2019 Logan County Fair

2019 Logan County Fair LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 28-August 4, 2019 Page 11 L to R: Judge Lorena Leinweber, Queen Molly Schempp, Jayden Wheat – Best of Show, Junior Miss Julia Collins and Little Miss Kylee Fulk. In the obedience classes there were three participants, Gerberding, Stout and Wheat. The three participated in a number of classes including a new class for this year, the Novice Rally. Judge Light explained that the Novice Rally is somewhat similar to the other shows with a few rule exceptions, plus the marked course that the exhibitor must follow is a bit more complicated. At award time she said that the three entrants did well and she applauded their courage for taking on the class. She noted that it is always difficult to be the first ever to compete in a new class, and if the exhibitor is also a first year showman, that makes it all the more difficult. She said the class was scored by points with a perfect score being 100 points. The top winner in the class was Stout with a total score of 90. Audrey Gerberding showed, but did not qualify for an award. Light noted that even though this first year competitor did not qualify, she had done a good job in the ring, and that she was working with a very young animal. Audrey’s dog was the youngest in the show, only eight months old. Light said at that age, it is very difficult to train the dog to do this type of discipline, and she felt under those circumstances, Gerberding had done an excellent job. In the Novice one and two classes, Wheat and Gerberding both showed. The top score when to Wheat who earned 189 out of a possible 200 points. In the Rally course, Wheat had used a young dog named Willow. For the Novice classes she chose to use Bella, an eight-year-old, who is very calm and laid back. The girl and dog worked perfectly together and Judge light gave them much praise for their performance and announced that Wheat and Bella would be selected as the District 16 delegate to the Illinois State Fair. CONTINUE