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Looking Back at 2013
1st January 2014
2013 was a fantastic year for our show results.
SAPPHY
After spending 2012 waiting for her new wardrobe and not going to shows – 2013 was a complete turnaround.
Her first year on the Greek show circuit and what a year!
8 x BOB, 10 x CAC, 9 x CACIB
Group 8 placements – 1 x BIG, 2 x RBIG, 2 x 3rd BIG, 2 x4th BIG.
Greek winner 2013, and then Greek Show Champion!
Of course we will have to wait for the official results from KOE for their points system – but we think she did pretty well!!!
DOLLY - our new baby, born 30th May
Shown only in Baby class – but Phew! what results!
5 x Best Baby of Breed
3 x Best Baby in Show (Intl shows)
1 x 3rd Best Baby in Show (Intl shows)
Sapphy Shines in Sofia
19th Feb 2014
SAPPHY had some amazing results in Bulgaria – after a long and very busy, chaotic weekend at the shows - she now carries the titles of:
* CHAMPION OF BULGARIA
* GR. CHAMPION OF BULGARIA
* BALKAN CHAMPION
* CHAMPION OF MONTENEGRO
* GR. CHAMPION OF MONTENEGRO
* CHAMPION OF GEORGIA
She also picked up:-
2 x Best in Group 8 , 1 x R Best in Group 8
3 x CACIB , 7 X CAC
We are extremely proud of her. Bravo Baby!!!!!
(Dad John did a great job driving all the way, and Mum did the grooming and the showing)
Not to be outdone, DOLLY also strutted her stuff at a few of the shows and picked up
4 x Best of Breed Puppy
1 x Best Puppy in Show
(She has now won Best in Show Baby and Best in Show Puppy at her first attempt at that level. Surely a first for a cocker!!).
Sapphy - our Intl. Superstar
5th April 2014
Last weekend Sapphy gained her final CACIB to become eligible for the FCI title "International Show Champion" (C.I.E).
It has taken just 1 year and 6 days (the minimum period being 1 year and 1 day) - surely a record for cockers if not for all Greek bred dogs.
SAPPHY
After spending 2012 waiting for her new wardrobe and not going to shows – 2013 was a complete turnaround.
So in just 372 days she has “clocked up”:
- 19 x CAC s
- 14 x CACIB s
- 9 x Champion Titles - including the ultimate one of International Show Champion, (TBC) which brings lifetime qualification for CRUFTS
- 3 x Best of Group (both Intl and Nat shows) and other multiple Group 8 placements
We think that based on these statistics this makes her the most successful cocker of all time in Greece.
But she is always “our baby”, and even without these wins she would be our “Special One”.
Mace"Dolly”A
29th March 2014
The girls travelled to Macedonia for 2 x CACIB shows, and what amazing results they achieved!
We had a great time and special thanks to:
Sonja, Hotel Theatre, The Russian ladies, Stelios & Nikos all of whom helped us have an unforgettable time.
CACIB at Bitola - Saturday
DOLLY - at only 9 months old and first time out as a junior was awarded:
* 1st Excellent
* JCAC & JBOB
* BOB
* and as the icing on the cake BEST OF GROUP 8.
Surely yet another first for her already great show career!
We think that she is making lots of records for English Cockers.
SAPPHY in Champion class was awarded:
* CAC & CACIB.
More on this in a later edition of our news
Pretty in Prilep
30th March 2014
CACIB at Prilep - Sunday
DOLLY in Junior class
* 1st Excellent
* JCAC & JBOB
* BOB
* RESERVE BEST OF GROUP 8
SAPPHY in Champion class was awarded
* CAC & CACIB
So now both girls are
National Champions of Macedonia.
Dad did a great job getting us here and home again (first time outside the EU!) - Mum (as usual) doing grooming and handling). NO THANKS to the Greek Seamans’ Strike which delayed our homeward journey by 3 days. Still, the girls got to play on the beach, paddle in the sea, and play toy on the hotel lawn.
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Lucky 13 !
20th April 2014
Some think that 13 is an unlucky number - but not Sapphy.
KOE have announced the results of their official points system for 2013.
We had the most FABULOUS year.
SAPPHY
After spending 2012 waiting for her new wardrobe and not going to shows – 2013 was a complete turnaround.
INTL CH., GR SH CH., BG CH., GR BG CH., Balkan CH., MNE CH, GR MNE CH.,GEO CH., MK CH. - "SAPPHY"
2013 KOE Official Announcement of Points System
* Top English Cocker (with a huge points advantage ahead of all others)
* Top Spaniel
* Top Dog Group 8
* Number 13 top dog all breeds (more than 800)
Another record we think - first cocker to top Grp 8 in Greece and highest placed all breeds.
Bolly@Dolly's
20th April 2014
K.O.E have announced their results for 2013 - but where is Dolly?
Dolly is not on the Baby list because at just 14 weeks old and winning her first BEST BABY IN SHOW she was still registered under her birth Swedish registration (she did not have a BEK number).
SAPPHY
After spending 2012 waiting for her new wardrobe and not going to shows – 2013 was a complete turnaround.
So here is her name/points/position if she had been there:
Name - MANACAS PAPER DOLL
KOE Points - 136
Position - No 2
(with only 3 babies all breeds scoring over 100 points)
She took
3 x Best Baby in Show
1 x 3rd Best Baby in Show
5 x Best Baby in Breed