What can you do besides eat and go on the carnival rides at the Dutchess County Fair? If you love animals you will find there are many events involving animals. Here are just a few .
4H Judging and Viewing
There are two arenas to watch the judging of animals. You can also walk around the areas where the farm animals are kept. In some cases you may be able to pet the animals.
The 4H children are eager to answer questions about their animals. They will demonstrate how they groom them.
4H Costume Contest with Cows
Saturday the children and their cows were called to the ring grouped by age. The winner of each age group will face the winners of the costume contests with other animals like chickens.
Dock Dogs
Dock dogs has been an event at the fair for years. Dogs compete in different categories. In this event they were judged by how far they jumped chasing an object of the handlers choosing thrown into the pool. This event goes on multiple times during each day.
If you like animals, the fair just might interest you. These are just a few of the animal related attractions at the fair. The Dutchess County Fair is one of the largest county fairs in New York State, so there are plenty of things to see. Sunday, August 27, 2022 is the last day for the year. Otherwise consider it a destination next year.
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The Top Gun cow…
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I know. The cow pretty much went along with it. There were a brother and sister dressed as Mickey and Mini. I’m not sure what the cow was. It was in a dress and it was not having it. He ran away from the kids twice and around the ring.
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Ah, what’s that saying, never work with children or animals…
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Love the costumed bovines.
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Evidently they do this with chickens and other animals the kids raise.
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The costumed cows and their kids are adorable! Your captures of the diving dogs are amazing!
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The kids are adorable. Mid day and shooting into the sun made for bad lighting conditions with the dock dogs, but I still love seeing and taking pictures of the event.
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Love the photos! The Top Gun costume was my favorite 🙂
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Cute kid with a cooperative cow. They did a great job with the cow’s costume.
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I agree, so creative!
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Got to love county fairs. Can’t say I miss participating but enjoy it now that I can watch and remember the participation. I’m sure my parents were glad at some point that we had aged out of 4-H.
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I’m sure it’s a lot of work. The kids stay with the animals all day it appears. I saw some sleeping next to their cow. I’m glad they included the costume events to make it more fun.
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