1998 WORLD DOG SHOW

Show results, pictures and video of the TRD
The Judge
The Dinner
A little of everything

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THE DOG SHOW

The Thai Ridgeback Dog was judged at Sunday 14/6.
The judge was: Mr Hiroshi Kamisato from Japan.

There were nine TRD at the show; three males and sex females. They all were good breed representative and everyone received 1 prize in quality. The dogs had good manners and made good promotion of the breed. The breed did a great success and everyone I talked to got very found of the breed.

"Vilma" won Best of Breed (and of course I was very happy!) and "Kung Fu" won Best in Opposite Sex! Both also won the title; World Winner-98. One more title was distribute; Junior World Winner-98, and the proud winner was the male in the junior class: "Taewada".

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All the results for the TRD:

MALES
CLASS	DOG NAME	OWNER	PRIZE/ PLACE
Junior class	Fairtex Taewada	M. Pinto & P. Wong, US	1jcl, JWW-98
Intermediate class	Kamba Anatulinda's Thai-Axo	D. Johansson, Sweden	1icl
Champion class	Multi CH, WW-97 Khun Phol of Amarasri	J. & D. Caponetto, US	1ccl, CAC, WW-98, BOS
FEMALES
CLASS	DOG NAME	OWNER	PRIZE/ PLACE
Intermediate class	Kamba Anatulinda's Thai-Ami	J-S. & A. Berg, Norway	1icl
Open class	Worldwide A'killa	D. Johansson, Sweden	1ocl
	Worldwide Magic Light	M. Mauro, Sweden	2ocl
Champion class	Multi CH, WW-97 Blanch-O's Newest Sinsation	D. Caponetto & K. Tongway, US	2ccl
	D CH, EUW-98 Ronja von Tor zum Rheingau	N. Caprano, Germany	3ccl
	Multi CH, EUW-97 Worldwide leader Vilma af Virtus	Y. Kekkonen, Sweden	1ccl, CAC, WW-98, BOB

BOB= Best of Breed
BOS= Best in Opposite Sex
CAC= certificate
ccl= champion class
EUW= European Winner
icl= intermediate class
JWW= Junior World Winner
jcl= junior class
ocl= open class
WW= World Winner

- Why don't they ever have meatballs as prize instead?!..
BOB was won by, a hungry, "Vilma" and I (Yvonne) is the happy handler/owner!
The judge is holding in his hand two prizes; BOB (red/yellow) and a very nice special prize from the Japanese Kennel Club (lilac/white)!

- Please, can't we exchange the prizes for some candy instead? BOS was won by the experienced (but also hungry?) "Kung Fu" from the USA. Showed by his owner John.

JWW-98 "Taewada", well showed by his co-owner Maureen. (Maureen was very happy of the win even if she doesn't look like it at the picture!...)

- Is it alright now? "Axo" with his hard working owner Dan.

- If I run well beside you, do I get a candy afterwards? "Ami" keeping a good contact with her co-owner John-Sigve.

Both bitches in the open class; "Magic Light" (to the left) & "A'killa", with their owners.

- How do you think I will manage to reach the candy, if you keep holding your hand over there? "Muddler", trying to hypnotize the hand of her co-owner Debbie.

"Ronja" with her owner Nadine.

Here you can see all three winners of the titles World Winner-98.
From the left: The judge: Mr H. Kamisato, the BOB Ch Worldwide leader Vilma af Virtus with owner, BOS Ch Khun Phol of Amarasri with owners and Fairtex Taewada also with his owner.

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Look at a video from the show!

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"Kung Fu" seems to be very pleased with his title, doesn't he?

The judge for the Thai Ridgeback Dogs at the World Dog Show-98 was Mr Hiroshi Kamisato from Japan. I didn't know anything about him, but I was told that he was a breed specialist! He has great experience of the breed and was one of them that wrote the FCI-standard for the breed! Unfortunately, he didn't speak English and an interpreter helped him translating his comments. He was very careful and checked all the dogs. He seemed attach great importance to the movement of the dog.

The judge looking at Vilma´s teeth (or did he wanted to see what she had for breakfast?... ;-) )

The guests at the dinner, from the left; Maureen's mother, Debbie C., John C., John-Sigve B., Dan J., Asbjorg B., Mikael, Berit E., Marie L. (hidden), Anette W., Elisabeth (hidden), Hannu K., Nadine C. (hidden), Angelika C., Yvonne K. (hidden), Asko L. and Maureen P. The photographer, Josefine E., was also a guest...

From the left; Yvonne K., Asko L., Maureen P. and Maureen's mother

Gossip from the dinner;.... ...Maureen brought her TRD "Taewada" to the lobby of the restaurant, and this was genius! We all knew were to go and you couldn't miss the others!... ...Maureen chocked me with her story about a TRD which when he was left alone, searched for all ladies (!) underwear, and then spread them all over the room! (horrifying!... but Asko seemed to be pleased, wonder why?!.. ;-) ) ...John chocked me when he told that he actually seen a TRD climbing (!) up in a tree, catching birds!...