Watch for Ken Butler and Dash in the Big Air Sporting Dogs event.

With the sixth ESPN Great Outdoor Games just around the corner, the competitors are buzzing with anticipation over the pending events in Orlando. Athletes are alternatively boasting, pride, confidence, nerves and desire — all good ingredients for some nail-biting contests. Some
names to look for during the Games this July 7-10 in Florida: in Timber there are Jason Wynyard, Arden Cogar, Mandy Erdmann, Peg Engasser and Sheree Taylor; Josh Deering and Mike Cumming are on Target; and, for Sporting Dogs, Olga Chaiko and her border collie, Luz.

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