Sydney Royal and the FLCNSW Specialty

Another fantastic weekend with friends in Sydney for the Royal and FLCNSW specialty.

I went in with pretty modest expectations if I’m honest, just intending on a fun weekend, a chance to see some different dogs, and the craziness of a road trip driving by myself with 5 dogs (6 coming home)! Cause I’m crazy like that!!

But it started in a pretty awesome way with some great placings and then my beautiful Baby at the Sydney Royal gaining a pretty cool 22 point Bitch Challenge and then going Runner up Best of Breed over Tortik (who was Reserve Dog Challenge).

Full Royal Results for us (in ring order) under judge Mr D Javor (Croatia):

• LEEVI - Armahani Kunzite Kuutamo (AI) RA JD HT - 1st in Intermediate Dog class
• BENNI - Ch Armahani Heliodorr Hulivili (AI) ET - 2nd in Aus Bred Dog class
• LOKI BEAR - Ch Armahani Jade Jylha - 3rd in Aus Bred Dog class
• LOLLY - Ch Armahani Iolite Into (AI) ET WPD - 4th in Aus Bred Dog class
• TORTIK - Sup Ch Armahani Heliodorr Halu (AI) RA JC - 2nd in Open Dog class, Reserve Dog Challenge
• PIPER - Ch Armahani Kunzite Kruunu (AI) - 1st in Intermediate Bitch class
• SLINKY - Ch Armahani Iolite Ihana (AI) ET JC WPD - 3rd in Aus Bred Bitch class
• BABY - Am Ch Ch Calaban’s Dirty Dancing RA ET JC (Imp USA) - 1st in Open Bitch class, Bitch Challenge, Runner up Best of Breed

On to the specialty the next day, under breed specialist Mr E Ruotsalainen (Finland), where we continued with some great placings and lovely critiques. Continuing Tortik’s consistency of high results under visiting specialists and Nordic judges, he was our big star of the day, placed 1st in the Open Dog class and gaining Reserve Dog Challenge.

Specialty Results:

• LEEVI - 2nd in Intermediate Dog, grading VG, Best Tailed in Show
• BENNI - 1st in Aus Bred Dog, grading EX CQ, Best Opposite Aus Bred in Show (to the BISS)
• LOKI BEAR - 2nd in Aus Bred Dog , grading EX CQ
• LOLLY - 4th in Aus Bred Dog, grading EX
• TORTIK - 1st in Open Dog, Reserve Dog Challenge, grading EX CQ, Best Opposite Open in Show, Best Owner, Bred and Handled in Show
• PIPER - 3rd in Intermediate Bitch, grading VG
• SLINKY - 2nd in Aus Bred Bitch, grading EX
• BABY - 2nd in Open Bitch, grading EX CQ
• SQUIGGLE - 1st in Neuter Bitch, grading EX, Best Opposite Neuter in Show, Best Coated Neuter in Show

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