Custer County youth take home honors at State Fair dog show

Custer County youth take home honors at State Fair dog show
Custer County Dog Show participants at the state fair include (Back Row, left to right) Mahaya Jones with Dixie and Bella, Maysa Jones with Ace, Shayla Staab with Zira and Koda, Ryan McCaslin with Seamus, Tristan Taylor with Oakley, and Joshua Olson with Charger. (Front Row, left to right) Alexsis Stutzman with Izzy, Abigail Stutzman with Buddy, Aubree Stutzman with Diamond, Jake Bumgarner with Harley, Lenora Bryson with Banjo, Megan Cheek with Lucky (Not pictured: Kora Dailey with Scout)

GRAND ISLAND – Kids and dogs that call Custer County home competed at the 2024 Nebraska State Fair dog show this past Saturday in Grand Island. The group had an impressive showing, bringing home 25 purple ribbons, 19 blue ribbons, grand champion and reserve champion ribbons, and placements in the Senior Dog Skillathon portion of competition.

Highlights for Custer County competitors include:

Maysa Jones: Champion- Obedience Advanced Graduate Novice
Lenora Bryson: Reserve Champion- Obedience Novice A
Megan Cheek: Reserve Champion- Obedience Novice B
Ryan McCaslin: Reserve Champion- Obedience Beginning Novice B
Lenora Bryson: 2nd Place- Junior Dog Showmanship
Abigail Stutzman: 3rd Place- Intermediate Dog Showmanship
Alexsis Stutzman: Reserve Champion- Agility Level 2
Shayla Staab: Reserve Champion- Agility Level 3
Mahaya Jones: Reservee Champion- Agility Level 4
Megan Cheek: Reserve Champion- Beginning Rally
Shayla Staab: 2nd Place- Senior Dog Skillathon
Mahaya Jones: 3rd Place- Senior Dog Skillathon

Follow this link to view results from all 72 competition categories at the 2024 Nebraska State Fair dog show.

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