We 'stay-at-homes' are impatiently waiting for news from the World Show... I will keep looking at the results link under http://www.worlddogshow2008.se/wds/
I am not shure if the qualifications are correct. If you see at the Intermediate class dogs, it says 1st place "Very good" and 2nd and 3rd place "Excellent" ! I do not think that it is correct !
We, "of the Golden Vale" gang, are very proud of the new World Champion 2008 "ASOFTWIND OF THE GOLDEN VALE" (Magnus).
Here a picture of him taken on another show
Junior class
Place Catalogue no. Dog & Owner
1st Excellent 13356 COPPER'S MAGICAL BUBBLE, Owner ÖSTMAN CAMILLA, BÄCKMAN MADELEINE, FINSPÅNG, Sweden
2nd Excellent 13362 FAIRHAVEN GABRIELLA TIGERELLA, Owner LIND BEATRICE, SOLLENTUNA, Sweden
3rd Excellent 13354 COPPER'S CLASSIC BUBBLE, Owner JOHANSSON BIRGITTA, ÅMÅL, Sweden
4th Excellent 13353 COPPER'S CHRISTAL BUBBLE, Owner IRINA ISAENKO, RU-125130, MOSCOW, Russia
Intermediate class
Place Catalogue no. Dog & Owner
1st Excellent 13374 COPPER'S IS PRINSESSAN, Owner HANSEN PIA, JÄRNA, Sweden
2nd Very good 13376 VICARY'S FREIXENET, Owner JOHANSSON BODIL, JOHANSSON JAYNE, KNÄRED, Sweden
Open class
Place Catalogue no. Dog & Owner
1st Excellent 13379 FINJV-03 BALINTYNE COPPERS HOME N DRY, Owner ÖSTMAN CAMILLA, FINSPÅNG, Sweden
2nd Excellent 13393 NORDV-07 SV-08 KANELIN HURRAH DUBLINER, Owner PALESKI ANN, GÖTEBORG, Sweden
3rd Excellent 13395 MIN-MIN LIGHT ELSA-BESKOW, Owner BLANCHOT DE JORGE MARIE, MÖLNLYCKE, Sweden
4th Excellent 13387 FAIRHAVEN BANCHEE BARRACUDA, Owner HOLM LOUISE, UPPSALA, Sweden
I've printed out the results from the SKK site. Please, can someone with first hand info tell me weather it is possible all the dogs in Champion class got a very good??? Seems odd.
i know I thought the same thing. Laura told me that there were unusually many "goods" given. Must ask someone who was watching the males though -different judge.
Ok I find this rather disturbing. Were the dogs limping??? I know most of these dogs and there is no way ALL of them should get a very good. What the......