-Messenger file photo

Braxton Klindt, then 5, gets eye to eye with Dottie West, a schipperke belonging to Rusty Nelson, of Fort Dodge. Pat Saunders’ dog, Charlie, right, a Boston terrier, takes an interest in something on the other side of the room. Local Head Start program children watched obedience as well as search and rescue demonstrations at the Fort Dodge Kennel Club.