SOUTH Coast dogs where spoilt with a bonanza of shows last weekend.
On Saturday it was the Scottburgh Country Club for Natal Boxer Championship Show and on Sunday it was up to Glenwood in Durban for the German Shepherd Championship Show.
Some courses proved more challenging than others, but a good weekend was had by all with many outstanding rounds witnessed.
Bernice Smit and her 14 month old Shetland sheepdog Mindy deserve a special mention as this first time handler doggie combination made their debut on Saturday. Still too young to compete in agility, young Mindy sailed through the dog jumping event to claim first place in her height category and a qualification.
Results:(Dogs in Action – DIA) – (Pumula Agility Dogs – PAD). Natal Boxer Show: Contact – Grade 3 – Large: 1st Spark with Gail Taylor with qualification (DIA); 3rd Deryn with Barbara Egan (DIA) Medium: 1st Page and Heather Moorcroft (PAD). Small: 2nd Shiro with Elsie Pretorius (DIA); 3rd Sophie with Gail Taylor (DIA). Grade 2 – Large: 1st Sparkle with Ninette Smith with qualification (DIA). Small:1st Tessa with Heather Moorcroft with qualification (PAD); 2nd Icon with Desiree Grutter with qualification (PAD); 3rd Hash with Barbara Egan (DIA). Grade 1 -Large: 1st Glitz with Ninette Smith with qualification (DIA). Small: 2nd Tricky with Irmgard Botes (DIA). Non contact- Grade 3 – Large: 1st Spark with Gail Taylor with qualification (DIA) 2nd Tazz with Niki Calvert with qualification (DIA). Small: 1st Shiro with Elsie Pretorius with qualification (DIA). Grade 2 – Large: 1st Buffy with Ann Shaw (PAD). Small: 1st Icon with Desiree Grutter with qualification (PAD). Grade 1 – Large: 1st Glitz with Ninette Smith (DIA); 2nd Kai with Kristen Livingstone (DIA). Small: 2nd Titch with Niki Cavert (DIA). Dog jumping – Grade 1 – 1st Dakota with Kristen Livingstone (DIA); 3rd Zing with Gail Taylor (DIA). Grade 5 – 1st Sparkle with Ninette Smith (DIA). Grade 2 – 1st Kai with Kristen Livingstone with qualification (DIA); 2nd Robbie (owned by Penny Mills) handled by Heather Moorcroft (PAD); 3rd Buffy with Ann Shaw (PAD). Grade 4 -1st Mindy with Bernice Smit with qualification (PAD); 2nd Tricky with Irmgard Botes (DIA).
German Shepherd Dog Club. Contact agility. Grade 3 – Large: 3rd Spark and Gail Taylor (DIA). Small – 1st Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA); 3rd Landy and Jean Whittaker (DIA). Grade 2 – Large: 1st Kuifje and Jean Whittaker (DIA). Small: 1st Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA). Grade 1 -Large: 3rd Quinn and Barbara Egan (DIA). Non contact. Grade 3 – Large: 1st Spark and Gail Taylor with qualification (DIA); 2nd Romulus and Ann Shaw (PAD). Small: 2nd Landy and Jean Whittaker (DIA); 3rd Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA). Grade 2 – Large: 1st Buffy and Ann Shaw (PAD); 2nd Kuifje and Jean Whittaker (DIA). Small: 1st Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA). Grade 1- Large: 3rd Quinn and Barbara Egan (DIA). Dog jumping. Grade 1 – 1st Deryn with Barbara Egan (DIA); 2nd Spark with Gail Taylor (DIA); 3rd Romulus with Ann Shaw (PAD). Grade 3 -2nd Icon with Desiree Grutter (PAD); 3rd Shiro with Elsie Pretorius (DIA). Grade 2 – 1st Buffy with Ann Shaw (PAD).
Enquiries contact Yvonne (Dogs in Action) at 072 4136530. Heather (Pumula Agility Dogs) 082 2916489.
