Page 40 - Chow Life - Winter 2017

Canadian Chow

National Results Lori Meadows, Correspondent

Another Canadian National Specialty is in the books! The chair for this year’s event was Joanna Parker. Barb
This year’s event was held in the beautiful Canadian Wade, of Barb’s Bugs & Things, was also a very busy beaver
Maritimes in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick. – she created beautiful chow-etched wood tack boxes and
Although the 2017 event did not have many chows several pewter items (see her Facebook page for pictures
entered, the enthusiasm (and prizes) certainly was above of some of the prizes). Candid photos were provided by
and beyond. Donna Gillies.
There were seven entries: 1 class male, 3 class females,
2 male specials and 1 female special. The exhibitors came
from coast to coast, including Kitty Egan who travelled a
whopping 6,000 km/3,700 mi (by plane) to be there.
Judith Tulloch (Ayrhill Chows) from Nova Scotia judged
the Sweepstakes, and Head and Gait classes. Cheryl
Myers-Egerton, an all-breed judge from New Brunswick,
judged her second Chow Chow National Specialty (last in
2000 in Edmonton, Alberta). The results are:

BEST OF BREED
GCh. Nyan Chow's Espressivo A Tempo (M)
Breeder: Mika Sekine (Japan)
Owner: Zerilda Boleska (Alberta)

BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX & BEST PUPPY IN BREED
Ch. Beshia's Guardian Angel (F)
Breeder/Owner: Zerilda Boleska (Alberta)
BEST OF WINNERS, WINNERS BITCH & BEST BRED
BY EXHIBITOR
Dragonslayer Tai's Black Pearl (F)
Breeder/Owner: Margaret & Cindy Schlievert (Ontario)

SELECT DOG & BEST CANADIAN BRED
Ch. Beshia Cannon Pi At Sevenacres (M)
Breeder: Zerilda Boleska, Mary & Michael Counihan
Owner: Kitty Egan (British Columbia)

WINNERS DOG
Master Yoda (Velasco) (M)
Breeder: Jose Luis Rogelio Velasco Gomez (Mexico)
Owner: Joanna Parker (Nova Scotia)

RESERVE WINNERS BITCH
Eastway's Michele Anastasia Ursula (F)
Breeder: Natalia Bilas, Drexel Peterson (US)
Owner: Joanna Parker (Nova Scotia)

BEST IN JUVENILE SWEEPS
Ch. Beshia’s Guardian Angel (F)

BEST GAIT
Ch. Beshia Cannon PI At Sevenacres (M)

BEST HEAD
GCh. Nyan Chow's Espressivo A Tempo (M)