Dog

Read the Minnesota 4-H Dog Obedience Rules and Guidelines for more information about requirements. 

Read the Minnesota 4-H Dog Rally Obedience Rules and Guidelines  for more information about requirements.

Read the Minnesota 4-H Dog Showmanship Rules for more information about requirements. 

Read the Minnesota State 4-H Dog Project Agility Rule Book for more information about requirements. 

September 26-27, 2026, MN State Fairgrounds

Eligibility 

All participants must have completed 3rd grade, but not have graduated from 4-H. 

A 4-H member may enter a maximum of two dogs in a maximum total of eleven (11) classes (two regular Agility classes, two Jumpers Agility classes, two regular Obedience classes, Brace Obedience, Four Dog Team Obedience, two rally Obedience classes, and one Showmanship class). 

Must achieve ribbon placings at county show as follows:

All blue ribbon winners are eligible to enter the State 4-H Dog Show in the classes where they earned their blue ribbon at the county qualifying show.  A 4-H’er who earns a white ribbon at the county show level may NOT advance to the State 4-H Dog Show in the class where they earned the white ribbon.

Agility

• To advance to the State 4-H Dog Show in Agility, 4-H members must earn a blue ribbon in Agility at their county show.  A 4-H’er who earns a red ribbon at the county show level may NOT advance to the State 4-H Dog Show in the class where they earned the red ribbon. 

Obedience

• If no blue ribbons are awarded in a class at the county level, the top two placing red ribbons of that class may represent that class at the State 4-H Dog Show. If there is only one blue ribbon and then red and white ribbons awarded, only the 4-H’er earning the blue ribbon advances to the State 4-H Dog Show. 

• If a 4-H member chooses to advance from the county to the State 4-H Dog Show on a red ribbon, that 4-H member may repeat the class in 2027 if they do not earn a blue ribbon in the class at the 2026 State 4-H Dog Show. 

• Four Dog Team - Each county may advance two Four Dog Teams to the State 4-H Dog Show if the teams both received blue ribbons. In the event no team earns a blue ribbon according to the point system, the highest scoring red ribbon team may represent the county at the State 4-H Dog Show. Each member of the Four Dog Team registers for the Four Dog Team class on their individual State 4-H Dog Show Member Entry Form.

Showmanship

• In the event that no blue ribbons are awarded in a class at the county level, the top two placing red ribbons of that class may represent that class at the State 4-H Dog Show. 

• In the event a 4-H member chooses to advance from the county to the State 4-H Dog Show on a red ribbon in the Novice Class, that 4-H member forfeits the right to remain in the class “until receiving a blue ribbon at the county show level” and must advance to the Open Class the following year. 

Rally

• If no blue ribbons are awarded in a class at the county level, the top two placing red ribbons of that class may represent that class at the State 4-H Dog Show. If there is only one blue ribbon and then red and white ribbons awarded, only the 4-H’er earning the blue ribbon advances to the State 4-H Dog Show. 

Information packets and registration forms will be handed out at the County Dog Show and registration must be submitted to the Extension Office by July 28.  An electronic copy will also be posted on this page once information becomes available.