Top Dogs Vie for Ribbons at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/09/2024) (readMedia)-- Stock dogs and masters gathered in Des Moines to compete in the Stock Dog Trials at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Titles were awarded in both Sheep and Cattle Divisions. In each competition, handlers work with their dogs to maneuver a small herd of animals through a series of hurdles and gates. The winners are determined by the fastest negotiation of the course.

Complete results follow:

Cattle

003 - Open Cattle

1 Niyole Kuzee Paola KS

2 Curtis Dukes Kent

3 Michael Davis Murray

4 John Holman Clay Center NE

5 Bob Johnson Tingley

6 Rich Hall Massena

7 Tim Naasz Platte SD

8 Bob Johnson Tingley

9 Niyole Kuzee Paola KS

10 Mary Bolton Columbus Junction

11 Jeffrey Livingston Diagonal

12 Joel A Hollatz Exline

13 Tim Naasz Platte SD

13 Michael Davis Murray

15 Jeffrey Livingston Diagonal

16 Christi McKenney Rock Port MO

17 Diane Poduska Mechanicsville

18 Tim Naasz Platte SD

004 - Ranch Cattle

1 Jason Cooley Centralia MO

2 Michael Wingrove Charter Oak

3 Rich Hall Massena

4 Jason Cooley Centralia MO

5 Mary Bolton Columbus Junction

6 Doug Petersen Spragueville

7 Rich Hall Massena

8 Jeffrey Livingston Diagonal

9 Diane Poduska Mechanicsville

10 Curtis Dukes Kent

11 Niyole Kuzee Paola KS

12 Art Ackelson Van Meter

13 Diane Poduska Mechanicsville

Sheep

001 - Open Sheep

1 Niyole Kuzee Paola KS

2 Niyole Kuzee Paola KS

3 Tim Naasz Platte SD

4 Jeffrey Livingston Diagonal

5 Bob Johnson Tingley

6 John Holman Clay Center NE

7 Rachel Ritland Radcliffe

8 Tim Naasz Platte SD

9 Jamie Evans Oakland

10 Jamie Evans Oakland

002 - Ranch Sheep

1 Kari Carney Norwalk

2 Diane Poduska Mechanicsville

3 Gerianne Darnell Council Bluffs

4 Doug Petersen Spragueville

5 Diane Poduska Mechanicsville

6 Jeffrey Livingston Diagonal

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began 170 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.