4-H State Dog Show

Nine youth from Wise County competed in the State 4-H Dog Show in Belton on July 8-10^th. Tori Lobdell, Abigail Newbold, Ashley Polson, Brianna McKeever, Kara Munn, Summer Cobb, Saydee Herndon, Angela Blankenship, and Keaton Vawter worked with their dogs all year with the hopes to meet their goal of competing in the State Dog Show in mind.

            Tori and her dog received 2^nd in Tricks, 4^th in Rally Obedience, and 4^th in Conformation. They also participated in the Costume contest and the Agility class. Tori was also awarded overall High-Point Senior.

            Abigail and her dog received 3^rd in Rally, 6^th in Conformation, 4^th in Showmanship, 10^th in Costume, and 1^st in obedience.

            Ashley and her dog received 5^th in Rally, and 3^rd in Drill Team.

Brianna and her dog received 9^th in Rally, 5^th in Showmanship, 9^th in Obedience, and 3^rd in Drill Team. They also participated in Conformation.

            Kara and her dog received 4^th in Costume, 8^th in Rally, 2^nd in Conformation, 3^rd in Showmanship, and 3^rd in Drill Team.

            Summer and her dog received 1^st in Obedience, 2^nd in Rally, 2^nd in Conformation, 1^st in Showmanship, and 3^rd in Drill Team.

            Saydee and her dog received 5^th in Costume, 1^st in Obedience, 4^th in Rally, 5^th in Conformation, and 4^th in Showmanship.

Keaton and his dog, Sandy, received 1^st in Rally, 1^st in Conformation, 4^th in Showmanship. They also participated in obedience.

            A huge thank you to the project leaders, Janie Vawter and Laura Jeanne, and parent volunteers that help to make this project successful. Practices will start back up again this fall and all 4-H members are welcome to attend!           

Excellent job Wise County 4-Her’s!

District Record Book Results

            In our hurry to get the record book results out, there were a few 4-H members left out of the article.

Junior

Cale Laaser                             Poultry                                                Second Place

Jacob Lowrie                           Poultry                                                Fourth Place

Intermediate

Mariah Martinets                     Poultry                                                First Place

Kooper Martin                                    Poultry                                                Second Place