Myrtleford Show committee president, Debbie Geddes, said everything is in place for a terrific show this Saturday.

"It's going to be a great day with lots of attractions," she said.

"Our cattle pavilion’s booked out and our normal sideshow alley is packed.

"The main attractions include Cam Sinclair, the Fruit Fly Circus, woodchopping, Charlie the Shearer, the local karate group, live music and more.

"We want to put on a great show for our town and get everyone to have a great day out."

"We start planning 12 months before every show and once our show happens on Saturday, we’ll be planning for 2026."

Gates open for the show at the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve on Saturday, 25 October at 9am, with festivities concluding at 9pm after the fireworks display.

Set to return for their third appearance at the Myrtleford and District Agricultural and Pastoral Show, both human and canine members of the Ovens Valley Canine Club (OVCC) were training hard at their RC McNamara Reserve base last Sunday, 19 October.

As the newest person-and-pooch pairs gathered for beginners lessons, veterans began with a socialisation exercise, before putting their four-legged friends through their paces on the agility course.

"Over the last few weeks, we've set up a course which we will use on show day," OVCC vice president, Carolyn Jerome said.

"The idea is to give the general public a chance to see what they can do with their dogs.

"We'll be there for everyone to watch and ask us questions and have a great day."

The OVCC showcase on show day will start with socialisation at 10:30am, before club participants choose two or three obstacles to run with their dogs.

"Socialisation sessions are used for the dogs to practice focusing while everything else is going on around them," OVCC member Joe Leggio said, after completing the course with Lola the Kelpie Cross.

"If you have a highly active dog, running a course is great because they become really well rested afterwards, otherwise, she's all over the place.

"The OVCC is more of a small social canine club: we're not hard-core, it's about having a place for people to socialise with their animals."

Di Talbot said being part of the OVCC has really helped Percy the rescue dog with his anxiety.

"Percy was very timid at the beginning," Di said.

"But the training has been great for his confidence-building.

"I think it's a great place to create a social atmosphere and combat isolation, for both humans and with other dogs."

At their second lesson with the OVCC, Katherine Harrington and Harry the Kelpie were learning a lot.

"We're beginners at the OVCC and it's very good so far," Katherine said.

"Harry's not even two yet, so he's very active and wants to be everywhere at once.

"He's a very strong little pup with high energy; so one day I think he'll be great at the agility course, but we have to master the basics first."