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CRUFTS 2020

innovative moves for small dogs, which interpreted cake as a prop – the routine was fully descriptive
the music very well. of this enchanting music. This was a great crowd
Next to perform pleaser with Trip finishing the routine – inside the
was Anne Shuker cake – with just his head popping out of the top which
– another handler proved to be a real audience pleasing finale to the
with two dogs in routine.
this final! The first Next to compete was
to work was Splish Carole Dodson with
Splash a Working her Border Collie,
Sheepdog, which Kinaway Doctor
I’m led to believe Porter a previous
was to be her Crufts’ Winner.
retirement performance. Anne and Splash performed Carole looked very
to Jekyll and Hyde – with props of a cape, poison scary throughout
and a Chemistry lab – Anne soon changed from this routine to “Dead
the kind Dr Jekyll into the dark and mysterious Mr Silence 27 years
Hyde! With good distance work and a very obvious Later” with a dead
changing of character of Anne, Splash put on a great pan face, well made
performance. up to enact the
Helen Dennis with part and dressed
Com eby anaway as a doll, she and
Pure Love, Border Brooklyn performed to this story about a ventriloquist
Collie, was the which was quite macabre! And with Brooklyn taking
next competitor. his very quiet verbal cues from her, they definitely
Performing to “The made this a routine to remember.
Cover Is Not The Lesley Neville returned to the ring with Brambledale
Book” from Mary Blue Dewy – her second performance in the class of
Poppins Returns, ten! Again, another
the immaculately beautifully groomed
costumed “Mary” Bearded Collie,
aka Helen with whose fur enhanced
Kara had a fabulous all the movements
prop of a huge throughout this
book (Designed routine which they
and painted by Helen) which took centre stage with performed to the
Kara seated in front of it, cleverly working by verbal music ”Tradition”
direction of Helen who stayed behind the book for the from The Fiddler on
first part of the routine. Fast and furious this was a the Roof. Starting
very entertaining routine, with very innovative moves slowly and building
matching the music and a routine which created great up in speed, this
audience appreciation. Congratulations on your well team worked the
deserved 3rd place. ring well with an
Lucy Heath, with Trip, was next into the ring. Trip is a array of jumps,
micro dog, a terrific twists and turns.
little crossbreed Nicci Hindson with
and he filled the Combyanaway
entire arena with Wildest Dream,
his personality as Border Collie,
they performed to took to the stage
“Be Our Guest” next with a huge
from Beauty and Lamppost – which
the Beast. Another housed a flickering
fabulous costume (a light. Nicci and
French Waiter) and Elsa performed well
a huge three tired as a team together

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