07/09/2024
We have finally finished our first ever Nationals! Big thanks to all the organisers who did all the work to run it, I really appreciate the effort it took!
So we had 4 shows for the week:
Show 1 - Manawatu Toy Dog Club
Judge: Ms Vivienne McLaughlin (Cavalier specialist) - Aust
Money - Best Bitch, Best of Breed, Junior of Breed, Best Junior in Show
Kari - Reserve Bitch, Reserve Best of Breed, Best Open of Breed
Dude - Best Dog
Show 2 - Wanganui Toy Dog Centre
Judge: Viva Zhen Luo - China
Money - Best Bitch, Reserve Best of Breed , NZ Bred of Breed
Dude - Reserve Dog, Junior of Breed, Best Junior in Show
Show 3 - Prelude National
Judge: Peggy Gutierrez-Otero (Mexico)
Kari - Best Bitch, Reserve Best of Breed, Open of Breed
Dude - Best Dog, Best of Breed, Best Junior of Group
Show 4 - National
Judge: Rita Sayara (Mexico)
Kari - first in the Open Bitch class
Dude - Junior of Breed
I only showed Money in the first two shows, where she picked up 2 more challenges, 2 more to go!
Kari only shown in shows 1,3,4 - Dude did all 4
So the National show (4) is the one we did least in, but I'd like to thank friends who helped me get back into the Junior of Group judging - they had dismissed us, as one of the top winners had supposedly been from the Junior class, so we'd wandered off to do some shopping, only to be hunted down & told 'to get to the ring now!!'. I don't run very much these days & really appreciated the help as I grabbed Dude, got handed bait & had a bait bag attached to me as we ran off - we didn't get a look in, but you have to be in the ring to win!
in the photo (L-R) - Dash (Dad), Money, Dude, Kari
