>> THIS WEEKEND, THOUSANDS OF DOGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA,
COMPETING FOR AMERICA’S TOP
DOG. YEAH, IT’S ALL PART OF
THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THIS
2 DAY EVENT IS MORE.
>> TROY: THEN JUST DOGS BEING
IN THE RING NEWS. 6 INSIDER
CRYSTAL MOYER HAS A PREVIEW
AND SHOWS US WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE BEST IN SHOW. YOU WOULD
THINK THAT THIS IS MISS
AMERICA. I MEAN, THESE DOGS
ARE JUST GORGEOUS, WELL
BEHAVED AND SPENT A LOT OF
TIME TRAINING FOR THIS EVENT.
LOCAL COMPETITIONS ARE
UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AT THE
ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION
CENTER AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S
MAIN EVENT.
CENTER AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S
MAIN EVENT. I see them bloom for >> CANDACE: MEET 8 YEAR-OLD
THE SCOTTISH TERRIER MAY BE
SMALL, BUT HE LOVES COMPETING
IN AGILITY, COMPETITIONS.
SMALL, BUT HE LOVES COMPETING
IN AGILITY, COMPETITIONS. I see them bloom for >> AND HE HAS HIS HANDLER
GETTING QUITE THE WORKOUT
KEEPING UP WITH HIM. HOW YES.
>> AND IT’S MY THAT MY PASSION
TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT SCOTTY’S
CAN DO AGILITY BECAUSE WHEN I
FIRST GOT INTO IT WAS FUNNY.
THEY TOLD ME THAT SCOTTY’S
DIDN’T LIKE THE GELATINE
COULDN’T DO IT. ONE OF THE
MOST CHALLENGING PARTS OF THE
COURSE THE WE THERE’S 12 OF
THEM AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING
DOG JUST NATURALLY DOES. BUT
RECORDS COMPLETES IT WITH SOME
>> WE’LL BE COMPETING IN
AGILITY AS PART OF THE
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND
AT THE ORANGE COUNTY
CONVENTION CENTER. TO
CHALLENGE THE MATTER WHAT THE
COURSE IS CHALLENGE. MORE THAN
5,000 DOGS WILL HIT. THE MAT
WILL BE JUDGED OVER THE
WEEKEND CALLING FOR THE TOP
PRIZE TO WATCH THEM. MOVE FROM
THE SIDE THAT WATCH THEM MOVE
GOING AWAY FROM HIM AND COMING
BACK TOWARD HIM AND THEN HE’LL
GO OVER THEM. HOW ACTUALLY
EXAM PHYSICALLY EXAMINE.
>> EACH AND HE’LL BE THINKING
ABOUT ALL THOSE DETAILS THAT
ARE DESCRIBED IN THAT BREED
STANDARD. SO I SHAPE AND COLOR
HERE LAYING OUT THERE MOVEMENT
IS DESCRIBED THEIR TEMPERAMENT
BECAUSE EVERY BREED IS UNIQUE
AND DOG SHOWS A PROCESS OF
ELIMINATION. SO EVERY DAY IT
STARTS WITH THE BREED JUDGING
THERE WILL BE A BEST OF BREED
WINNER. THEY THAT DOG WAS ON
TO THE GROUP JUDGING. AND
THOSE 7 GROUP WINNERS MOVE ON
TO BEST IN SHOW. AT THE END OF
THE DAY, WE HAVE ONE WITH SO
MANY PUPS AROUND. YOU HAVE TO
WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE’S
AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE AN
EXTENSIVE CLEANUP CREW THAT’S
AVAILABLE STANDING TO CLEAN UP
ANY MESSES THAT HAPPENED. SO
IT HAPPENS AND THEN IT GETS
CLEANED UP VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
THESE DOG AND HANDLER DUO SAY
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO TRUST AND
TEAMWORK TO SHOW OFF THEIR
SKILLS IS DEFINITELY A TEAM
SPORT.
>> IF YOU HAVEN’T ATTENDED AN
EVENT LIKE THIS BEFORE, YOU
WANT TO BRUSH UP ON SOME DOG
SHOW AT A CUT. IF YOU’RE
COMING UP TO THE EVENTS.
>> COME SIT RINGSIDE TO WATCH
WHAT’S GOING ON. IF YOU HAVE
SOME OF LOOKS LIKE AN
EXHIBITOR SIT NEXT TO YOU.
NEVER ASKED THEM IF THERE’S
SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE NOT SURE
WHEN YOU’RE WATCHING MOST
IMPORTANT NOT TO WALK UP TO
PET ANY DOGS WITHOUT ASKING
THE HANDLER. FIRST, WHETHER IT
IS AN ADULT OR CHILD. PLEASE
CHECK WITH THE HANDLER.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE DOGS THAT
ARE EASILY DISTRACTED. SO
THEY’RE TRYING TO GET THEM
READY TO GO INTO THE RING AND
THEY SEE SOMEBODY COMING UP
THERE SO SIDE TO SAY HOP. THEY
FORGET TO FOCUS ON WHAT
THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
ALONG WITH SEVERAL EVENTS AND
COMPETITIONS RUNNING AT THE
SAME TIME, THE AMERICAN KENNEL
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ALSO HAS A
FOOD COURT INVENTOR MALL WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ALL TYPES OF
ITEMS TO SPOIL THE PUP IN YOUR
LIFE.
>> SO MUCH TO DO THERE. LET ME
TELL YOU, AND YOU KNOW, ALL
THROUGH THIS WEEK, THEY’VE HAD
COMPETITIONS AT THE ORANGE
COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER.
LOCAL KENNEL CLUB’S TODAY.
THEY WILL HAVE THE JUNIOR
COMPETITION FOR THOSE ARE KIDS
AND TEENS THAT ARE OUT THERE
COMPETING WITH THEIR DOGS IN
THE PRIZES INCLUDE
SCHOLARSHIPS $150,000 WORTH OF
CASH. AND THAT TOP PRIZE,
50,000 BUCKS. NOW YOU CAN
ATTEND FOR FREE. DON’T NEED A
TICKET OR ANYTHING. YOU JUST
SHOW UP. YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY
FOR PARKING AT THE ORANGE
COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER. THIS
MIGHT BE A FAMILY FUN EVENT TO
JUST GO. CHECK IT OUT AND SEE
WHAT THE DOC SHOWS ARE ALL
ABOUT. JUST REMINDS ME OF THAT
ABOUT. JUST REMINDS ME OF THAT I see them bloom for MOVIE.
>> HAVE YOU ASKED AND SHOW
THAT THAT MOVIE YEAH. THE LAST
TIME I WATCHED IT WAS
CHRISTMAS OF LAST YEAR. BUT I
MEAN TO GO SEE IN PERSON AND
MEET ALL OF THE HANDLER TO GET
PRETTY GOOD ASSIGNMENT THERE,