Sunday, June 7, 2015

Wheaton Kennel Club, Wheaton, IL Saturday June 6, 2015

HAVANESE
ANOTHER BEST OF EVERYTHING DAY!!!!

PATCHES - 1st / WINNERS DOG / BEST OF WINNERS / BEST OF BREED
Patches
Bejewel That's Shabby Chic
Pictured with
Judge Janice Pardue as Best of Winners
Central Oklahoma Toy Dog Specialty, Sunday May 17, 2015
DELTA - That's a Designing Woman at Bejewel - 1st / WINNERS BITCH




I hope they got a picture, because this is the last one that I have of Delta before she went to live with Carolyn Knuth! 


ZEUS - SELECT
TAFFY - BEST OF OPPOSITE
Thank You Judge Jason Hoke 
Group Judge Jason Hoke


While we are always appreciative of our wins, this is another example of a judge awarding baby puppy coat over more deserving adults.  There is another judge who has awarded Havanese puppies Best of Breed over specials over 96% of the time.  Yes, I did the math.  She never uses them in group.   We no longer enter specials or adults under her.  The standard calls for 'soft & silky' coat NOT the softest coat in the ring.  As I have always said, it's like comparing a 5 year old child's hair to a supermodel's beautiful long silky hair.  Both may be soft & silky, but that supermodel's hair is never going to feel like that 5 year old, and it shouldn't, but that doesn't make it any less beautiful.  If a judge has the ability to judge different breed 'against' each other in a group, why can't they understand that adults are different than puppies?



BICHONS
LEILANI - 1st / WINNERS BITCH 
NURPLE - SELECT
Thank You Judge George Milutinovich
Group Judge Jacqui Weekes


BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER
VARIAS - BEST OF BREED 
Thank You Judge Jacqui Weekes
Group Judge Jacqui Weekes


AFGHAN HOUND
TAZI - 2nd 
(Not what we wanted but not bad for a specialty show weekend with tough competition!)
Judge Donald Martin 
Group Judge Edna Martin