The Tryon Riding and Hunt Club will host the historic 85th Any and All Dog Show at Harmon Field on Sunday.

This year, there will be festivities for the whole family, with free children’s games and arts and crafts activities.

Kids can decorate a small pumpkin, paint a dog bowl or create a Thanksgiving placemat. They can play Go Fish or toss a bean bag to win a prize.

Children can not only use their creative skills on the above activities, but they can be decorated themselves, as there will be a free professional face painter, and a children’s manicurist will be on-hand.

Also, a representative with Heavenly Hot Dogs, of Columbus, will be on-site with food and drink for purchase.

Registration for the Dog Show classes will begin at 12:30 p.m., and entry fees are $1 per class. Courtesy of Eric Mack, at Purrfect Bark in Columbus, there will be free gift bags for all doggie participants that will be given out at registration. 

Starting at about 1:30 p.m., two of Polk County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 officers and their canine partners, Rento and Karak, will demonstrate their capabilities. In addition, local trainer Allison Andrews will demonstrate how important a dog’s sense of smell is for things such as search and rescue operations.

The dog show classes will begin around 2:30 p.m. Classes include Dog with the Best Trick, Dog with the Best Costume, Dog That Looks Most Like Its Owner, Dog that Would Rather Be At Home, Best Rescue/Adopted Dog, and Best in Show. There will be prizes for both adult and youth competitors and their companions for all classes, and Best in Show winners will also take home trophies for their accomplishments.

The Any and All Dog Show is a benefit for the Polk County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit and the Foothills Humane Society. Tryon Riding and Hunt Club will donate all profits from the show to these two organizations.

Over the past two years, the club has been able to raise over $10,000, which has been split between these two organizations.

– Submitted by Drew Brannon