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28 THE BRANDON SUN • ROYAL MANITOBA WINTER FAIR • MARCH 25-30, 2019
WoofJocks ready for debut

BY CHELSEA KEMP

Barking, bounding and
bringing their best tricks, the
WoofJocks Canine All Stars
will be showcasing good dogs
centre stage at the Royal Man-
itoba Winter Fair for the first
time this year.
Based out of Ontario, the
group was established in 2004
to showcase the feats dogs and
their owners can conquer with
a little training and a lot of love.
The show is centred around
the power of pups to bring peo-
ple together.
Living in a big city,
WoofJocks production man-
ager and host Karen Sandford
has seen first-hand how dogs
can help complete strangers
connect. She cited how when
riding public transit by herself
everyone avoids eye contact,
each lost in their own world.
But if her dog joins her on a love that, the recognition of a
trip, all of sudden people come silly dog acting up.”
over, smile and want to talk and A high-paced set will amuse
pet the dog. Winter Fair guests, but the en- NATURAL LIVE EDGE LUMBER
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A fun variety show for the handling dogs with training a natural work of art to
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“Everybody, they stop and can see first-hand the unique
stare and then their mouths bond and love this builds be-
open … they start pointing and tween dogs and their handlers.
laughing,” Sandford said. “I just » Continued on Page 30