‘For the love of dogs’: Helena plays host to furry friends at the fairgrounds

The Helena Kennel Club and Gallatin County Kennel Club partnered to host the American Kennel Club Dog Show in Helena where dogs practiced obedience and participated in speed trials.

On Thursday, event hosts kicked off the four-day dog show at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds with 498 canines and 104 breeds.

Participants ranged from breeders to groomers, but one thing was consistent, the love of dogs.

That’s why Kim Gould got into dog shows in the first place. The proud owner of an 11-month-old 150-pound English Mastiff named Smalls, who’s registered name is Windward You’re Killing Me Smalls, is a dog trainer.

Smalls, an 11-month-old English Mastiff, receives head rubs and scratches at a dog show in Helena on Sept. 19 at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds.

SONNY TAPIA, Independent Record

“I fell in love with the breed as a kid going to dog shows,” she said.

Gould said she always admired them because they were “gentle giants” as Smalls rolled to her feet and received belly rubs and scratches.

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