
BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Ellen Orf provides encouragement as Trooper finds his way through a tunnel during the dog tricks competition Thursday at the Bowling Green Bicentennial celebration. The four-month-old American Eskimo Rat Terrier defeated the other two canines pictured to win a blue ribbon. Orf says her next challenge is to have Trooper balance on objects and ride on the back of another dog. The bicentennial wraps up with a day of events Saturday. The schedule may be found at www.bgmo200.com.