"Denmark World Dog Show"

On Thursday, the Dog Show started and we travelled into Herning to have a look at the show site. We were thankful that Bo was one of the invited guest Judges as that provided prime parking and no waiting. The lines to get into the World Dog Show can sometimes take hours to get through. The Show was hosted by the Dansk Kennel Klub and was held at the MCH Messecenter. This consisted of 10 halls for the indoor rings and the Grand Hall for the Group Judging, Best in Show and daily spectator events. Outside were 14 more rings, making the grand total of 61 rings which were all going from 8:00am until around 4:00pm, for four days straight. The total number of entries was 19,354 and it was estimated over 75,000 people would attend over the four days. We found it to be very well laid out and organized and there was plenty of room to maneuver around. Two complete halls of vendors made for the shoppers dream of dog paraphernalia.

Shih Tzu judging started on Saturday with Luis Pinto Teixeira from Portugal judging. The total entry for Shih Tzu was 113 and it appeared that there would be a good entry from around the world. We arrived early in the morning and were happy to see our friends from South Africa, Chris and Erna Aucamp. They had set up next to another good friend Pasquale Romanelli from Italy and his friends. Exhibitors were set up all around the ring so they could watch while they got ready and it provided a great opportunity to meet everyone and see the dogs.
We had been warned that the non-use of product is strictly enforced and once reported, if the tests prove you have used anything, you lose all your wins. We had lots of discussion over this and as we groomed our dogs, were warned by loudspeaker of the rule. As we walked around to see everyone, we realized that many people were using it regardless, however, it was not being received well by other exhibitors.

Males were judged first and then females, as in the North American system, however, with different classes:

Puppy 6-9 months,
Junior 9-18 months
Intermediate 15-24 months
Open from 15 months
Champion Class
Veteran Class

One winner is taken for each class and then they all compete, including the Champion Winner, for our equivalent of Winners Male/Winners Female which is the CAC and/or CACIB. For the Breed judging, the two CACIB Winners returned as well as the Junior Winners and Veteran Winners.

It was especially nice to see the Veterans Class as not many North American exhibitors will keep a dog in coat once it is finished showing. The dogs were obviously delighted to be once again, strutting their stuff. The other wonderful class was the Breeder's Group in which a breeder must exhibit a minimum of three and maximum of five from their kennel. It was great to see the consistency in the lines and the variety in the groups from each kennel.

Mr. Teixeira judged efficiently and very quickly. There was no extra time to "work" your dog and he wanted things moving. His ring steward was kept hopping and all the exhibitors were sweating. It certainly added to the excitement!

We were thrilled at the end of the day to have had such success. "Mia" won the breed making her the 2010 World Winner and "Romeo" was the 2010 Junior Winner. "Matt" bred by Richard Paquette and Wendy Paquette and owned by them and Pasquale was the male CACIB winner, giving him his World Winner Title as well. The complete results are as follows:

Best of Breed - BOB
WINTERHOLME AMERICAN GIRL
Owners: Wendy Anderson Richard Paquette CA-A1A3Y2 St. John's CANADA
Breeder: WENDY ANDERSON RICHARD PAQUETTE CANADA

World Winner CACIB - Dog
WENRICK'S LOOK AGAIN
Owners: R. Corsini/P. Romanelli/R. Paquette W. Paquette IT-00038 Valmontone Roma Italien
Breeder: RICHARD PAQUETTE WENDY PAQUETTE CANADA

World Winner CACIB - Bitch
WINTERHOLME AMERICAN GIRL
Owners: Wendy Anderson Richard Paquette CA-A1A3Y2 St. John's CANADA
Breeder: WENDY ANDERSON RICHARD PAQUETTE CANADA

Certificate - Dog
WENRICK'S LOOK AGAIN
Owners: R. Corsini/P. Romanelli/R. Paquette W. Paquette IT-00038 Valmontone Roma Italien
Breeder: RICHARD PAQUETTE WENDY PAQUETTE CANADA

Certificate - Bitch
WINTERHOLME AMERICAN GIRL
Owners: Wendy Anderson Richard Paquette CA-A1A3Y2 St. John's CANADA
Breeder: WENDY ANDERSON RICHARD PAQUETTE CANADA

World Junior Winner - Dog
WINTERHOLME'S LOVE STORY
Owners: Chris Aucamp ZA-7550 Durbanville SYDAFRIKA
Breeder: WENDY ANDERSON & RICHARD PAQUETTE CANADA

World Junior Winner - Bitch
TEA-CAKE`S I`M A MARIONETTE
Owners: Laila Midtun Pedersen N-5224 Nesttun NORGE
Breeder: LAILA MIDTUN PEDERSEN NORGE

World Veteran Winner - Dog
LAC-ME'S NO DREAM IMPOSSIBLE
Owners: MARIANNE PEDERSEN 6700 ESBJERG DANMARK
Breeder: MERETE BARAA & EVA LARSEN NORGE

World Veteran Winner - Bitch
Y'U TAI'S ONE VANILA GIRL
Owners: Lillvi Dellgren S 24134 Eslöv Sverige
Breeder: HILDE BERIT BERTHAUSSEN NORGE

Also, for the first time this year, Canada had sent a Junior Handler to compete in the World Competition. Melanie Parker from Thunder Bay was Canada's representative and she did a great job handling Mia in the competition. The Junior Handling final was held in the main hall and both Melanie and Mia handled the bright lights and big time without a hitch.

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the World Dog Show. Denmark is a beautiful country and the Danish Kennel Club did an outstanding job hosting this year's show. Next year, the World Show will be held in Paris from July 7-10.

Wendy Anderson and Richard Paquette