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Woodbury County Fair
3106. Most Talented Pet
3107. Best Dressed Pet
3108. Most Unusual Trait in a Pet
3109. Pet/Master Look Alike
4-H Clover Kids Pet Show
Please see small pet general rules.
Open to youth enrolled in Woodbury County 4-H Clover Kids in grades K-3rd.
See the above classes for the kind of pets that may be exhibited (see classes 3101-3104).
Clover Kids will be asked by the judge about their pet, the care, handling, etc.
Clover Kids are allowed to bring any number of animals, but only one per species. Example:
guinea pig, bird, fish, and mouse; but not tow mice or two birds.
Clover Kids are allowed to participate in the fun event classes. Clover Kids exhibitors are
to wear dark pants, jeans, or shirt and a Clover Kid shirt or white blouse.
Participation ribbons will be awarded.
3120. 4-H Clover Kids Pet Show
4-H Household Pet Cat Show (32)
1.
2.
Please refer to General Rules.
Health Requirements: All cats exhibited must have a current rabies vaccination
certificate. Please check with your veterinarian for other vaccine requirements. No cat
may enter the show if there is any feline infection or contagious disease in the
household within the three weeks prior to the show date. Cats must be free of fleas,
ticks, ear mites, and of discharge from nose and eyes. All cats must have their nails
clipped. De-clawed cats may also enter. No expectant mother, nursing cat or female
cat in heat may be entered.
3.
Entry forms are not required. Exhibitors will be able to sign up for classes ½ hour
before the start of the cat show.
4.
All cats must be transported to and from the show in some type of carrier. Inexpensive
cardboard carriers are available at some pet supply shops and some veterinary clinics.
Cardboard boxes with good ventilation and a lid securely closed serve well as carriers.
Carriers should be large enough for the cat to stand up and turn around.
5.
Each 4-H/FFA member is allowed to show one cat. Cats are to be shown by the
4-H/FFA member.
6.
Cats are allowed to wear collars, harnesses, or other identifying marks on their necks
and bodies.
7.
It is recommended that you do not feed your cat during show time (feed them well in
advance of the show). The exhibitor should provide a small water dish, litter pan, and
toweling or bedding for their pet.
8.
Members need to have animals in the cat project on the fairgrounds only for the time
of the show. Check-in procedures include checking health papers and signing up for
classes.
9.
Dress for pet cat show exhibitors is dark pants, jeans, or skirt, and a 4-H club shirt or
white shirt or blouse with the 4-H emblem on the left pocket area. Exhibitors also
need their exhibitor number that can be picked up at the 4-H office on the fairgrounds.
Clover Kids exhibitors do not need an exhibitor number.
Kitten Classes (4-8 months)
3201. Longhair Kitten
3202. Shorthair Kitten
Adult Cat Classes (8 months and over)
3203. Longhair Cat
3204. Shorthair Cat
Cat Showmanship Classes
All 4-H/FFA cat show exhibitors will be judged on showmanship. Exhibitors will be
judged on grooming of cat, handling of cat from cage to judge’s table, in addition to
answering questions as to breed, age, type and date of immunizations, sex, and general
knowledge of his or her cat