Edith
- Black bitch
Edith was the last to be born, we had mated black
to black in the hope of black puppies we got just the
one. ..Before they were born
we had decided to call a black bitch Edith and here she
was. ..We wanted a black
bitch to show but had promised one to Ann Mole so we told
her she could have Edith, she declined the offer and
Edith stayed with us. ..Being born during Crufts was perhaps
auspicious and Edith has had a successful show career. ..The first
hints of this came at the National Working Breeds open
show in January 1997 when she won her first Best of
Breed, and went on to be reserve best puppy in show. ..Her first
Challenge Certificate (CC) came a few months later at the
West of England Ladies Kennel Association (WELKS) show. ..This was
her first show as a Junior but immediately disqualified
her from post graduate classes. ..Despite
this handicap she went on to earn her Junior Warrant. .Edith's
second CC came at Crufts 1998 where she was also Best of
Breed. ..Winning at Crufts gave us a real
adrenaline high for the day but it was wearing off when
the time came to go into the group leaving Jacquie
feeling tired. ..Edith continued to win her classes but
the magic third CC eluded her. ..When it
came to the challenge at a championship show Jacquie
always seemed to be on edge and Edith sensing it was not
at her best. ..At theWelsh Kennel Club show (WKC) in
August we work for Hearing Dogs manning the unentered
dogs tents so showing was only more thing to think about,
we did not know if the judge liked Black Buhunds. ..Perhaps
this allowed Jacquie to relax a bit more and this
transferred though the lead giving Edith the necessary
extra edge, anyway she got her third CC to qualify for
the title Champion. .Edith is
still in the show ring but now she is working for Hearing
Dogs as a demonstration dog and a collecting dog as well. |
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