PATRONS were treated to a one-of-a-kind dog show on Saturday at the YMCA ground, Thomas Lands, as 40 ‘big’ dogs came out to play.

The ground was filled with mostly well-trained pitbulls accompanied by their owners, who brought them out to win in the competition, though the smaller, cuter dogs– the Maltese, Shih Tzu and Tibetan Spaniel– were seen in the mix.

According to the organiser and promoter of the dog show, Marlon Chung, “Our dogs in Guyana have been hidden for quite a long time and we just want to expose these beautiful dogs.”

In so doing, the show was conceptualised. Chung also posited: “This is the first show, but it is not going to be the last.” He noted that there will be other shows, which he promises to be “bigger and better”, come April and August next year.

At Saturday’s competition, he shared that dogs were judged on the basis of their “stock”, that is their muscle tone. And in the end, the pitbulls strutted off with their prizes, with their owners tagging behind.

Chung also stressed, “We’re definitely going to move this country forward where this dog game is concerned,” as he explained that plans are in place to establish a training school for dogs to teach them obedience and command, and possibly train them for protection.

While he is now working on establishing this through the relevant avenues, Chung was certain that this venture would come to fruition.