedience volunteers, Erin Wells and Connie Davis are planning 4-H dog obedience work nights. These are free training sessions for 4-H dog project members and members wanting to learn more about dog obedience.

Here is a note from Erin:

We will be meeting Mondays at the Fairgrounds at 7pm. We will start on 5/12.  If you are interested please let me know.

A little about my mother and I that are training.  I showed in dog obedience through 4-H as well as AKC growing up.  I have titled my dog through AKC and competed at the Ohio State Fair every year.  I placed every year at the state fair and received 1st place for 5 years.  My mother trained with our instructor during 4-H and then began showing dogs and titled dogs as well in AKC.  She has trained with various trainers and is experienced at instruction.  She also served on the State Dog committee for many years and we all helped at the competition for many years as well.  Both of us have judged dog competitions in the past.

We would love to build the dog program in our county again.  There are a lot of fun opportunities to compete or even just have a better behaved pet.  We are excited to see interest again and would love to help anyone who would be interested.

The biannual Ohio 4-H Dog Judges Seminar is open for registration. The attached document is detailed information about the event. Participants can register at: http://go.osu.edu/2025dogjudgesseminar

2025 Dog Judges Seminar Event Final

The goals and objectives of this seminar are to:

• Educate participants about the purpose and philosophy of Ohio 4-H and the 4-H dog program;
• Review and practice general judging guidelines for junior fair dog shows in Ohio;
• Review 4-H dog rules, including obedience, showmanship, and rally, and You & Your Dog;
• Review judging procedures;
• Provide demonstrations and hands-on judging experience;
• Bring consistency to judging 4-H dog show classes; and
• Develop a list of potential 4-H dog show judges for county 4-H dog shows and the Ohio State Fair Dog Show.

The next 4-H Dog Judges Seminar will be offered winter of 2027.

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2024 Woof Classic

Classes:

• Showmanship A
• Showmanship B
• Pee-Wee Showmanship
• Adult Showmanship
• Beginner Novice A
• Beginner Novice B
• Novice A
• Novice B
• Grad Novice A
• Grad Novice B
• Preferred Novice
• Pre Novice

Preregistration at https://go.osu.edu/2024woofclassic

The Ohio State Fair Dog Show is scheduled for June 17-19 and the registration deadline is May 21 at 1:00 pm

The State Fair Dog Show is open to anyone enrolled in the appropriate 4-H Dog Project!

2024 Entry – OSF Dog Classes Entries and Deadlines

The dates for the OSF Dog Show are earlier than normal due to construction on the state fairgrounds. The state fair has a separate entry for dogs to compensate for early dates. The dog show is now open for entry!!! There are no late entries for these shows.

For your information, the dog show entry is not obvious on the state fair website. The following information will be extremely helpful for exhibitors to find the information on the state fair website.

The 2024 Ohio State Fair Dog Show JUNE 17-19 is open for entries.

Entries close May 21 at 1:00 pm. There are no late entries.

Please go to the Ohio State Fair website for detailed information at:

https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/livestock/livestock-competitions

Scroll down to DOG SHOW. Read Competition Information and Information for entering dogs online.

Then click on the red – ENTER THE 2024 DOG SHOW (ENTRY LINK)