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Different breeds of dogs and cats participated successful the Dog and Cat Show-2026, organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare, successful Puducherry connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar
The yearly show, hosted by the Animal Husbandry & Animal Welfare Department, featuring a parade of favored canine breeds and astatine slightest 5 taxon of location cats entertained enthusiasts recently.
More than 100 dogs of astir 20 autochthonal and overseas breeds participated successful the event. Among the fashionable breeds connected presumption were the Chippiparai, Labrador, the Kangal Shepherd, Pomeranian, Pitbull, German Shepherd and Poodles.
The amusement stealer was 15-month-old “Chitti”, a Kanni huntsman canine with a glistening achromatic and achromatic tegument coat, which took location the champion title.
“This was his debut quality astatine a contention of this kind. And, helium did america proud”, says its proprietor Stephen Raj.
Incidentally, Chitti’s begetter “Rocket” had won a prize for obedience astatine a amusement held a mates of years ago.
The Kanni is among the 4 salient pure-bred hunting dogs autochthonal to Tamil Nadu – Chippiparai, Rajapalayam and Kombai.
Stephen says attraction is taken to safeguard the axenic bred lineage of the Kanni, which is sourced from the Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Virudhanagar regions.
Given his hunting instincts, the proprietor makes definite to merchandise the canine astatine nighttime to tally astir the compound astatine their location successful Adhingapet colony successful Bahour Commune. “I conjecture helium races astir betwixt 5 and 6 kms each day”.
C. Djeacoumar, Agriculture Minister presented the prizes to the winners successful the beingness of Annibal Kennedy, MLA, Choudhary Mohammed Yasin, Agriculture Secretary and G. Latha Mageshkkar, Animal Husbandry Director.
