More than 100 dogs from 50 owners have already been entered into the contest, organizers said.

The club’s deputy head Nguyen Van Lang said the show was a pilot for an international event expected to be held next year.

“Next year’s dog show is one of the terms for Vietnam to become a member of the FCI,” Lang said.

Lang also said the club would keep petitioning for international recognition of the ridgeback dog breed from southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island.

Reported by Quang Thuan