Group 7
Group 8
Best in Show Results
GROUP 7: Judge Luis Pinto Teixeira, Portugal
Weimaraner Doc n Camelot’s Heaven Can Wait
Owned by Edwin Lenaerts, Tonie Finch and Linda
van der Sichel, Belgium
Rafael de Santiago (Puerto Rico), the President of the FCI,
chose Best Junior in Show. He chose the young Lhasa Apso
from Italy, Shut Up And Kiss Me dell’Alberico, owned and bred
by the famous Italian breeder Stefano Paolantoni. Just a couple of weeks earlier, I witnessed this little charmer win Best
Junior in Show at one of the Nitra triple shows in Slovakia.
GROUP 7: KARL DONVIL; GROUP 8: TEXTERRI
The Best in Show Finals
The BIS judge was Mr. Eugene Yerusalimsky, the founder and
first President of the RKF, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. He got the various canine clubs together in
those Soviet Union days and convinced them that it would be
wise to join the FCI. He is a colorful personality with many
talents and also has excellent command of several languages.
He is not as active as he used to be in the Russian dog show
world, but he can still be found judging in all parts of the
world. The worldwide reputation of quality Russian Standard
Schnauzers is mostly because of his efforts. To judge BIS at
this World Dog Show must have been his dream come true.
The winner of the Pastoral Group, the White Swiss Shepherd Doux Ice Wine from Hungary, managed to beat last year’s
Milano WDS BIS-winning Bearded Collie, who placed second
in the Group. On Sunday only one Group was shown, the biggest one, Group 2, and the winner of this tough competition
was the Black Russian Terrier Fine Lady s Zolotogo Grada.
GROUP 8: Judge Tamas Jakkel, Hungary
American Cocker Spaniel Very Vigie Huluberlulu
Owned by Heidi Kangas, Sanna Vartiainen and Terhi
Korhonen, Finland
Russia has been known for its quality Kerry Blues, and the
winner of the Terrier Group was indeed a Kerry Blue, but it
was the Irish-bred Edbrios Pride And Prejudice. As a matter of
fact, the BOS in the breed came from the same Irish breeder!
The only dog that managed to win both the Junior Group and
the adult Group was the little Wire Rabbit Dachshund U Know
I Like It Vitoraz from the Czech Republic. The Spitz Group is
very large, and the so-called primitive hunting dogs are included in this Group. This winner was the elegant Pharaoh Hound
Antefa’s Xperiah On Reedly Road. The Scenthound Group is
large, too, but most of the breeds are rarely seen outside their
native countries. The winner was the handsome Rhodesian
Ridgeback Makao Line Atuin Art from Russia.
There are also many rare breeds in the Pointing Gundogs
Group, but Weimaraners are well-known almost everywhere,
and it was one of them that won, Doc n Camelot’s Heaven
Can Wait from Belgium. The current leading show star in
Finland, the American Cocker Very Vigie Huluberlulu, won
Group 8. In the Toy & Companion dog Group, there was a
battle of Titans when the current leader of Italy’s top dog
list, the Maltese Cinecitta Ian Somerhaider, and the former
Crufts Supreme Champion, the black Standard Poodle Afterglow Maverick Sabre, met. Now the Maltese won and
Poodle was second. And last but not least, the best of the
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