bangalore it was a weekend with a difference for nalinisampath an hr professional who carried her sixyearold daughter to the indian dog show at the university of veterinary sciences near hebbal little sanchita whos petrified of dogs was exposed to more than 70 canines only so she could set her fears of pets at rest having seen only ferocious strays my daughter is afraid of dogs i want to get her a pet dog so her fear disappears and she starts loving them the dog show is one way of acquainting her with animals and letting her see pets of various sizes and kinds said nalini who was among the many dog lovers at the twoday show organized by the mysore kennel club here on saturday there were a variety of breeds with over 75 indian native dogs from bagalkot mudhol bijapur maharashtra and tamil nadu taking part they belonged to the caravan hound maharashtra rajapalya chippi parai tamil nadu mudhol and pashmi north karnataka breeds on sunday foreign breeds will be on show d susikar from jolarpet brought jackie a 2yearold male and steffy a 13monthold female who made a rather royal appearance at the show ive had them for the past one year and this is their second show he said their characteristic pink noses and milky white coats differentiate them from the rest i spend about rs 1500 on each pets food and care he said his grandson kavin krishnan 3 is so fond of the pets that he has the images of the dogs emblazoned on his tshirt jackie and steffy walked to first prize the second prize was won by jusha dosh a caravan hound owned by prasad mayankar who made the trip all the way from maharashtra to take part in the show his pashmi breed karbens at first sight got fifth prize while a mudhol hound raja won third place dhole den jabu a threeyear old chippi parai from bandipur won fourth place my dog has seen several wild animals as we run a guesthouse in bandipur it is territorial in nature and doesnt allow any wild animal to even come towards our premises said sukhantha das the owner the dogs were awarded prizes based on their behaviour characteristics and build based on the breed there is no return from these shows but every individual benefits dog lovers are a breed by themselves its a forum for them to exhibit their pets its an eyeopener for many on grooming pets at home said dr pv yathinder president of mysore kennel club a house or a puppy mill according to mv sudarshan one of the judges at the show pets are a huge commercial business a house must not become a puppy mill many pet owners are now pet farmers thats sad and unacceptable they nurture dogs only to make money by selling puppies during this kind of show we try to educate pet owners on not indulging in unethical activities dogs must not