Canicross and the Cat-hedral expo: cats and dogs compete in Sherbrooke

By Gordon Lambie
Canicross and the Cat-hedral expo: cats and dogs compete in Sherbrooke
Gaetan Desmarais with his award-winning Bengal "Capitaine America" at the Exposition Feline de Sherbrooke on Sunday afternoon (Photo : Gordon Lambie)

Ask a dog lover and a cat lover which is the better pet, and you might kick off a debate for the ages. Given that fact, it’s probably for the best that although there were competitions for both dogs and cats in Sherbrooke this weekend, they were only pitted against others of their own kind. On Saturday morning Canicross Estrie held its first-ever harness racing competition in partnership with the City of Sherbrooke and the fédération Québécoise de sports canins attelés. The competition, which involved human and canine participants from all across the province, took place at the André-Nadeau outdoor centre in Rock Forest and involved a range of different events, including cross-country running with dog and bikejoring, a form of bicycling where the cyclist is pulled by their dog. See full story in the Monday, Nov. 19 edition of The Record.

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