mangaluruit was dogs day out at the dr shivaram karanth pilikula nisargadhama on sunday reaffirming the adage that dogs are mans best friends canines that came in all sizes and shapes wowed a packed gathering at the dog show with grace and obedience great danes labradors dobermans rottweilers and boxers among others proved to be the highlight of the wildlife week show the precision show by the police dog squad with the three labradors geetha arjun and karna and the doberman sudha was the icing on the cake cries of appreciation punctuated the silence when the dogs meticulously carried out the instructions of their handlers harish sadashiv raviraj and sandeep police use these canines for detecting narcotics and explosives and at other crime scenes if bharath prasads great dane maggy gave him the satisfaction of seeing his pet adjudged the best in the breed raghunaths tyson a doberman was adjudged the best in that breed owners of various breeds including franko the rottweiler owned by ravichandran nair kept people on edge of their seats master of ceremony agnel rodrigues had to constantly remind those who entered the ring to be wary of the unpredictable behaviour of the pets harish a resident of navoor in belthangady who handles geetha said its unthinkable to be away from the 412year old labrador geetha has undergone extensive training at the state dog training centre in bengaluru and is now an expert at detecting explosives