St. Paul, MN – 6 4-H youth from St. Louis County participated in the Minnesota 4-H State Dog show Sept. 20-21, 2025. In total, 366 youth from across the state who made up 1,291 entries participated in this annual event, held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.

Over the two-day event, 4-H’ers demonstrate their skills and knowledge in agility, obedience, showmanship and rally, competing against other youth in their age group and experience level.

Youth members of the Minnesota 4-H Dog Project learn to train and build a trusting relationship with their pet. Topics of study include canine behavior, breed characteristics, diseases, ethics, grooming, health, nutrition, responsible breeding, service dogs, therapy dogs, dog-related careers and the wide array of dog sports.

The following youth were members of the St. Louis County delegation:

• Eli H. (Aurora)-

◦ Agility Jumpers 1B- blue

◦ Agility Senior- White

◦ Obedience Graduate Beginner- Red

◦ Rally Graduate Novice- Blue

◦ Showmanship Open- Blue

• Kaitlynn L. (Makinen)-

◦ Agility Elementary- Blue

◦ Agility Intermediate- White

◦ Agility Jumpers 1B- Blue

◦ Agility Jumpers 1B- Red

◦ Obedience Beginners- Red

◦ Rally Beginner- Blue

◦ Rally Beginner- Blue

◦ Showmanship Novice- Blue

• Levi W. (Aurora)-

◦ Agility Elementary- Blue

◦ Agility Jumpers 1B- Red

◦ Obedience Graduate Novice- Red

◦ Rally Advanced- Blue & Champion

◦ Showmanship Open- Blue

• Lexi W. (Aurora)-

◦ Agility Advanced- Red

◦ Agility Jumpers 3- Blue & Champion

◦ Rally Masters- Blue & Champion

◦ Showmanship Open- Blue

• Maddie W. (Aurora)-

◦ Agility Jumpers 2- Blue & Champion

◦ Obedience Graduate Beginner- Blue & Champion

◦ Rally Novice- Blue & Reserve Champion

◦ Showmanship Novice- Blue