February 28, 2010 - IKC cluster shows Chicago
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Last Wednesday JT, Cosmos Got Me LoveStoned and I went on a very exciting trip to the USA :-)
We arrived in Chicago around 1 'o clock in the afternoon (local time) where we were picked up by my friend Mary.
Mary invited me to come over to spend some time with her and to show our boy Kima, Casa Hoya's Copyright Edition at the big 4 day IKC cluster shows at McCormick Place in Chicago (where the 1st Regional Specialty was held by the PWDCGC on Saturday).
I decided to take JT with me so my parents didn't have the monster boy at home to take care off and they agreed to look after the other dogs so I could go.
While he was going with me anyway I figured I could enter him for the shows as well so he could get some more ring experience if he wasn't too tired and overwhelmed by the whole trip.
Kima didn't have a haircut for the past 6 months or so, so Thurday morning early we arrived at the showsite to get everybody ready.
44 PWDs were entered and judged by Mr Carmody.
Apparently JT didn't have a jetlag or anything ;-) He was full of energy, happy and performed real well! He was alone in his class today so had to go back in the ring to compete for Best male, and was awarded reserve Winners Dog WOW what a lovely start for my 10 month old boy, I couldn't be more proud...
It was a great joy to show Kima as well, it was quiet awhile ago that he was shown, but he walked around the ring if it's his daily job :-)
Friday 50 PWDs were entered and judged by Mr Baynes.
JT won a blue ribbon again (1st in class) and had lots of fun (especially with my skirt ;-) )
Saturday and Sunday were benched shows, which we have in Europe all the time, but are not very common in the USA. We all had to be in the building before 9am and had to stay till about 4pm. Lots of people came to see the dogs and it was lots busier then the two previous show days where all the exhibitors could just come and go whenever they want. It was great to hang out and spend time with friends tho :-)
On Saturday the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Greater Chicagoland (PWDCGC) hosted their 1st Regional Specialty.
JT was entered in Sweepstakes and regular classes today
The entries increased and there were 3 boys in his class today.
Mrs Volz judged Sweepstakes, 18 pups entered.
I'm thrilled that JT was picked as Best of Opposite Sex in puppy Sweepstakes!
60 PWDs were entered for the Specialty to be judged by Mr Kenney
It was a very long day but JT kept performing like a pro! He took 1st in the 9-12mo puppy class and got a very good look competing with all the other class winners which resulted in a reserve Winners Dog placement today!! How exciting :-)
Kima made the cut today in a very strong group of Specials!
In the evening we joined a lovely diner and great seminar hosted by the PWDCGC.
We were all exhausted with one more day to go...
I thought the weekend couldn't get any better then this but...
For Sunday 48 PWDs were entered and judged by Mr Meyer.
I asked so much of my little boy, but he never let me down! Today he was still all happy and enjoying his time in the ring which resulted in another blue ribbon and on top of that WINNERS DOG for a 3 point major!!!!
Just AMAZING!
Big thanks to Dustin for showing Kima for me in Breed so I could stay on JT at that time :-)
It's obvious that we had a wonderful time in Chicago! Besides the great results it was so nice to spend time with my friends again. We also got to see quiet a lot of the city (not too difficult when you get lost and keep driving around in circles HAHA) and went to some awesome restaurants!
Thanks all so much for the great time :-)
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February 21, 2010 - Top dog of the Year show
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Today the "Top dog of the year 2009" show of Holland was held in Amersfoort. This show is invitation only, for dogs that won a group 1, 2 or 3 during 2009 in our country that are in Dutch ownership.
I'm thrilled that we had 4 dogs qualified for this show!! All of them being group winner in 2009!
Ludacris, Casa Hoya's Exclusive Edition,
Keisha, Casa Hoya's Special Edition,
Bonny, Casa Hoya's I'm A Flirt and Coolio, Casa Hoya's This Is Why I'm Hot were the PWDs that were invited this year :-)
Mrs Halff-van Boven judged group 8 and she selected Ludacris with the Best 6 dogs!!
I would like to thank Katrien for handling Coolio, Mariska for handling Keisha and my mom for doing a great job with Bonny! It was great fun and we took a group picture of our team!
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February 20, 2010 - Keisha in obedience
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After numerous of training trails my mom competed for the first time for real with Keisha, Casa Hoya's Special Edition in the Obedience.....
She entered the Pre-beginners and did great! Keisha and my mom were placed First on their first official try!! WOW what a team, way to go mom keep up the good work :-)
Click here for the complete results
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