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24 April 2007

All About Dogs 2007: Volunteers needed!

All About Dogs is a now famous fun event for dogs and their owners and will take place this year again at the Brentwood Center in May.
Julia Christopherson from the Hovawart Club of Great Britain is organising the breed representation at this event and is looking for volunteers to join her on the Hovawart stand on the 12th or 13th of May. Even if you help on the stand, there will be plenty of time to enjoy a lot of the activities with your dog, so don't be shy and join us with your hovie. Let's show the crowd hovies of all ages and in all 3 colours!
You can contact Julia on 01787 282727 for more information. Please note though that she might go away for a few days so if you have trouble reaching her, please feel free to email us instead.

Coming shows

There are a few shows coming up with hovawart classes in the coming months.

It will start with the National Dog Show at Stafford where the hovawarts will be judged on Thursday 10th of May by Miss Jean Lanning. Terry Thorn will be judging the working group. He had unfortunately been poorly earlier this year, but unless I have missed recent news in the dog press, I believe he is expected to make his come back at this show. I think I can say that everybody will be delighted to see him in the ring again.

Next is the Newmarket Open Show where hovawarts will be judged on Saturday 16th of June by Mrs M Wildman, who will also be judging the working group. Entries close on 14th of May.

We also have hovawart classes at two championship shows in July, starting with Paington on Wednesday 11th of July (hovawart judge: Mrs Marion Spavin - working group judge: Mrs Liz Cartledge) and at the National Working & Pastoral Breed at Malvern on Saturday 14th of July (hovawart judge: Mrs Zena Thorn Andrews - working group judge: Mr A. Wight). There is still time to enter both these shows.

If you are interested in what is happening outside the UK, you may like to know that the Belgium hovawart club will be holding its annual show on 28th of May in Brasschaat with judge Sabine Kerschner. The French hovawart club show will take place shortly after, on 10th of June at Cibeins, with judge Pascal Hinque and Raymond Soulat.

Show results

The Working & Pastoral Breeds Association of Wales championship show was taking place last week-end at the Royal Welsh Showground.
Mr T Johnston was judging the hovawart. His best of breed went to Anderson's Pines Porche of Myrtillas Cdex who had been awarded best bitch. Isn't it nice to see show results with dogs who have working qualifications? (Cdex is a working trial qualification). Our breed can really do it all! Best dog went to Shone's Minches Jet and best puppy went to Stockton's Berkenbos Chinook.

Talking about working qualifications, we are still working on our article about hovawarts doing "real life" work. So please keep sending your testimonials. Whether you are or not in the UK, if you are training your hovie for Search work, if he or she is a PAT dog, if you know a hovie that works as a guide dog or as an assistance dog, please get in touch. We would like to hear from you.

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