(20 Mar 2006)
1. Dog being shown
2. Dogs being shown to jury
3. Man showing dog
4. Mid shot of people watching the show with some dogs
5. Various with people participating with their dogs
6. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Rafael Otalora, Director of Public Affairs of Colombia's Canine Club:
"We have the assistance of 1,300 dogs, 40% of them are foreign and the other 60% are from this country (Referring to Colombia)"
7. Mid shot of people showing their dogs to the jury
8. Dog being shown to jury
9. International judge examining dog
10. Dogs being shown to jury
11. Dog being prepared for judging
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eileen Madrigale, U.S competitor:
"It's fabulous, fabulous, this is the second time I've been to Colombia for shows and they are fabulous I love it here.
(Q) Why?
(A) The people are so friendly, the venue is beautiful, the way they set up for the dogs to come in, everybody is very friendly, very healthful, the dogs are beautiful, beautiful quality dogs here"
13. Various of people participating with their dogs on the show
14. People applauding
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Milena Levolo, spectator:
"I think this is wonderful I have never come to a show like this before. There are so many dog breeds that you've never seen and they are beautiful, the jury is excellent and I've liked it a lot. It's totally a very important show"
16. Spectators and people participating with their dogs on the show
17. Dog being judged
STORYLINE:
More than on thousand dogs participated in Bogota's annual dog show competition on Sunday.
Rafael Otalora, The director of public affairs of the Colombia's Canine Club, said this event is one of the most important dog show competitions in the region.
More than 40% of the dogs come from the U.S., Central and South America.
This year, 18 prestigious international judges from countries such as Switzerland, Germany, England, Spain, South Africa, Canada, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Argentina will be announcing the final verdict, and awarding trophies to the winners.
"The people are so friendly, the venue is beautiful, the way they set up for the dogs to come in, everybody is very friendly, very healthful, the dogs are beautiful, beautiful quality dogs here" said Eileen Madrigale, a competitor from the U.S.
The trophies and awards will be given on Monday.
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