march events
Mar 10 - 6:00pm
Annual Awards Banquet, The Rhinecliff, 4 Grinnell St., Rhinecliff NY

Hudson Valley Cluster of Dog Shows
The June 2010 Hudson Valley Cluster will be held this year on June 24, 25 and 26 at the Ulster County Fairgrounds on Libertyville Road, New Paltz, NY.

A university town just off NY Thruway 87, New Paltz offers many restaurants, shops, a brewery, and resort activities to enjoy when the show is over. To get there, view the map. For more information, contact Point Show chair Gayle Bontecou.

Also known as all-breed and point shows, dog shows provide a venue in which dogs are evaluated as future breeding stock. Each dog is judged against its breed's Standard. Each of the recognized AKC breeds has its own written Standard, which describes the ideal size, temperament, color, movement and structure of each breed. At a dog show, dogs compete for points which advance them to the title of Champion. In order to earn a Championship, a dog must have 15 points and 2 major wins that were awarded by 3 different judges at separate shows.

Peeps at the
2009 Hudson Valley Cluster show.
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