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  • Foghat Tour Manager Jim Mears gets a quick bite lesson from Danny Parker, Ken Licklider and Bobby Roettger of Vohne Liche Kennels during the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics.
  • Foghat Tour Manager Jim Mears takes a bite from dog Iris during the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels.
  • Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider directs trainer Luis Rodriguez during events at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK.
  • Participants in the obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels must be able to endure mental and physical challenges, like push-ups.
  • Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider's last directions to obstacle course participants? Carry your dog to the finish!
  • Visitors to the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels scope out the finish line to the obstacle course.
  • Directions and advice from Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider appear throughout the obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK.
  • Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider greets members of Foghat upon their arrival to the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK. Foghat are a British rock band.
  • The obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels is 2.5 miles long and winds around the property, including the fields and lakes.
  • The obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels also tests the command the handler has over his dog.

  • Bite 101

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Foghat Tour Manager Jim Mears gets a quick bite lesson from Danny Parker, Ken Licklider and Bobby Roettger of Vohne Liche Kennels during the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics.

  • Handling the Bite

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Foghat Tour Manager Jim Mears takes a bite from dog Iris during the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels.

  • Directing the Event

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider directs trainer Luis Rodriguez during events at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK.

  • Hard Challenges

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Participants in the obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels must be able to endure mental and physical challenges, like push-ups.

  • Carry Your Canine

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider's last directions to obstacle course participants?  Carry your dog to the finish!

  • Race To the Finish

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Visitors to the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels scope out the finish line to the obstacle course.

  • Read the Signs

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Directions and advice from Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider appear throughout the obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK.

  • Rock 'n Dogs

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    Vohne Liche Kennels owner Ken Licklider greets members of Foghat upon their arrival to the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at VLK.  Foghat are a British rock band.

  • The Long Course

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    The obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels is 2.5 miles long and winds around the property, including the fields and lakes.

  • Call and Respond

    Photograph by Schweet Entertainment / Jacob Miguel

    The obstacle course at the 13th Annual K-9 Olympics at Vohne Liche Kennels also tests the command the handler has over his dog.

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