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Butler County Junior Fair Section
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Department NO. 900: Dog Projects to the first day of the dog show. The sooner the Win-
ning Plan is received the more time we have to work
Jr. Fair Board in Charge: Delana Eschenbach & Sophia with the parent to develop a plan to help the exhibitor
succeed. With advance preparation we can ensure that
Norman winning will be attached to score sheet prior to the
Superintendents: Kaelee Duscheid show. Please email Erin for more information.
Adult Advisors: Amy Eschenbach à Members taking a dog project must have on
Show Dates: file at the Butler County Extension Office a
“Permission to Participate” form by April 1st.
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Saturday June 7 Buter County Fairgrounds Art Hall: 4-H This form can be found www.go.osu.edu/dog
Show (Showmanship, Obedience, Rally, You and Your and www.go.osu.edu/osfdogs
Dog with Dog, All About Dogs, Assistance Dog, You and C. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:
Your Dog without Dog). à All exhibitors must have the current year “Ohio State
Registration: 8:30am Show: 9am 4-H Certificate of Vaccination” for ALL dog project
activities. Found at https://ohio4h.org/statewide-
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Sunday July 13 @ Hamilton Dog Training Club: Agility programs/animal-sciences/dog/dog-ohio-state-fair.
The required vaccinations must be given after Au-
Registration: 8:30am Show: 9am gust 1, 2024 and before May 31, 2025 by a licensed
Placings-Judges, show staff and 4H Dog Committee re- accredited veterinarian. This must be in the handlers
hands when doing the check in on the day of their
serve the right to withhold class placements. show. for every dog for show prior to fair and during.
Tuesday July 22 : Cloverbud, CGC & Trickdog, Demo à Upon exhibitors arriving at dog show area, your
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Registration 5:30pm Show 6:00pm “Ohio State 4-H Certificate of Vaccination” will be
checked. Incomplete or falsified information is
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Thursday July 24 : Fun Day (Weather Permitting): Regis- grounds for dismissal.
tration 5:30pm 6pm à Health Check at the OSF: Reminder: only the pa-
per copy of the County Dog Project Identification
IMPORTANT: Each member enrolled in the Butler County Form & Vaccination Certificate will be accepted at
4-H/FFA Dog Project MUST have a copy of the dog re- Health Check. Please know that we will not accept
source book. Members taking dog projects must have on electronic or digital copies.
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file a Permission to Participate form by April 1 . à Any dogs exhibiting abnormalities or symptoms of
sickness or diseases, as determined by a veterinari-
Rules Governing This Department: an, will be eliminated from the show and must be
Please Read All Rules Carefully removed from the fairgrounds. If a dog is under vet-
erinary care for a health condition that is not infec-
A. Entries Due May 1st to Jr Fair Dog Department tious or contagious, the exhibitor must bring a health
certificate from the attending veterinarian verifying
B. All rules based on OSU Dog Department Rules, with the condition and treatment.
the exception of limited sharing of a dog between sib-
lings. Rules D. LICENSE REQUIREMENT:
C. Dogs - Grooming & Handling: girls – skirts, dresses, à All dogs participating in Butler County 4-H and FFA
dress shorts, or similar attire and boys– dress shirts, Dog Project must be licensed in its county of resi-
ties and dress slacks Obedience classes, colored dress dence. Junior Fair exhibitors must list their dog’s
license tag numbers on the 2024 Ohio State Fair
jeans and dress shorts are appropriate
Dog Project Identification Form and Vaccination
D. PROJECT ELEGIBILTY: Certificate. Exception: Assistance Dogs licensed
through their respective organizations.
à Dogs entered in the Butler County 4-H and FFA Dog activi- E. DOG ELIGIBILITY :
ties must be enrolled in the Butler County 4-H and FFA
Dog Project. à Only domestic dogs can be shown. Wolf and
à Youth must be enrolled in the correct dog project to show wolf hybrids are not permitted.
in classes at the Fair as follows: You and Your Dog, Pro-
à
All dogs exhibited must be six months of age
ject No. 201D – to show in You and Your Dog classes
Obedience, Project No. 201O – to show in Beginner Nov- by the date of the show. This includes Pilot
ice, Pre-Novice, Novice, Graduate Novice, Open, Graduate Dog puppies and other assistance dogs. Dogs
Open, Utility, Brace, Team, and Rally classes
exhibited in Agility must be 18 months or older
Showmanship, Project No. 201S – to show in Showman-
ship classes on or before July 1, 2024. Proof of age is the
burden of the exhibitor or exhibitor’s immediate
Performance Dog, Project No. 201P – to show in Agility.
Working Dog, Project No. 201W – to show in the Assis- family. Dogs not meeting this age requirement
tance Dog classes cannot be shown.
4-H PetPALS, Project No. 230 - to show in the 4-H
PetPALS class.
à Youth may show multiple project dogs but no
à Winning Plan: Exhibitors with a Winning Plan are more than 1 dog per class, unless stated other-
required to submit that plan at least two weeks prior wise under division.