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spottydog - Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:35 pm
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While some of you are strutting your stuff at LKA, we have another big Open in Dublin, same venue as last week. After that, we have the Dublin Champ show on 27th which is usually a major event with lots of hung over handlers and whingey kids! Very Happy

Then it's all over for this year .......
Anybody going somewhere other than LKA or Minority Breeds Open in Dublin? Good luck if so....

Beckyess - Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:01 am
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Good Luck for your shows!
Becky

spottydog - Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:13 pm
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Thanks. I'll report back Wink

The judging doesn't start until noon and we may have to wait our turn, usual scrummage trying to get in and out of the venue, plus I am in a couple of variety classes and hope they don't clash with the breed. we had a really bad show this time last year, plus the judge tomorrow for one of the variety classes really hates Deccy but it is for JD (Irish JW) winning dogs so I entered because I could! Deccy was the first Dalmatian to achieve the Junior Diploma and he is still the ONLY Dalmatian to do it Cool

so we will wave the flag for the breed at least. Wink

spottydog - Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:04 pm
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Well I'm back from the Minority Breeds All Breed Open Show in Dublin, and what a lovely time I've had Very Happy

Got there in plenty of time to find that utility group was right at the end Rolling Eyes

plus judging never starts on time in Ireland, so I got Deccy settled in his crate and had a look at some stands. The Irish Kennel Club was selling some really nice clothing and bits & pieces, so I treated myself to a scarf and a beautiful waterproof jacket, with a fleecy inside, both with the Irish Kennel Club emblem embroidered on, not too expensive either Wink

Then I found that the variety classes were being run the same time as the breed classes so I had to withdraw, since if I lost in a variety class and went Best of Breed I would not be able to go to the Group.
While I was waiting, I got chatting to a woman who happens to live a few miles from me so an open invitation to coffee there, then the Pastoral Group judge whose dog I handled a couple of times in the summer came over, her bitch lost her entire litter of 8 Samoyeds as she has suddenly developed diabetes, currently at the vets on a drip Shocked

She said she had no idea what she put up, or why! What do you say to that! Sad

Anyway, it was finally our turn. Change of judge to a woman, original judge had a cold apparently, lucky for us as Deccy is less sure of men. He won Open Dalmatian dog or bitch, then we were up against a good puppy and went BOB! Very Happy

Particularly satisfying as the puppy won puppy dog Stakes, then went Best Puppy in Show! I felt quite optimistic about the Group then, as Deccy has won 3 this year and clearly the judge liked him.
Eventually the Group. A big one, full of quality which is what happens at Dublin, it's more like a Premier show in the UK. Then - for reasons I couldn't imagine or even guess - the judge who was supposed to do our breed appeared to do the Group Shocked

Oh well. Male judge, no chance. Off we all went, behind me was a standard poodle which did everything except turn itself inside out on the move. The owner took it philosophically and complimented Deccy, said she would be surprised if we weren't placed as he showed so well - and he did! Shocked

His fear of men seemed to have evaporated, he stood like a rock, even wagged his tail, moved like a dream which he can when he feels like it Rolling Eyes

We went Group 2! The poodle lady congratulated me, what a lovely lady. Delighted with that with the standard there, had our pic taken with the winner a nice Shiba Inu for the Irish dog papers - that will be on the net tomorrow as they both have websites with results & pics. Embarassed

I expect I will look like a bag lady as it has been stormy here!
back home now, very tired, dogs have crashed out!

Animad - Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:26 pm
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Sounds like you had a really good day,well done to you both Wink

Tanya.

Beckyess - Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:45 pm
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Congratulations!
Becky