 This past weekend was one for the dogs, literally. In this week's community spotlight, our Josh Peterson got to sit in on the Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association's annual show. It's a dog eat dog world and in the world of competition, no stone is left unturned when it comes to a dog show. For eight years, the Paul Bunyan Dog Training Association has hosted the United Kennel Club dog show, attracting both seasoned and novice competitors. So we encourage a lot of new members to come and show their dogs. We have juniors. Juniors are a lot of different age group of juniors and so it's a nice, fun social event and it's fun to do it with your dogs. To get your prize pooch ready, it requires a lot of hard work and a ton of patience to train your competitive companion. Full time job, all year round. At the end of last year's show, right away I started practicing with them for this year's show. It also requires a vast sense of knowledge when it comes to judging competitors and their companions. For the judge at this dog show, one of the many joys is seeing both dog and owner grow together. I am a teaching judge and so that's just part of it. It's teaching the handlers, teaching other judges, so yes, it's wonderful to watch that grow. While this particular dog show is considered a regional competition, the warm and friendly atmosphere has attracted proud parents and their pooches from all over. The Paul Bunyan dog show not only attracts dogs and owners regionally, but internationally with dogs and owners coming from Canada and all the way from overseas in England. For Kim Parrish, who is from Canada, she brought her prize pup over from England and enjoys attending this annual show. We've been coming for like seven years now and we just found that it was just so friendly and so nice and the people were so good and I don't know if we just make sure that we come every year. With nearly 100 dogs competing, this weekend was one for the dogs. With this week's community spotlight in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.