The past weekend of November 19-20, we went to our last UKC shows for 2016 with Ghost, Blu and Morrow. Under an at-times rare grey California sky, the temperature was perfect and we had an enjoyable 4-show cluster which ultimately finished out Blu's Grand Champion title, the very first in the breed. Blu is officially (well, pending verification and certificate issuance) GrCH. Wesen Girios dvasia, SPOT-ON.
Total results from the weekend:
November 19, 2016
Judge Lynn Martin
Champion Class:
1. Wesen Girios Dvasia (Blu), Best of Breed, Group 1
2. Wintermoon z Lasow Preczowskich (Ghost)
Łojma II z Peronowki
Judge Lynn Poston
Champion Class:
1. Łojma II z Peronowki (Morrow), Best of Breed, Group 3
2. Wintermoon z Lasow Preczowskich (Ghost)
Grand Champion Class:
1. Wesen Girios dvasia (Blu)
November 20, 2016
Judge Cynthia Sanders
Champion Class:
1. Wintermoon z Lasow Preczowskich
2. Łojma II z Peronowki
Grand Champion Class:
1. Wesen Girios dvasia, Best of Breed, Group 1
Judge Connie Mathewson
Champion Class:
1. Łojma II z Peronowki, Best of Breed, Group 2
2. Wintermoon z Lasow Preczowskich
Grand Champion Class:
1. Wesen Girios dvasia
We are happy with the results, especially with how Blu has improved in showing and ring behavior. Morrow has also made a lot of gains this past year and is developing nicely. We are looking forward to the start of the show season in 2017, both here and abroad. It actually started to rain pretty hard (which is very rare in Southern California..) near the end of the Sunday shows so we didn't bother the judges with any win photos but it was nonetheless a nice set of shows and we got to see our friends and their successes as well. Our next cluster of shows will likely be in February of 2017.