From backyard pets to a cowman's top assistant, dogs are man's best friend. And, the National Western Stock Show takes pride in highlighting the relationship between these amazing animals and their human counterparts.

National Western's dog pulls, agility games and stock dog trials are continually some of the show's most popular events.

The Dog Pull is held January 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Stadium Arena. A dog weight pull is a sporting event that consists of dogs pulling a cart on wheels a distance of 16 feet within one minute. Dogs are hooked up in a specially designed harness, which disperses the weight evenly.

Dog Agility games are scheduled January 14, 2010 and January 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Stadium Arena. Dog Fly Ball Games are scheduled for January 19, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the Stadium Arena.


This year we will be offering our 2nd Annual Stock Dog Sale. Preview of the Stock Dogs will be available prior to the sale on-line and live at the Stockyards on January 21, 2010 at 9:00a.m. The Sale will follow at 2:00 p.m. Click here download the catalog.

Competition begins with the stock dogs January 23, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Finals in the cattle competition will be held January 24, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. All cattle competitions are held in the Stockyards.

The working sheep competition for intermediate-level dogs begins January 23, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. The sheep working competition for top-level dogs is January 24, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. All sheep working competition will be held in the Stadium Arena.

(Exhibitors may visit the Exhibitor Premium Book page for entry information)