- July 28, 2022
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A quiz on canines: Youngsters show dog knowledge at Orleans County 4-H Fair – The Daily News Online
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Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low near 60F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%..
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Updated: July 28, 2022 @ 7:18 pm
Kayla Sucy-Dengler, right, asks a question during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Annie Hofmann, center, of Albion answers a question about a dog during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Kayla Sucy-Dengler, right, asks a question during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Area youth participate in the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Kayla Sucy-Dengler, right, asks a question during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Annie Hofmann, center, of Albion answers a question about a dog during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Kayla Sucy-Dengler, right, asks a question during the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
Area youth participate in the Dog Knowledge competition Wednesday at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
ALBION — Kids sit at a plastic table in the Knights Building, fingers resting on plastic buzzers.
“Name one of the non-core vaccines,” asked Kayla Sucy-Dengler, dog program supervisor, as a buzzer goes off and a light flashes green. The first answer of “rabies” was incorrect, but the next contestant answered correctly with “lyme.”
The crowd full of other kids and some adults murmured among themselves as they tried to answer the questions themselves and got more excited as the kids on stage honed in on the correct answers at the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
The Dog Knowledge Competition is divided into two age groups: the junior division for kids under 13 and senior for contestants 14 and older. A total of 16 kids entered.
“They are asked knowledge questions about the dog program, dog health, breeds, lots of different topics,” said Sucy-Dengler. “It’s actually based off a testing program we have here in the county.”
Some kids get really competitive, she said. Since Orleans County started the testing program, the kids all study hard for it, so they know the material.
About 40 questions are prepared for each group.
A new competition returning this year is Junior Judging. It had been discontinued around 2008 and it’s where the kids judge people — their parents — on dog handling and the person closest to Sucy-Dengler’s score wins.
“So they get a little bit of a kick out of that,” she said.
Sucy-Dengler said she’s very excited about Junior Judging being back because it was one of her favorite classes when she was a 4-Her. She said she likes putting herself in someone else’s shoes and figuring out how they are going to judge things, and found out she was fairly good at it.
There are nine participating in Junior Judging and winners will be announced Friday.
Today’s fair schedule will include:
n 8 a.m. — Western Dressage Horse Show — Carlos Marcello Arena
n 8 a.m. — Open Class Llama and Alpaca Show — Show Arena
n 9 a.m. — Senior Council Stand Opens
n 10 a.m. — Wildlife I.D. Contest — Log Cabin
n Noon — Paid admission begins, Buildings open to the public — Wood and Taylor Hill Road Parking Lots
n Noon to 5 p.m. — Red Cross Blood Drive — Education Center
n Noon to 10 p.m. — Free Psychic Readings by the Shushed Charlatan — Lartz Building
n 1-7 p.m. — WNY PRISM, invasive species experts — Lartz Building
n 2 p.m. — Blacksmithing Demo by Barn Owl Blacksmithing — Beadle Heritage Building
n 2 p.m. — 4-H Dog Agility Demo — Knights Building
n 2-4 p.m. — Family and Consumer Science Knowledge Bowl — Trolley Building
n 3-10 p.m. — Midway Rides by Main Event Amusements $25 Unlimited Ride Wristband — Midway
n 4 p.m. — Leader’s Pie Stand Opens
n 4 p.m. — Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs — Knight’s Green Space
n 4-7 p.m. — SNAP Educators — Trolley Building
n 4:30 p.m. — Cornell Recipe Chicken BBQ by Orleans County Cornell Cooperative Extension — Curtis Pavilion
n 5-6 p.m. — Leadership Orleans Rubber Duck Racers! Free event for ages 3-11 — JCH of Buffalo Food Court
n 5 p.m. — Pie Eating Contest — Orleans Hub Stage
n 5 p.m. — Arestov Acrobatic Extravaganza — Education Center parking lot
n 6 p.m. — Sheep Show — Show Arena
n 6 p.m. — Agility Dream Dogs Demo — Knights Building
n 6 p.m. — Blacksmithing Demo by Barn Owl Blacksmithing — Beadle Heritage Building
n 6 p.m. — Registration for Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull Ends — Fair Office
n 6-7 p.m. — Storytime with Orleans County Libraries (Yates Community Library) — Trolley Building
n 6 p.m. — Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs — Knight’s Green Space
n 6:30 p.m. — Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull — JCH of Buffalo Tent
n 7 p.m. — Arestov Acrobatic Extravaganza — Education Center Parking Lot
n 7-7:45 p.m. — Hot Country Liners Dance Group — Orleans Hub Stage
n 8 p.m. — Orleans County 4-H Fair $1,000 Karaoke Challenge Finals (No Qualifying Round) — Orleans Hub Stage
n 8 p.m. — Small Animal Grand Master Information Session — Wachob Pavilion
n 8 p.m. — Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs — Knight’s Green Space
n 10 p.m. — Buildings Close
n 10 p.m. — Hay Bale Rolling Contest, teams of 1-2 people, ages 16 and up. Register at the fair office by 9:50 p.m.
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