chandigarh heres an event not to be missed by pet lovers of ludhiana as more than 500 canines from across the country will wag their tails in ludhiana kennel club dog show next month the show will be held on the premises of punjab agriculture university pau on november 28 from 9 am to 5 pm ludhiana kennel club secretary inderpal singh dhaliwal told toi that around 500 canines of 60 different breeds from various parts of the country would be participating in the show dhaliwal added that rottweiler breed would be the main attraction of the show while they are also expecting some rare breeds to participate in the event dr mathew c john from chennai and javinder pawar from punjab would be the judges at the show among 60 breeds of canines that will walk on the ramp are rottweiler saint bernard beagle german shephered lhasa apso great dane sher pei english mastiff pug labrador boxer dachshund smooth hair afghan hound caravan hound siberian husky english pointer and dalmatian a similar dog show was recently concluded in shimla on october 2 which was organized by the gurgaon kennel club but could not attract good number of participants because of distance and terrain of the venue the organisers are expecting the ludhiana dog show as one of the finest show because of passion of punjabis for dogs the competition will however not see the dogs doing any tricks they will be judged on various factors like coat size temperament agility and the likes as per the standard set by kennel club of india kci although 70 per cent of owners of the breeds participating in the dog shows are these dogs are professional groomers and dog handlers but the rest are regular people who own dogs many of the punjabis view dogs as a part of fashion and a status symbol and especially in rural punjab even some of the punjabis own one of the finest imported pedigree dogs especially hound breeds from the canada america and ireland