Held in conjunction with the City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, The Spanish Water Dog Club Open Show took place on Sunday 1st September 2019. Sponsored by Royal Canin, a total of 45 dogs made up the 50 entries within the main show. Additional classes were also held for Junior Handling, whereby the entrants were judged not on the dog, but on the capabilites of the handler in presenting the dog in the ring.
The open show also incorporated three extra Special Award Classes. These classes are specifically put on by the club, with the permission of the Kennel Club, in an endeavour to assist prospective judges to progress up the Judges List. It allows judges, newly qualified or seeking additional experience, the opportunity to examine and judge the Spanish Water Dog breed by gaining a captive audience of owners of the breed who are present at the show.
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Best in Show was won by the Best Bitch and winner of the Post Graduate Bitch class, Sierrasalva's Regalo
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Reserve Best in Show and best dog was won by Sh Ch Casper De Agua Salada
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Best Puppy in show was taken by the Puppy Bitch winner Oh You Are Magic vom Hause Kristo of Goldfly (Imp)
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Best Vetran in Show was awarded to Valentismo's Olli Dante from the Vetran Dog Class
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Scroll down for details of the results from all the classes and the show photo gallery.
Held in conjunction with the City of Birmingham Championship Show at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, The Spanish Water Dog Club Open Show took place on Sunday 1st September 2019. Sponsored by Royal Canin, a total of 45 dogs made up the 50 entries within the main show. Additional classes were also held for Junior Handling, whereby the entrants were judged not on the dog, but on the capabilites of the handler in presenting the dog in the ring.
The open show also incorporated three extra Special Award Classes. These classes are specifically put on by the club, with the permission of the Kennel Club, in an endeavour to assist prospective judges to progress up the Judges List. It allows judges, newly qualified or seeking additional experience, the opportunity to examine and judge the Spanish Water Dog breed by gaining a captive audience of owners of the breed who are present at the show.
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Best in Show was won by the Best Bitch and winner of the Post Graduate Bitch class, Sierrasalva's Regalo
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Reserve Best in Show and best dog was won by Sh Ch Casper De Agua Salada
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Best Puppy in show was taken by the Puppy Bitch winner Oh You Are Magic vom Hause Kristo of Goldfly (Imp)
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Best Vetran in Show was awarded to Valentismo's Olli Dante from the Vetran Dog Class
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Scroll down for details of the results from all the classes and the show photo gallery.
Scent Work
One third of a dog’s brain is dedicated to smell. Not only that, but our dogs ‘taste’ smell as well as smell it. That is because dogs have a vomeronasal organ which means that as they inhale, some of that air goes into their mouth. In order to properly sniff, dogs need to close their mouth and you should also hear their snuffling as they take in the scent.
Smells provide a huge amount of information to a dog. Encouraging your dog to sniff, and giving them time to sniff is an important activity for your dog on a walk.
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Photo courtesy of Ainsley Miller
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Building scentwork into your dog’s daily activities is mentally stimulating and tiring. You can do this as simply as scatterfeeding (throwing food on floor, in the garden) or using a snuffle mat for them to sniff and eat their breakfast and/or dinner. You can hide food or toys around your garden or house for your dog to hunt out.
To learn more about scentwork there are 2 organisations that train trainers to deliver this activity.
TD Scentwork UK is run by Pam McKinnon. Previously working for HM Customs and Excise as a drug detector handler, Pam has taken her work and adapted it to make it accessible for all breeds and handlers. This style ensures that the handler is an integral part of the process, building your relationship with your dog. They offer workshops for you to attend and enjoy and scentwork days to put your skills to the test. Further information can be found via the below link.
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http://scentwork.com/Talking_Dogs_Scentwork/What_is_Talking_Dogs_Scentwork.html
Scentwork UK also has a network of trainers and offers trials for those that want to compete and levels to pass and progress through.
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https://scentworkuk.com/scentwork/
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