FRIDAY the 13th
Junior Showmanship was a trip.
Congratulations to Jane Chavez nieces Ashley and Chloe for winning their classes. It was Chloe's first time in the ring and she is now a YouTube sensation. The Judge, Mr. Pat Cunningham, put up his hand for her to stop, so she 'Hi-Fived' him! Maybe that will be her signature move?
Many kudos to Mr. Cunningham for doing a great job with the youngsters, getting down to their level to give them encouragement and instructions.
Judge June Penta
Dog Classes:
Rembrandt: 3rd in the Open Dog class
Benson: 1st in the Open Dog class. Shown by owner Lorette Ball, Benson is a Canadian Champion, Multiple Best in Show, and Winner of the 2007 Havanese Fanciers of Canada National Specialty, CAN CH Havntyme El Vengador. It was a pleasure meeting Lorette and Benson and while we hope to see them again soon. We really appreciate all of Lorette's help this week, having another professional handler on the team was awesome.
Parades:
There were several dogs entered in all of the Parades classes. It was disappointing to see that we had to 'go in search of' to exhibit our dog and to see the rest of the entries in the Parades. It was moved to a small room and was not video taped. Many of us with conformation/obedience/rally Champions have photos of our dogs and video tape, somewhere along the way. Those with Rescue and Therapy dogs generally do not have that amount of photo opportunities and look forward to seeing their kids moving around the ring with the narration in the background. The rest of us look forward to seeing these great little dogs and hearing their stories. It was very disappointing to see that the Parades were not video taped, and that the room was so small it was basically an after thought. With the number of people in attendance with video capabilities, if asked ahead of time, any of us would have been there to help. At least then it would have been available on YouTube or another pubic domain. I really believe that the official videographer would have been there for us, if he had just been asked. I was told that since his equipment was in the ballroom, they didn't think that he wouldn't move it. He had to move it anyway for the dinner that night, and he has to pack it up every night for safe-keeping. Plus he is a good guy. I think he would have helped us out.
SATURDAY, July 14
Judge June Penta
Bitch Classes
Bred By Exhibitor
Pure: 2nd in huge class of nice bitches.
Best of Breed
Zeus: Made the cut
Selena: Made the cut
Desi: Award of Merit!!!
Brace
An entry of SEVEN braces. A first for Nationals and a first for Judge June Penta. She was pleased with the entry and we all enjoyed the comic relief provided by the puppy entry.
Desi & Selena - 2nd
Zeus & Naughty - 3rd
Congratulations to the Winners of this class. They deserved it!
Stud Dog Class
Another large entry, but based on Mrs. Penta's awards for the BBE classes, the choice had to be what it was. Congrats to Dee & Bree.
Desi, Zeus, & Selena - 4th
Not a bad year, not as great as last year, but Team Scheiris still went home with about a dozen ribbons!
Special thanks to our dear friend Jane Chavez and her friend (our new friend) Laina for all of their help and support with all of the dogs this week.
As always, immense appreciation to Patti & Steve Lucas for all that they do for us year round.
