North America’s Only Truffle Dog Championship Comes Roaring Back

After a one-year pandemic hiatus, the Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship returns to Eugene, Oregon.

It’s truffle season in Oregon, and the game is afoot (apaw?). The annual Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship is a Winter Olympics of sorts for amateur truffle hunters and their truffle dogs.

After 2021′s cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic, furry athletes and their handlers were extra eager to show off their foraging prowess at the only event of its kind in the country dedicated to truffle hunting.