Truffle hunting dogs
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A fresh truffle found in the final round of the competition. In one hour, six dogs found truffles worth about $1,000.
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The final six competitors head into the woods outside of Eugene for the field hunting portion of the event.
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Robert D. Keys and his dog Sasha, a three-year-old beagle get to work in the field hunting exercise. Here, dogs must stay focused and not be distracted by the smell of elk, deer, cougars and other animals in the area.
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Falco, a lagotto romagnolo, competes in the field hunting portion.
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Bob Beard of Beaverton tries to refocus his four-year-old beagle, Magnolia, refreshing her nose on the scent he wants her to track.
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Digging to search for truffles after a dog indicated a find,
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Caroline Kirk Singer works with her lagotto romagnolo dog, Falco, 4.
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Robert D. Keys digs for truffles where his dog Sasha, a three-year-old beagle, has indicated.
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Sasha's scent work was accurate and her handler Robert D. Keyes hands a truffle to the judge.
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Master of Ceremonies Bob Walker puts his nose in the dirt to see if he can smell truffles.
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Magnolia, a four-year-old beagle was one of the final six competitors in the event. Magnolia is a dog rescued from Texas.
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Charles Lefevre judges the field hunt results at Provisions Market Hall at the 5th Street Public Market in Eugene.
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Charles Lefevre weighs white truffles foraged in the woods.
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Mia, seventeen-month-old lagotto romagnolo, and her handler Jonathan Taylor, left, were named the 2022 Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship winners.
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"We already won," says owner Maura Malone of Beaverton as she loves on her four-year-old beagle, Magnolia.
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Labrador retriever Joey, and his handler Ava Champman are the 2019 and 2020 Joriad North American Truffle Dog Champions.
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Robert Beard of Beaverton, with his four-year-old beagle, Magnolia.
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