Dogs of all kinds with trainers from around the United States came to the Lima Kennel Club to participate in the West Ohio Cluster All-Breed Dog Show to show off what the dogs can do and have some fun in the process.
Over 125 different kinds of purebred dogs were in the running to be named the best of their breed - and then moving on to the title of Best in Show. It can be a little difficult getting the dogs show ready - there's a lot that goes into it, much more than one might think.
"This is the culmination of a lot of work and most people, a lot of us, like me, I'm a breeder, so the dogs I'm showing today I've raised from breeding them roping them, leading them along, training them, and conditioning them, so it's all that work that culminates here, that's the hardest part," said Dr. Patricia Haines, a dog handler.
But despite the struggle, those that show say that it's worth it to come to the different shows and see people that they know; there's a whole community behind the hobby of showing dogs.
"Every weekend you'll see a lot of the same people and even if you travel 3,4, 500 miles you'll still see a lot of people you know," said Roger Gifford, the show chair for the Dayton Kennel Club. "I'm a judge and I travel all over the country and internationally, and every show I go to I see people I know, it's like a special community."
"You develop a rapport with the people and they're like family because you see them more than you see some of your family members on a regular basis," said Mike Chiles, a dog handler.
And being in the atmosphere of so many different kinds of dogs is fun for those around it all the time
"It's really great to see all the dogs and all the different breeds, it's hard to believe that you have Chihuahuas all the way up to Irish Wolfhounds and everything in between," Dr. Tracy Leonard, president of the Dayton Kennel Club.
