SOUTH Coast dogs recently took part in the ‘Boxer and German Shepherd Dog Club’s Championship’ shows held at Woodlands Sports Club in Durban. Out of towner Gawie Faul from the Free State judged both the agility and dog jumping over the championship weekend and Ninette Smith and Nicky Aarndgaard also came out to judge dog jumping and agility respectively.
Most handlers found the courses rather tough and plenty of disqualifications proved to be the order of the day. Special mention must go to Gail Taylor and Swift, who must have had the round of the weekend in dog jumping on the Saturday, earning her first place with her last championship certificate (required in order to make Swift up as a dog jumping champion). To make a dog a champion you have to earn three championship certificates under three different judges, which is not easy as there generally are lots of dogs. You have to have a clear round (no faults in an allowed time) and all dogs that run clear in the first round have to go into a jump-off. The fastest dog with a clear or the least amount of faults wins.
Results: Boxer show, contact, grade 3, large, first, Turbo and Rosemarie Ludwig; third, Oakie and Rosemarie Ludwig; small, first, Landy and Jean Whittaker; grade 2, large, third, Kuifje and Jean Whittaker; medium, first, Mindy and Bernice Smit; grade 1, small, first, Chloe and Bernice Smit; non-contact, grade 3, large, second, Swift and Gail Taylor; third, Turbo and Rosemarie Ludwig; medium, second, Page and Heather Moorcroft; small, first, Tessa and Heather Moorcroft.
Dog jumping results: Grade 1, first, Swift and Gail Taylor with championship certificate; second, Turbo and Rosemarie Ludwig; grade 5, first, Page and Heather Moorcroft with championship certificate; third, Mindy and Bernice Smit; grade 3, third, Landy and Jean Whittaker, grade 4, first, Chloe and Bernice Smit.
German Shepherd Dog Club results: contact, grade 3, large, first, Swift and Gail Taylor with championship certificate; small, first, Shiro and Elsie Pretorius; third, Chippie and Rosemarie Ludwig; grade 2, large, third, Kuifje and Jean Whittaker; non-contact, grade 3, large, first, Oakie and Rosemarie Ludwig with championship certificate; second, Turbo and Rosemarie Ludwig; small, second, Chippie and Rosemarie Ludwig; third, Shiro and Elsie Pretorius; grade 2, medium, second, Miko and Elsie Pretorius.
Dog jumping results: Grade 1, first, Turbo and Rosemarie Ludwig; third, Romulus and Ann Shaw; grade 3, second, Shiro and Elsie Pretorius; grade 4, second Dante and Desiree Grutter.
