Tag: Hugo

How can I put it – simply disastrous!

Yes, we were warned that it was pointless to register Freddy at his current stage of development with the renowned judge Mr. Eberhardt, but we didn't listen. And that's how it turned out.

Hugo clearly wanted to "stick with" Freddy in his own way, so he remembered the period when he made a big mess and showed his owner that walking with him in the ring is not for just anyone :-), so he didn't sell his obvious strengths this time. At times, it looked like they would be disqualified, but in the end, they left with a VG2 rating (out of 3), but perhaps it would have been better if they had withdrawn.

So, this trip to Germany wasn't a success, but we did have a nice lunch stop in Chomutov and got home in the afternoon.

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)

Before the next exhibition weekend begins, here are the results from the Interdog Bohemia International Exhibition in Mladá Boleslav – Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Hugo (Néreus Hare and Hounds) introduced himself with his excellent handler Ester Miháleková and in the intermediate class they received V1 and CAC (out of 2) with their usual excellent performance.

Freddy (Piccolino z Negraland) was handled by the amazing young junior handler Anna Plundrová, and despite strong competition, they earned a VG3 rating (out of 4). We are amazed at how well Annie handles Freddy and shows him off beautifully.

We are very happy with them and thank them both for not giving up on their headstrong beagles.

Judge: Bryan Mangelsdorf (AUS)

Unfortunately, Freddy is entering a period of uncertain results. He needs more time to grow into his final form, which is aimed at the center of the breed standard, and is therefore currently at a disadvantage compared to his already overgrown colleagues in the junior class.

As members of the Slovak Beagle Club we did not miss the club show and when we went to Nitra, we also missed two of the three internationals that were held in the same place. Both beagles went on the trip only with one their owner (the other owner was abroad). In order not to have too much work in ring, only Hugo (Néreus Hare and Hounds) showed. But they had fun anyway, because Jerry (Jeremi z Kunčiček) with his owner Petra and uncle Michal completed the group.

Both starting beagles were alternately successful, but in the end both Hugo and Jerry left with honour and managed to finish Slovak Junior Champion, to which we congratulate Jerry and Petra very much.

But the mood was excellent despite the alternating successes, the whole group enjoyed it to the max and Freddy was glad he was on a trip and didn't have to show off :-)

Results:
Hugo (Néreus Hare and Hounds)

Friday 13.6.2025 – CACIB I – intermediate class – Exc 1, CAC
Judge: Perttu Stahlberg (FI)
Saturday 14.6.2025 – Club show KCHB – intermediate class – VG 1
Judge: Kalvo Kriisk (EE)
Sunday 15.6.2025 – CACIB II – open class – Exc 1, CAC, res. CACIB
Judge: Jozef Jursa (SK)

In April, we planned our second trip to Poland, this time to an international exhibition held in the beautiful surroundings of Moszna Castle near Opole, Poland.

The nicer the area was, the worse the surface of the ring was with uncut and completely wet grass and uneven surface. In addition, the staff assigned to the ring clearly did not know what to do. Nevertheless, we fought back and Hugo in his last start in junior class won the last BOJbut most importantly CACIB-J and CAJCthereby completing two championships (Polish Junior Champion and CIB-J).

Freddy Freddy still doesn't like the grass (especially not the tall one), but he eventually stood up nicely on the table and in Puppy class he was awarded VP1 and The best puppy in the breed. For Freddy, this result also means fulfilled conditions of the second puppy championship, this time in Poland.

Amazing positive atmosphere in the ring and smooth course of judging despite the above-mentioned obstacles was again prepared for us by a great judge Mrs. Lenka Frnčová, for which she deserves a big THANK YOU for all participating exhibitors.

And we added two more medals to our collection!