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Date & Time: |
Sunday 16th November, 11:00-16:30 |
Venue: |
MIKI DISASTER MANAGEMENT PARK
Sports Forest Zone Central Lawn Space |
Number of Visitors: |
3,000 |
Organizer: |
NPO Knots |
Competition Supporters: |
Japan Frisbee Dog Association, Hyogo Branch
(Frisbee-dogs skills)/
NPO-The Promotion of Dog Education & Socialization (OPDES)
(Agility performances) /
Gig Race Association (Cani cross) /
Dogs Life (Canine free style dancing for humans and dogs) |
Special Sponsor: |
Nestle Purina PetCare |
Helping Organizations: |
Tsutomu Nakauchi Foundation |
Prize Sponsoring Companies: |
Nestle Purina PetCare / VISSEL KOBE / DAD-WEY Co., Ltd. /
LOGOS Corporation CO., LTD./ TokyoPet Corporation / DOGPAPA /
Japan Frisbee Dog Association, Hyogo Branch / Board Factory /
Lab＆Peace / Woody Dog
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Participating Organization: |
Hyogo Prefecture Animal Well-being Center, Miki Branch Office |
Participating Business Organizations: |
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Board Factory / Woody Dog / Quilt Cafe TumbleWeed /
Spice Kitchen SANSARA / DOGPAPA / Lab＆Peace / VIGORE /
Balance Dog Massage /
NPO Orchestra Pit small scale workshop, Patch |
Supporting Organizations: |
Ministry of the Environment / Hyogo Prefecture /
Hyogo Prefecture Board of Education / Kobe City Board of Education /
Japan Veterinary Medical Association /
Veterinary Association of Hyogo Prefecture /
Veterinary Association of Kobe City /
Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, JSPCA /
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF HUMANE CARE OF ANIMALS /
Japan Animal Welfare Society / Japan Pet Care Association /
Japan Animal Hospital Association (JAHA) |
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 This year for the first time the event was held at Miki Disaster Management Park. The weather, which had looked worryingly unfavorable, fortunately improved by opening time and many dog lovers and their pets gathered together, coming from far and wide.
There were four sections to the contest; the Frisbee Dogs Section (in which dogs catch Frisbees thrown by their owners), the Agility Section (in which they have to clear several obstacles), the Canicross Section (a time race with owners), and the Canine Free Style Section (a dance competition for the dogs and owners).
Each contest was held according to local rules for beginners. A set of familiar faces as well as first-time participants both competed earnestly. There were some owners who admitted to having practiced hard in advance! While some had taken the event very seriously, all who took part obviously enjoyed themselves thoroughly which was very nice to see.
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Frisbee Dogs Section:‘Retrieve Competition ’ ‘Beginners Competition’
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Agility Section: ’Beginner Competition for First Jumpers ’ ‘Novice 1 Competition’
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Canicross Section:‘First Canicross Competition’ ‘Canicross Competition’
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Canine Free Style Section:
’Solo Competition’
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After the competitions, it was time for the exhibition performances by the special skills organizations, namely, ‘Frisbee Dogs’, ‘Canine Free Style’ and ‘Agility’. Every year, this is a very popular part of the program and the court was yet again surrounded by many spectators enthusiastically applauding the wonderful performances.
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‘Canine free style dancing for humans and dogs’
Dogs Life |
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 For the prizes at the closing ceremony, the Director of the Miki Branch of the Hyogo Prefecture Animal Well Being Center, Mr. Shibazaki, kindly acted as Presenter. The winners for each Section were given a 9kg bag of ProPlan Dog Food, kindly provided by Nestle Purina Petcare Co.. There were some people who had competed just to get this prize. |
Our congratulations to all winners!! |
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Frisbee Dogs Section
’Retrieve Competition’ |
Frisbee Dogs Section
‘Beginners Competition’ |
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Agility Section
’Beginner Competition
for First Jumpers
mini class’ |
Agility Section
’Beginner Competition
for First Jumpers
standard class’
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Agility Section
‘Novice 1 Competition
mini class’ |
Agility Section
‘Novice 1 Competition
standard class’ |
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Canicross Section
’First Canicross Competition’ |
Canicross Section
‘Canicross Competition’
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Canine Free Style Section
’Solo Competition’ |
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As the winning names were called and winners invited to the podium, all received a big round of applause and cheers.
The winners looked very happy with their prizes. |
Thank you very much.
The event was enjoyed by so many people!! ！
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‘Janken Game’ |
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The final ‘Janken Game’ (paper, rock, scissors game), is always a highly exciting moment and one in which everybody present (including staff and people from the related organizations) gets a chance to win something.
As in previous years, the various prizes for this final exciting, highly enjoyable, contest were all provided by related organizations and participating stores.
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In the tent, there was an exhibition about the Miki Branch of the Hyogo Prefecture Animal Well Being Center which opened last year near the venue. On the day of the event, the Center’s animal care promotion staff turned out to help.
With the venue being the Disaster Management Park, it was truly appropriate to present information about the animal rescue efforts following the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. Disaster prevention goods for pets and owners were also introduced. People were encouraged to ask themselves - ‘If a big disaster comes, are we ready to escape with our pets? We may not think about it in our daily lives, but it is important to be prepared’.
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There were also some stores selling doggie snacks and other goods, and there was even a massage store. All visitors could enjoy a shopping experience with their pet dogs at their side. By late afternoon, the weather had recovered completely and, within the new venue and its surroundings of beautiful mountains, the “8th Live Love Animals Festival 2008 Enjoy Sports with Dogs” came to an end. |
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| This Festival was successful thanks to the help and cooperation of many organizations and companies. The Organizers are also grateful for the many visitors who came and participated in the contests. We also appreciated the help of the volunteer staff from Knots, students from the Kobe Animals and Plants Environmental College, and from ‘Kobe Aiken Biyo Senmon-gakuin’ who did a great job of running the event. The Organizers would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in this event. We hope to see all of you again next year. |
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