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9 July 2006

We were so busy with our trip to the French Hovawart Club Show that we had missed that a Hovawart had been entered at the Southern Counties Show even though there were no hovie classes. Pines Saxophone was entered in AV rare breed and not only did he win the open dog class but was awarded the Best of Breed by judge Jeff Luscott. This young dog has had a very successful show season this year so far. He was awarded reserve Best Dog at Crufts, won Best of Breed at the National Dog Show at and if he now starts to beat dogs of other breeds in AV classes while he only just turned 2 at the beginning of this month, he will be one to watch at group judgment in the future. If we were betting on dogs, he would be my “tip” for you.

Mrs L Lewis was judging the Hovawarts at Blackpool show. She awarded the Best of Breed to the blonde bitch Hofwarth Dewytch, winner of the Post Graduate Bitch class, owned by Julie Condron. Reserve Best of Breed went to Pines Tipperary, the winner of the Open Bitch class, owned by Ann Travis. Best Dog went to Minches Jason and Best Puppy to Tyehelva Super Summer.

I could not find the results of the AVNSC classes at the show in Windsor. I am not sure whether there was any hovies entered. If anybody has any information, please let us know so we can share the information with everybody.

If your hovies are like ours, they do not enjoy the hot summer weather too much and we have to wait until the evening to take ours for a walk, or include a swim!

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