b'gainesville Dogs Helping Out For AHuman Cause. On October17, the City of Gainesvilleheld its first HalloweenerDerby Day fundraiser. Moneyraised benefited the ClimbFor Cancer Foundationwhich donated the money toUniversity of Florida Healthfor their osteosarcomaprogram. Held at KanapahaVeterans Memorial Park, thepiece de rsistance of the daywas, of course, the race of theDachshunds. Once the gateopened for the race to start,most of the Doxies just sat atRace participants: Daphne the dragon with Andrea Anderson. Weiner winner, Lana, a three-year-old Doxie the starting line. and her human, Kevin Kohler. Sandy, a Doxie mix.Photography and rover reporting by Diane Rosenberg. Climb For Cancer Foundationocala CFC-Foundation.orgDog shows are a fun way to meet and learn about many breeds.The annual OcalaDog Show put on by the Jacksonville Dog Fanciers Club at the beautiful GreaterOcala Dog Club is one of the best in Florida.Everyone is friendly and will tellyou all you want to know about their show dogs.This was the year of the IrishWolfhound, as there were 18 there for showing during the two-day Septemberevent, more than usual for a show of this size. It was a very warm day for theoutdoor show, and the dogs were feeling the heat. As always, though, show dogsknow how to stay cool.Top left: Irish Wolfhounds, Rocket(standing) is 22 months old andTango is 18 months old. (Bottom,left to right): Great Dane Deta andLaura Comes, handler. AustralianShepherd pups Micah and Tristanwith Christine Hansrote.Golden Retriever Joel withowner/handler Vern Jank. This wasJoels first showing.Photography androver reporting by Diane Rosenbergwww.TheNewBarker.com Winter ~ 2016 THE NEW BARKER 93'