South Coast Dogs clean up at league
Gaby and Scooby scooped all major small dog awards and Ann and Romulus took first place in both contact and non-contact.
SOUTH Coast Agility Dogs took part in the Natal Gundog Club Open Show held in Scottburgh last week. It was a condensed show, consisting of only contact agility and dog jumping as the AGM for KwaZulu-Natal Dog Athletic Association and league winners’ prize-giving followed the show.
Well done to Gaby Frey and her poodle Scooby, who scooped all the small dog major awards, and Ann Shaw and
her German shepherd cross border collie Romulus, who took both contact and non-contact first places.
League results: Contact, grade 3, large – Ann Shaw and Romulus, first. Medium – Heather Moorcroft and Page,
second; Bernice Smit and Mindy, third. Small – Gaby Frey and Scooby, first; Elsie Pretorius and Shiro, third. Grade 2, large – Jean Whittaker and Kuifje, second. Medium – Elsie Pretorius and Miko, first; Bernice Smit and Mindy,
second. Small – Barbara Egan and Hash, first; Heather Moorcroft and Tessa, second. Large – Barbara Egan and Chaz, third. Medium – Bernice Smit and Mindy, second
Non-contact, grade 3, large – Ann Shaw and Romulus, first; Gail Taylor and Spark, second. Medium – Heather Moorcroft and Page, second. Small – Gaby Frey and Scooby, first; Elsie Pretorius and Shiro, second. Grade 2, large – Ann Shaw and Buffy, first. Medium – Elsie Pretorius and Miko, first; Bernice Smit and Mindy, third. Small – Irmgard Botes and Tricky, third. Grade 1, large, Gaby Frey and Cassie, second; Jean Whittaker and Zella, third. Medium – Bernice Smit and Mindy, first; Elsie Pretorius and Miko, third. Small – Michelle Howard and Po, second.
Dog jumping, grade 1- Gail Taylor and Spark, second; Ann Shaw and Tara, third. Grade 5 – Bernice Smit and
Mindy, third. Grade 3 – Gaby Frey and Scooby, first; Elsie Pretorius and Shiro, second. Grade 2 – Ann Shaw and Buffy, second; Jean Whittaker and Kuifje, third. Grade 4 – Elsie Pretorius and Miko, second.
Overall awards: Best small dog over three disciplines (hooch trophy) – Gaby Frey and Scooby; Golden Oldies’
trophy for dogs over eight years of age – large, Ann Shaw and Tara. Small or medium – Gaby Frey and Scooby.
Natal Gundog Club Open Show: Contact, grade 3, medium – Heather Moorcroft and Page, first; Bernice Smit and
Mindy, second. Small – Gaby Frey and Scooby; Desiree Grutter and Icon, third. Grade 2, large – Ninette Smith and Sparkle, first; Jenny Robertson and Jodie, third. Medium – Elsie Pretorius and Miko, second. Grade 1, large – Kristen Livingstone and Kai, first; Marietta Delport and WB, third. Small – Michelle Howard and Po, third.
Dog jumping, grade 1 – Gail Taylor and Spark, second. Grade 5 – Ninette Smith and Sparkle, second; Heather
Moorcroft and Page, third. Grade 3 – Gaby Frey and Scooby, first; Heather Moorcroft and Tessa, second. Grade 2 – Marietta Delport and WB, first; Ann Shaw and Buffy, second; Irmgard Botes and Xena, third. Grade 4 – Ninette Smith and Swish, third.
