Show News
2008
27/07/08 NORTH WEST KENT DTC OPEN OBEDIENCE SHOW Kent.
Saffie did her best performance yet with some super heel free work! Sadly her heel on lead was not quite as good. Overall I was VERY happy with her! Had she have lost one less mark she would have been 1st! We ran off for 4th place with two other dogs (doing a recall, which is not our strongest area) and came home with a rosette for 6th place, which I'm really pleased with. This is our first placing "in the cards" with the big dogs as they say!
Loss 3 3/4 marks.
Saffie's critique from the judge: :
6th 144 Cloverice Serenity at Serenedrift. Goldie. This was a well motivated Goldie that I really liked, faults caused by enthusiasm but I’m sure will go a lot further. Well done
22/07/09 SHOREHAM RINGCRAFT CLUB COMPANION SHOW Shoreham-By-Sea.
Fergus entered the Puppy class for training. He was very good and the judge said he was very nice indeed! I also put him in the Open class, as the classes were very quick and the judge again would have liked to have placed him but because of his age, she couldn't. Fergus also got complements from fellow competitors, which all bodes well for his show career.
Molly did her bit. Although she was not placed in her Sporting group, a class which I find is a bit hit and miss with Molly, she was placed 1st in her Veteran class. This was apparently because she had the cleanest teeth. As the Veteran class was in the Novelty ring, we found ourselves in the Best In Show line up, which we won! This was Molly's second Best In Show in a row! Thank you to the judge and Shoreham ringcraft club, we found everybody very friendly and welcoming!
19/07/08 SOUTH EASTERN DTC OPEN OBEDIENCE SHOW Near Croydon.
Saffie entered today and was not placed. Her round was not her best, and she messed up the recall. We think her mouth was hurting her. Saffie does a lot of playing with Fergus, carrying things around in her mouth and playing tug-o-war with you. Every so often, she finds that she strains her mouth, so I think this was one of those days. She is on complete rest before next weekends show.
The judge on the other hand was full of complements, stating that she was the best dog he had seen all day, she was ready to go "professional" and that she carried a nice heelwork position throughout. He said it was just me who needed to put everything together!!
Lost 8 marks.
22/06/08 BOGNOR REGIS AND DISTRICT COMPANION SHOW Bognor.
Molly entered the show today and came home with Best In Show! Well done Molls and thanks to the judge!
Fergus also went along for some training. He was very good this time, but preferred to be outside the ring meeting his adoring public, rather than inside the ring waiting for his turn!
He was good in letting the judge go over him, he did shy away at first because the speaker system played up, however after the noise he settled down and was a good boy.
14/06/08 BASINGSTOKE AND DISTRICT OPEN OBEDIENCE SHOW Basingstoke.
Saffie entered and did her best round yet! She was at heel all the way round with only a few loose about turns and an off centre present . Overall I was really impressed with her. Unusually rosettes and cards were to 10th place in the class of 30, and we managed to scoop 8th.
We lost 9 1/2 ( high mark loss for the whole class- average loss 24 marks!!)
08/06/08 FINDON OPEN OBEDIENCE SHOW Worthing.
Saffie entered this show in the morning and despite the heat she didn't do to badly. Saf was joint 2nd but we had to leave before the end to go to the companion show. As usual the end few competitors knocked us down a few places and it seems as though we were just out of the cards.
Lost 6 marks.
08/06/08 INGFIELD MANOR COMPANION SHOW Billingshurst.
I wanted to take Fergus for training. He was very good in his class and stood very nicely. He did his signature tumble as he ran round, he just thinks its all a big game! The judge picked him out the line up before remembering we were just there to train! It was a good start!
Molly entered A.V. Veteran and came 2nd, pipped to the post by a stunning goldie!
18/05/08 CULVERSTONE CHAMPIONSHIP OBEDIENCE SHOW Kent.
I encouraged an over the top performance from Saffie and didn't she do that! Keeping only two feet on the floor at anyone time we hopped round the ring. Although her heel position was not precise, the enthusiasm was great! If I had of stayed we would have run off for 5th place. She was joint third until the last two competitors! Typical!
Lost 4 3/4 marks.
17/05/08 CULVERSTONE OPEN OBEDIENCE SHOW Kent.
Saffie entered the shows this weekend. But for misreading the stay time, she would have been placed 7th. Her round wasn't too bad, but I felt she could have been more enthusiastic.
Lost 6 1/2 marks.
05/05/08 BOXGROVE COMPANION SHOW Chichester.
Molly entered Veteran and A.V Sporting, but unfortunately was not placed. I don't know why she was not placed, breed judging is often biased and very much up to the individual judge. In saying that she may just have been beaten because there was dogs of better quality in the class. That's hard for me to take, because to me, Molly is the best there is! (I'm defiantly biased!)
Saffie flew the flag. Entering two obedience classes and gaining a respectable 4th in one. In the other class, Saf was up against our own trainer and a whole host of other talented young dogs due to the wording of the class. She did not work as well as she can today, although it was hot and she was very over excited!
27/04/08 MOUNT NODDY COMPANION SHOW Chichester.
Molly entered A.V Gundog and Veteran. In A.V. Gundog she gained a 5th, in a very good quality class. In Veteran she got 1st and then went on to gain Reserve Best In Show! Thanks to everyone who thought so highly of her.
Saffie entered an obedience class at the show and she came 4th. In my opinion her standard of work was excellent and deserved a higher placing. But I am very proud of my little lady, being placed in an obedience class only 10 weeks after having her pups!
We also met two of Baloo's (SH CH TIDELOVER OLEANDER AT CANINA) progeny there, Delta, Squirrelsmead Jemima at Tidelover and Echo, Siatham Nicodemus of Tidelover J.W who were also both placed highly in their classes.
A successful but very wet day!
13/04/08 COMPANION DOG SHOW IN AID OF PDSA (Brighton Fund-raising Group) South of England Show ground Ardingly, West Sussex.
Only Molly attended this show. She was placed in both of her classes, gaining a 3rd in Any Variety Veteran and 4th in Any Variety Sporting.
The Pedigree judge said that Molly has excellent movement for her age.