dog sports open

The Dog Sports Open is a unique protection sports dog show held at Cher Car Kennels in St. Johns, Michigan which features agility, obedience and handler protection exercises. This event is one of the most popular personal protection tournaments in the country and the longest continuously running event of its kind in North America, having initially started as the "Renegade Classic" in 1984.
Any and all breeds are welcome to participate in the Dog Sports Open... big, small and anything in between!
Previous Dog Sports Open Themes
1999 Vet Visit 2000 Rest Area 2001 When Canada Invades 2002 Big City Park 2003 Battle in the Barnyard 2004 Wizard of Oz 2005 Down on the Bayou 2006 Nightmare on Lowell Street 2007 Jail Break 2008 Greatest Hits (10 year Anniversary) 2009 Carnival 2010 Roaring Twenties 2011 Descent into Hell 2012 Best in Show 2013 Monty Python 2014 Alice in Wonderland 2015 K-911 2016 Into the Deep, Dark Woods 2017 Planes, Trains & Automobiles 2018 Get Ready to Party (20th year anniversary) 2019 School Daze 2020 Top Dog 2021 Return to Sender 2022 Western Shootout 2023 Teach the Teacher (25th Year Celebration) 2024 Smoke and Mirrors

Pictures from previous Dog Sports Open trials

2024 DSO "Smoke and Mirrors"

2023 DSO "Teach the Teacher" (25th Anniversary)

2022 DSO "Western Shootout"

2021 DSO "Return to Sender"

2020 DSO "Top Dog"

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