Colombia
Report March 18, 2006
Day 5- International
Dog Show
The day started with
bright sunshine and the grounds had dried up immediately.
The previous day's rain was the only problem with
an otherwise well run show in outdoor facilities
second to none. Every effort was made by the committee
to resolve any challenges the weather had caused.
Mrs. Teleri Hughes was the show chairperson and
her army of volunteers worked hard and every aspect
of the planning and executing a well run show. We
were pleased to see our friend and fellow judge
Carlos Solano D'Achiardi on the committee and hard
at work. Morgan Jones, the President and Rafael
Otalora Robayo the Director of Public Relations
for the Colombian Kennel Club and Carlos Quinones
were busy scurrying about helping to keep things
running in an efficient manner.
Shih Tzu judging was
again in the mid afternoon and the weather held
out until after breed judging. Fortunately the Group
judging was under a large tent like structure as
'Remi" won the breed again and would compete
later in the day. This win qualified him for the
title of Colombian Champion.
Alberto endeared himself
to Wendy and Jenny by giving them gifts of beautiful
Shih Tzu broaches by the Spanish artist 'Chema"
in 18 Kt gold.
After breed judging
Wendy & Jenny walked over to the adjacent mall
for lunch and more shopping. Jenny bought an exciting
gift for her mother Pam. Richard was off to an adjacent
high rise under construction to take some panoramic
shots of the expansive show grounds. With the help
of friend Carlos Diaz who charmed the female architect
into letting us go to the top of the building to
take the photographs. It was then off to lunch with
Carlos and his wife Jimena Meijia.
It was very exciting
to watch 'Remi" win Group 1st under judge Rafael
De Santiago expertly shown by Jenny. The high altitude
(3000 meters) did effect the dogs and "Remi"
was quite tired the first day and showed much better
today. This was one of the reasons we had come early
to allow him to acclimatize himself to the altitude.
In Best in show the 10 Group winners paraded around
under the spotlight to the tremendous roar of the
crowd with chanting "Braaavo", whistling
and clapping. "Remi" showed his heart
out and won 4th Reserve Best In Show. The winner
of Best In Show was the impressive Dogo Argentino,
Ar Gr Ar Ch Jur Ur Bombon Del Don Ata.
It was then back to
Martha's for a late dinner of an excellent appetizer
of fried mushrooms soaked in butter, garlic and
spices followed by medallions of beef and pork served
with Colombian style scallop potatoes and vegetable.
Of course this was all complimented with an excellent
selection of wine from Alberto's collection which
made sleep come early after a super day.
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