Exhibition weekend abroad – Hugo and his owner are taking home another CAC for the Swiss championship, unfortunately only one (we prefer not to comment on the quality and fairness of Sunday's judging), so he will have to return to Switzerland once more to win the Swiss championship.
Together with their owner, they fought their way to third place in Senior Handling (out of seven participants) on Sunday. Yes, we tried our hand at handling competition. and we obviously received in TDH Team & Academy very good training, and the Czech judge was a big surprise for us. It is a pity that this type of competition is not held at Czech national and international shows (although there are already some signs of it at regional shows in Provodovice and also at international shows in Nitra, Slovakia). So we'll see when one of our junior handlers dares to take their headstrong beagle to a junior handling competition.
On Saturday, Freddy achieved two times Excellent 3 ratings, and we were particularly pleased with the afternoon assessment. Unfortunately, on Sunday, our concerns about the selection and evaluation of the junior class were confirmed once again, with head and lip size being prioritized over overall correct and solid body structure.
Results:
Hugo (Néreus Hare and Hounds)
Saturday – CACIB I – Exc 1, CAC in intermediate class
Sunday – CACIB II – VG1 (1/2) in the intermediate class
Freddy (Piccolino z Negraland)
Saturday – CAC – Exc 3 (3/4) in junior class
Saturday – CACIB I – Exc 3 (3/4) in junior class
Sunday – CACIB II – VG4 (4/4) in junior class
Judges:
Saturday CAC – Milan Milanović (SRB)
Saturday CACIB I – Leif-Herman Wilberg (NO)
Sunday CACIB II – Andrea Wanner (CH)
Sunday CACIB II – Senior handling – Kristina Vaníčková (CZ)