Best in Show at Ladies’ Kennel Association and Blackpool championship shows was the Papillon male, Ch Rozamie Dream Lover owned by Joe Magri and Kevin Arrowsmith. He is pictured here winning BIS at LKA under the Netherlands’ Hans van den Berg, from an entry well over 10000 dogs.
At National Gundog, Frank Kane awarded Best in Show to the hugely successful Pointer bitch, Sh Ch Sharnphilly Juici Cuture, owned by Sam and Sharron Dyer. She is the breed’s CC record holder and was Top Gundog of the UK in 2015. Photo Anna Szabo
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their owners want to show them in the breed judging on their respective day, they will barely make it to the EWC in the Arena. Never mind representatives who might even win their breeds - right after the Challenge , they will have to go back again into the Arena to compete in the group. Sounds quite chaotic and not well-thought through to me! 2016 was a memorable year for the younger generation of the sport: several young individuals accomplished an incredible feat of winning in the show ring and continue to do so. Charley Donaldson, owner/handler of the hugely successful Whippet bitch, the UK’s TOP DOG ALL BREEDS 2016, Ch Nothing Compares to You at Crosscop, is probably the youngest handler ever to place in Crufts Best in Show. She was 19 last year when she and ‘Hazel’ won Reserve Best in Show at Crufts. In tight race till the end with the Bulldog, Ch Sealaville He’s Tyler, owned by Paul and Hayley Seal, as to who was to win the Top Dog trophy was all down to their winnings at the LKA, the last championship show of the year. I feel truly grateful for having been able to witness Charley and Hazel receiving that all-deciding CC… The ringside was fully packed with curious spectators, the atmosphere pervaded with excitement, and as the breed judge handed the CC card over to Charley, she broke out in tears. It was such touching moment that they made some of us sitting ringside cry as well - including myself. The owner-handler of a full sister of Hazel, April Showers at Crosscop is even younger than Charley. 15-year-old James Winkley-Balmer has piloted ‘April’ to numerous wins, including two CCs and Best in Show at Southern Counties championship show. Since the war, it happened only once that two full sisters won all-breeds championship best in show awards. ‘Hazel’ did so at WELKS.