Friday, January 10, 2014

Manatee Kennel Club, Thursday January 9, 2014

HAVANESE
Truly - 2nd
BOOTY - 1st/ WINNERS BITCH - 3 pt. MAJOR !!!!
1 point to go!
Selena - Select (3 GCH pts)
ZEUS -  BEST OF BREED  (5 GCH pts)

Thank You Judge Robert Hutton

BICHONS
Nurple - Select 
Judge Joe Walton

GBGVS
Dudley - Poor Dudley was filler dog.  Trying to build points for our breeders other dogs.  It kills me to see him lose though.  They got the points on their bitch though, because she took the breed.  The dog that won was BOS, looked like a PBGV, and moved around with the correct topline...for a Havanese.  High in the rear.  But the handler shows a Hav with a level topline, so I guess she got confused.  This imported GBGV has done little or no winning in his home country, but he is an import so must be great right...not.  Some of those breeders won't send their best dogs across the pond, only the ones that they can't place in their home country.  I guess they are trying to take advantage of the fact that most judges don't know what one is supposed to look like so will go with the ever frustrating...'let's put up a handler we know.'

Judge Jeffrey Pepper - he knows PBGVs, maybe that's why he liked this one. 

We would only send our best to another country, because it is the reputation of your bloodlines on the line.  Things that make you go "hmmm."