My two Best In Shows last weekend!

[Laura Kolbach]

Mum put us all into the car for another long trip - this time to the beautiful city of Salzburg in Austria.

I did not care about the city but loved the boars' and deers' smell next to our guesthouse and the nice fields.

Mum said these are important shows again, the World Dog Show and two Setter-Pointer-specialties held on 3 days. She also said I should behave. I did not really understand what she meant by this but I did my best in the heat and I think, mum was pleased as she cried again a bit and told me she loved me!

Friday, WDS:
Copper's Wine'N Roses - yes, that's my official name! - 4th in open class to mum's biggest surprise :) My "big sister" Copper's Music And Paws got excellent in champion class, a good thing as well with all those very goods and goods that were given. The judge was Rafael de Santiago, PR.

This is Danka, with her funny face, bitten lip and eyes popping out - she does this when she really wants a treat!

And this is me:

Saturday, the club show of the Österreichischer Setter Club, mum said it was orgaznized in a beautiful place, up in the fortress Hohensalzburg. Hm, I don't know, there were no big green fields there, so we must have a different idea of what is beautiful!

Anyway, Danka won champion class and I won open class, mum needed another handler for the final competition!

Danka:

and me:

The rings were on gravel ground, many dogs were unable to move on it, but as mum takes us everywhere, big sis and me couldn't be bothered less! And guess what, in the end mum and me were directed to the BOB sign! We received a beautiful ceramic thingy that mum is very proud of. The judge for the day was Mrs Jane Mugford who smiled all day.

There were still many laps to run for the Best In Show award, the sun just shone but I felt high because of all attention I received and ran myself to BIS under judge Leen van Genechten! 158 dogs were entered and I was the most beautiful, this is what mum told me afterwards.

And Sunday came, after a big sleep mum drove us to Anif castle park to the next show, organized by the Österreichischer Klub für Englische Vorstehhunde. I think, she is a bit crazy but at least there was grass of green and mountains high around this place.

The Irish judge Mrs Sue Brophy let us run a lot again - the rings were under a tent now, not too much use though as the heat got stuck under it. Big sis Danka won champion class again and me, I was first in open class.

big sis running:

and me:

In the end, I got the title BOB again, mum could not believe her ears. I think she is a cup-maniac. Late afternoon Mr Tom Brophy got to chose the best in show doggy and after running back and forth and around and then altogether again, mum was congratulated and she hugged me hard and said, I am the best. Wohohooo, I am the best again, now out of 115 dogs!!!

Then we drove home and I must say I was happy to run like crazy on the doggy island again and dive into the Danube and get all kinds of green sticky stuff into my coat! Show time good but free time best!

Tailwags to you all,
little Neita

[Myra Thomas-Rhodes]

Great news, Laura - wonderful weekend and love all the photos. :):)

[ines veit]

hallo laura, gratuliere zu deinem erfolgreichen wochenende, s u p e r! ich bin immernoch so traurig, dass ich nicht teilnehmen konnte und als ich deine story gelesen habe und die schönen bilder dazu sind mir sogar die tränen gekommen:-( auf ein nächstes mal, liebe grüße ines+simon       

[Laura Kolbach]

thanks for your lovely comments!

[Laura Kolbach]

RESULTS

Österreichischer Setter Club
19-05-2012
total entry setters and pointers: 158
breed judge: Jane Mugford (UK)
BIS judge: Leen van Genechten (B)

puppy dog
Desperados vom Nebelgrund - very promising, BPIS

junior dog
Copper's Magic Master - excellent 1, Jugendbester
Garden Star's Irish Tyson - excellent 2
Karmino Made Mambo Number Five - excellent 3
Flannan's Amore - very good 4
Too Little Part of Heaven Della Magnasila - very good
Sangarah Poser - very good
Tullamore Nigcharm Wollat - good
Thendara Satisfaction - absent

intermediate dog
Jacwilins Perfect Isn't Easy - excellent 1, CACA
Thendara Mastercard - very good 2
 
open dog
Garden Star´s Red Bull - excellent 1, CACA
Garden Star's Royal Legend - excellent 2, res.CACA
Faust Fearless Hunter - excellent 3
Double Dream Lovesett D'Angelo for Karmino - excellent 4
Gastello Alin De Lion - excellent
Goodwill of Tenbury Wells - excellent
Jetsetter Roland Garros - excellent
Garden Star's Over The Moon - excellent
Gastello Apollo Eleven - very good
Crawford High Limit - very good
Giro of The Chicken Farm - very good
Skibbereen Orwell Pride of Ireland - very good
Legendarny Intrepidus z Orszaku Chrobrego - very good
Kenneth From Imperial Oak Stud - very good
Felix Breeded By Wolf - good
Garden Star's Luke Skywalker - good
Proud Perry vom Franzosenkeller - good
Reddins Kipling - absent
The Red Rising Sun Brightness of Ireland - absent

working dog
Garis Izpod Belšce - excellent 1, CACA

veteran dog
Vicary's Cobacabana - excellent 1, Veteranensieger
Garcia Jay Slovak Base - absent

champion dog
Sangarah Cockridge - excellent 1, CACA
Honeygardens Jet Setter Dioskury - excellent 2, res.CACA
Luxatori Johnny-Cake - excellent 3
Icy Breeze Jay Slovak Base - excellent 4
Cordarragh Picasso - excellent
Luxatori Jiggery-Pokery - very good
Nigel Wolmar Attraction - good
Jonola Dr Doolittle - absent

puppy bitch
Oakedene Karisma - very promising

junior bitch
Copper´s Magic Glimmer - excellent 1, Jugendbester, BJIS
Sangarah Purity - excellent 2
Dubliner Jetsetter Coco Chanel - excellent 3
Gastello British Style - excellent 4
Gleam of Sky Miss of the Beauty - very good
Flannan's Autumn Leaf - very good
Garden Star's Irish Salsa - absent

intermediate bitch
Jonola Mysterious Girl - excellent 1, CACA
Garden Star´s Irish Toffifee - very good 2
Luxatori Lollypop Lakisha -  very good 3

open bitch
Copper's Wine'N Roses - excellent 1, CACA, BOB, BIS
Vicary's JustYou&Me - excellent 2, res.CACA
Sarmando Dream Grand Prix Karmino - excellent 3
Harreds Klara - excellent 4
Gastello All Day Sunshine - excellent
Annabell vom Nebelgrund - very good
Gastello Amarena Kiss - absent

working bitch
Cordarragh Rhumbaba - excellent 1, CACA
Mia Jay Slovak Base - excellent 2, res.CACA
Eyecatcher Caylee of Wineyard - very good 3
Gastello Alice in Wonderland - very good 4

veteran bitch
Absolutely All My Loving Shadwell - excellent 1, Veteranensieger
Cindy designed by Wolf - very good 2

champion bitch
Copper's Music And Paws - excellent 1, CACA
Briana the Irish Spirit of Nature - excellent 2, res.CACA
Vicary's Desert - excellent 3
Contario Ode Infiore - very good 4

[Laura Kolbach]

ÖKEV Club Show
20-05-2012
total entry number for all setters and pointers: 115
breed judge: Sue Brophy (IE)
BIS judge: Tom Brophy (IE)

junior dog
Copper's Magic Master - exc.1, Jugendsieger
Tullamore Nigcharm Wollat - absent

intermediate dog
Jaqwilins Perfec Isn't Easy - exc.1, CACA
Thendara Mastercard - exc.2
Abandinus Elimar Doubrava - exc.3

open dog
Skribbereen Orwell Pride of Ireland - exc.1, CACA
Goodwill of Tenbury Wells - exc.2, res.CACA
Legendarny Intrepidus Z Orszaku Chrobrego - exc.3
Lots Of Love of the Red Empire - very good 4
Kenneth from Imprial Oak Stud - very good

Working dog
Garis Ispod Belsce - exc.1, CACA, Best Dog
Our Only Orlando vom Franzosenkeller - exc.2, res.CACA

champion dog
Cordarragh Picasso - exc.1, CACA

veteran dog
Vicary's Cobacabana - exc.1, Veteransieger
Sam Aristokrat - very good 2

junior bitch
Gastello British Style - exc.1, Jugendsiegerin, Junior Best In Show
Faye de la Cour Saint Florent - exc.2
Gleam of Sky Miss of the Beauty - very good
Beauty zo Zlatej Doliny - good

intermediate bitch
Garden Star's Irish Toffifee - exc.1, CACA
Jonola Mysterious Girl - exc.2, res.CACA

open bitch
Copper's Wine'N Roses - exc.1, CACA, Best Bitch, BOB, BIS
Vicary's Justyouxme - exc.2, res.CACA
Gastello All Day Sunshine - exc.3

working class
Cordarragh Rhumbaba - exc.1, CACA

champion bitch
Copper's Music And Paws - exc.1, CACA
Contario Ode Infiori - very good

veteran bitch
Absolutely All My Loving Shadwell - exc1, Veteransiegerin

[JOANNE]

Absolutely delighed for you Laura thoroughly deserved win. I am just totally amazed that a judge can judge two shows and put up two totally different styles of Irish Setters especially when similar lines were at both shows. 

[Aleksandra Janik]

Congratulations for all winners, special for Copper's girls :).
Our Cordarragh Picasso was 4th in champion class :)

[Laura Kolbach]

sorry for the mistake!

[JOANNE]

Yes Eva, don't we all just know that !!. But when you have beautiful Swedish stock in the ring too then you do have to wonder especially when it is similar dogs . I actually don't find my comments that interesting but notice that you just have to add your opinion to comments that really have nothing to do with you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[Melinda Auld]

Well done indeed, Laura - your girls are just beautiful, and the show looked amazing.  How lovely to show dogs in such a pretty setting!