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United Kingdom

Diana Phillips, Correspondent

The 2018 show season is now Italy) Signora Bettini’s Ch/Ita/ some new champions later in the
in full swing. Crufts is now Int/Ger/Swiss/Nordik/Dan/Fin year.
successfully over. We were in our Ch. Heart Mind Fire dei Leoni Our Kennel Club is still revising &
usual quieter & calmer Hall 4, in Imperiali handled as usual be refining its plans for Judges Training
our customary spacious ring near Severio Faccitondo. Best Bitch (known as the Judges Competency
the refreshment area. It was our (from Northern Ireland) Mrs. Framework) which will be in full
turn to be second in the ring, giving Olive Taylor’s Ch/Ir Ch Taylorian swing in the 2020’s.
us all plenty of time to chat with Starlight Jun Ch.. Best Puppy in
our many foreign friends and also Breed was the bitch puppy (from
to shop. During the judging of the England), Mrs. Sue Evans’ Sawsee
first breed in the ring (Schipperkes) Shiraz Simcha. The Reserve
there seemed to be plenty of unused Challenge certificates went to the
chairs & plenty of space around the Spanish male, Miss Vigo’s Sp/
ring so we were wondering if there Fr/It/Int/Dutch/Lux Ch. King
were fewer public visitors this year. of Egypt de los Perros de Bigo
But, around lunchtime, there was and the Lithuanian bitch, Mrs.
a public announcement that chow Tamaseviciene’s Snowlegend
judging was starting in Ring 5 Hall Loreen, bred in Ireland. A really
4 in 10 minutes and the general good spread of top winners
public arrived in their masses! throughout the world.
Our judge was Arlene Robinson We were delighted to see that our
who, in 2017, had such a successful best of breed showed his little heart
year with her two youngsters. An out in the Group Ring …….. he
excellent entry of 81 dogs (89 showed to absolute perfection for Multi Ch Heart Mind Fire dei Leoni Imperiali
entries) awaited her. There was a the judge, Mr. Mike Gilchrist, and
good entry from other countries. he was placed in the final 8 in the
We were very pleased to see our Utility group, which is our largest
friends from Russia (only 3 chows group. Well done!
this year), Poland (1 chow), Our various breed clubs have
Italy (2 chows), Ukraine (2 chows), been holding their Spring shows.
Lithuania (2 chows), Spain (1 These are mainly Open shows
chow) & Denmark (3 chows .. a which don’t have challenge
lovely mixture of 1 Serbian bred, 1 certificates. Most chows are now
Belarus bred & 1 British bred). Our changing their coats so it is better
British exhibitors showed imports to have championship shows when
from Belarus, Denmark, Ukraine, more dogs are likely to be looking
Serbia & Russia and also several at their best. The few general
with foreign dogs in their close championship shows, which have
pedigree. taken place so far, have produced
The top awards were ……. new dogs for the top winners, so, Ch Ir Ch Taylorian Starlight
Best Dog & Best of Breed (from hopefully, we may be looking at
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