An important event for dog breeders and dog lovers, Vietnam National Dog Show 2010, will be held at Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium at 8 Vo Van Tan Street in HCMC’s District 3 at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.

A bulldog pup at the VKA dog show in 2009. This beautiful three-month old dog won best dog in show. - Photo: Kieu Giang

The show will be divided into two parts. The first part in the morning is for dachshunds, retrievers, flushing dogs, water dogs, terriers, bloodhounds, pinschers and schnauzers, mastiffs, bulldogs, St Bernards, cattle dogs and Vietnamese breeds. While spitz, ridgebacks, primitive types, sheep dogs, toy dogs, sighthounds and pointing dogs will compete in the afternoon.

There will be four levels of competition including baby class, puppy class, junior class and open class to find out the best of breed (BOB), best of group (BOG), best in show (BIS) and the CAC certificate for the best dog in Vietnam.

The jury consists of Masao Tashimo, a Japanese professional handler and judge of many international dog shows and Vietnamese Belgian Du Thanh Khiem a researcher of the Phu Quoc dog breed.

This is the second time the Vietnam Kennel Association (VKA) has organized the event. This year marks the first cooperation between VKA and the Féderation Cynologique Internationale (FCI), the World Canine Organization.

VKA was established in 2009 to develop dog breeding up to a professional level.

Source: Saigontimes