Stock Show and Super Dogs

Marina and I have made it an annual tradition to attend the Stock Show in January. This year we had tickets to see the Super Dog Show. Marina decided to wear her Jessie costume with her pink princess cowgirl hat. She brought her Jessie doll along as well, but she spent most of the day in my tote bag.

The dog show was scheduled for this afternoon, but we went in the late afternoon to walk around the grounds. We started off in the kids’ area. Marina loves the AG Adventure, so we went there first. She got a chance to play with the egg process and grind wheat. The area was very crowded, so after browsing the floor for a short while, we headed outside.

We saw a chainsaw carving demonstration and then went to the Super Dogs “Pat and Chat.” We got a chance to meet some of the dogs in the show and Marina pet them. One friendly dog even licked her face! She didn’t mind a bit.

We went back inside where the kids’ area was a bit less crowded. Then we wandered around the main show floor. Marina even got to press a couple of souvenir pennies. While we were here, we ran into some old friends of ours. We haven’t seen them in a while, so we spent a few minutes catching up.

It was getting close to Super Dogs show time, so we went into the Events Center. Before taking our seats, we looked in the paddock in the lower level. The corrals held many animal moms and babies. We saw baby alpacas, lambs, piglets and ponies.

As we went into the Events Center, we met many members of the Rodeo Royalty. We stopped for photos with every queen, princess and lady in waiting we met. Marina even got autographed pictures from some of them.

Marina loved the Super Dogs. She cheered loudly at every trick. She was particularly enthusiastic for the dogs she met earlier in the day. Once the show was over, she said she loved it. We were both tired by then and so we headed home.