men først det glædelige og sjove som Denisa fra Tjekkiet har sendt i forbindelse med, at hun var i Graz, Østrig i weekenden på udstilling - man skal nok have prøvet det for at kunne fornemme hvad der sker når man vinder - læs her
Yesterday I was truly "dead" :o) !!!The show was SUPER :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Graz were entered only "our" boys - my Shenti and my kid Hanif. Shenti took BOB, Hanif JBOB.Than in the finals - they had such a little for me strange system. But I think it is such "new" thing, as the same was for first time here in Feb in INT Brno.They had Junior BIG competition.
So it was so - JBIG FCI Group III, than FCI Group III adults, than JBIG Jun group IV, than BIG group IV adults etc.Both rings were really "full" (jun V, V) Hanif and his owner did a good job, and the judge picked them out among the first 5, than the owner started being really nervous and "broke" the handling, so Hanif was JunBIG 4-5 - I was really SO proud and HAPPY :). Stupid was that because of the system I could not take video of the jun group, as I was already in the "pre-ring" with Shenti.
So than I went with Shenti, again full ring of many wonderful dogs - with many PRO Handlers, as Ante Lucin, and many others - I do not know all the names. I was not nervous, as we always only "move around" and that is all :o). So the judge began to pick out 5 dogs again. When I heard "Faraonen hund", I thought I will fall down in the moment :o). Shenti did absolutely the best work at this show. Than there was the "classical procedures" - the judge watched the dogs separate. And in the end: 5. is this - 4. is this - 3. dog is this and ..... 2nd is this - AND first "faraonen hund"- at that moment I had an absolutely dry mouth, I was not able speak - the judge spoke to me when we on the "winners boxes" :o). He really loved Shenti, he told me that he is very "sound" and wonderful, and "showy" :o).
Than we had a little rest before the "BOD" finals. I was like in the 7th heaven hahaha :o))) and so was my friend - the Hanif owner.When the time was for the BOD competition, I went there already "calm" as I really thought I had no chance for a placement - 7 groups were presented on the day, the rest for the second day.
So we were in the "pre - ring" and the judge watched all the dogs, and he still looked at Shenti, so then I started to be a little nervous :o) Than Shenti again did great work - he has wonderful movements. They began with 3rd place, than 2nd I did hear "faraonen hund", so you can imagine what happened with me ............... WE WERE res BEST OF DAY :O)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It was really really really so wonderful, that I had no words :o))))))))))))))))))) !!!
Det kan glæde ens gamle hjerte, at andre oplever det man selv har prøvet og jeg har fuld forståelse for den tørre hals og glæden ved at vinde .........
det lidt triste er, at Svea, en svensk importeret pharaoh hound, der fik et kuld hvalpe i januar 2009, fik en mavedrejning og er død - det er bare så dybt tragisk. Heldigvis, hvis man kan bruge det ord i den forbindelse, er hvalpene gamle nok til at klare sig selv og så har de en unghunde tæve whippet til at hjælpe dem lidt på vej, men nemt er det ikke .............. moralen her er, at man IKKE skal lade så stort et kuld af så stor en race, være alene hjemme hver dag og hele dagen - ingen bebrejdelse, kun en konstatering, der ikke er til noget her og nu - og man må godt som førstegangs opdrætter lytte til garvede opdrættere ..... men igen, det er for sent nu ...