ST. LOUIS — Among other damage, the March 14 tornadoes that plowed through the area from Franklin County, Missouri, to Clinton County, Illinois, left the Purina Incredible Dog Team without a place to perform.
Until now.
Purina officials announced that the talented team of canines will have a summer residency at Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Union Station while they wait for their permanent home to be repaired or replaced.
The dogs will put on their show of high-flying acts of derring-do and athletic skill at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays through the end of September. The shows will be at the station’s Purina Performance Plaza near the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Wheel Park.
The 13 tornadoes that hit Missouri and Illinois that night caused widespread damage and destruction. A 43-year-old woman from Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ County and a 51-year-old woman from St. Charles were among the storm system’s 12 victims throughout the state.
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In Gray Summit, the Visitor Center at Purina Farms was extensively damaged. The Incredible Dog Arena, where the team usually performs, was part of the destruction, along with the Pet Adoption Center and the Education Barn.
In April, company officials announced that those areas would not be able to reopen this year. However, the Event Center, where dog shows and other events are held, has reopened.
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8-year-old mixed breed Horacio runs alongside Apryl Venner, Purina dog trainer, at the start of a dog show hosted by Purina Farms at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Apryl Venner, Purina dog trainer, performs a trick with Motown, miniature American shepherd, at a dog show hosted by Purina Farms at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
A crowd watches on as members of the Purina Incredible Dog Team perform at a dog show hosted by Purina Farms at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Deb Mardin, Purina dog trainer, performs a trick with 8-year-old mixed breed Horacio at a dog show hosted by Purina Farms at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
Apryl Venner, a Purina dog trainer, throws frisbees to a dog on the Purina Incredible Dog Team during the team’s first day of free public shows at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The team is doing a residency at Union Station through the end of September, as it waits for a permanent home to be repaired or replaced following tornado damage in March.
People reach in to pet 1-year-old border collie Matches after a dog show hosted by Purina Farms at Union Station in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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