breed was the Irish Wolfhound with 17 specimen to be judged by Mrs.Anita Gielisse from the Netherlands. Mrs.Myriam Vermeire was granted the honor place all the group winners. Only nine of them showed up. Once more: “why place all and not only the three best like in all the sports disci- plines!”. Here 3rd Bis went to the multi BIS winner “Beardie Connections Ken- ji”. It is clear that there are new stars on the firmament that compete for his crown. Kenji is seven years already but is still entered a lot by his owner Otto Rinus from the Netherlands. He was
beaten by American Staffordshire “Car- michael’s Liar Liar Pants On Fire”, an almost three years old bitch owned by Olaf Verhorevoort and Benny Cheek. He was entered to be judged by Mrs. Vermeire ,while the group was judged by Mr.Marco Lepasaar from Estonia. Only 10 were entered. Winning dog was a Shih Tzu named “Saffron Sherhy Dustin” owned by Dorien Van Slycken from Belgium. Saffron is a Russian import, bred by Irina Cherkasova and is a little over three years old. He was entered in Intermediate class for judge Siret Lepasaar from Estonia to com-
pete with 18 others. Mr.Dirk Spruyt, husband of Mrs.Vermeire was the group judge. Let us hope that next year the club will reconsider things, including the entry fee. The provisional judges list could already be found in the middle of the catalog and probably soon on www.kkk.be . Very important as well, the show will be in March, the week- end of the 16th-17th and one week after Crufts! Let’s cross our fingers that there will be a lot more entries again! Help them make the difference, they deserve it.
WEELDE DOG SHOW WEELDE, BELGIUM | JANUARY 7, 2018 | PHOTOS BY KARL DONV I L
GROUP II Judge: Mr. Gustaaf Van Den Bosch, Belgium 1. Leonberger Nino From Yellow’s Garden Owner: Carine Bart Bauwens-Roobrouck, Belgium
COUPLES SUNDAY Judge: Mr. Jan Counotte, Belgium 1. Great Dane Fawn Obi-Wan Kenobi & Oh Princess Leia Organa of Devoted Dogs Owners: Willems, Kris & Mady Van Looveren, Belgium
BEST IN SHOW Judge: Mrs. Myriam Vermeire, Belgium 1. Shih Tzu Saffron Sherhy Dustin Owner: Dorien Van Slycken, Belgium COUPLES SATURDAY Judge: Mrs. Ingrid Hectors, Belgium 1. Australian Shepherd Mickey Finn of Hickory Lake & Miss Sweeney Des Tdk Owner: Francisca Pierino-Dolci Angeli, Belgium
GROUP III Judge: Mr. Sirit Lepasaar, Estonia 1. American Staffordshire Terrier Carmichael’s Liar Liar Pants on Fire Owner: Olaf Verhorevoort, Netherlands
GROUP I Judge: Mr. Jan Ebels, Netherlands 1. Bearded Collie Beardie Connections Kenji Owner: Rinus Otto, Netherlands
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