news - 10/07/2011
Paris WDS 2011 Main Ring and Results - France
|
by Karl Donvil
The Biggest FCI World Dog Show ever organized. Paris 2011.
In the past the title “Biggest Dog Show in the World” has been claimed more than once. Is it Crufts, was it Bratislava? Certainly, without any doubt, Paris 2011 will be the biggest and it will probably take long before it will be dethroned.
Alike the show in Dortmund, we had two shows in one weekend. There was the French Championship Show In the morning and the World Show in the afternoon. No less than 38.000 dogs participated in one or both shows. The number of individual dogs present was estimated around 25.000 dogs. They represented dogs from no less than 69 different countries as far as from Australia, South Korea, Japan, Argentina, USA etc. There were no less than 240 trade stands and 224 judges were invited from 34 different countries. 1500 Volunteers were there to help it bring to a good end. It was a very prestigious show in many aspects. But if you know that the Société Central Canine is a real institute in France, belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture, and with a huge Expo Park nearby Paris and the two French International Airports, Charles de Gaule and le Bourget, you know that they can handle a little more than other countries. The SCC counts over hundred employees, 30.000 breeders, 550.000 members, 1075 clubs, 1.800.000 registered dogs every year!
The halls and the area was large enough to hold all this. Only the two largest halls were rented and that was enough to provide the handlers with big rings. I had not the impression that it was not more difficult to go from one point to another. Inside that halls the trade stands were positioned close to the entrance. That seemed to be much appreciated as one had to pass through them in order to go to the rings. In general the trade stand holders were happy with this, especially as they expected thousands of visitors (25.000!) and this resulted in a good turnover. Unfortunately, due to regulations of the expo park, many traders had difficulties in order to set up their stand and refill their stock.
The first day, as usual, there were many problems to be solved, but already on Friday things went on more smoothly. This was also the case with the time schedule of the day. Having two shows on the very same day and only one main ring is very complicated and a strict planning if a must. After a delay on Thursday on Friday it was getting much better. There were many people complaining, but I must say that I met a lot of people without any at all. And, without minimizing things, there will always be problems and if it happens to some, it is as if the world is going down. Outside the halls the cleaning was not enough, the signs for the rings were rather confusing and I’ve heard some people had difficulties finding their ring as is was not clear in the catalogs. Probably this had to do with the two shows happening together. I also heard people complaining about stewards not talking but French while I know that the Sociéte Centrale Canine even had some translators for Russian.
One hall held the breed stands and this was not just restricted to a few, but there were many. This is really interesting as France has so many breeds that you rarely meet outside of the country and especially the pack of hounds that leave the stables of the “grands Chateaux” only once a or twice a year, like for the Championnat de France. It is a real example of living folklore that you can only see in the Chateaux or during the Championnat. This is probably also the reason why this World Show had probably the most diversity in breeds, covering almost the complete spectrum of FCI breeds and I had the opportunity even to see a Vietnamese Ridgeback that is clearly different from a Thai Ridgeback. It probably came along with a Television crew from Vietnam that covered the event together wich many other stations.
The huge numbers of visitors was probably the result of a good PR campaign prior to the show. No less than 240 Press registration were made and on almost every channel of the French commercial and national Networks the event was covered. No wonder that this helps a lot . To most foreign visitors it might have appeared strange that there we no signs at all in the area to give directions to the halls. French people are used to it as the major forbids anything that can distract drivers. On the other hand, if there are signs it can help to find the way without hesitations. On my GPS it was not possible to find the halls as the area has no address. I had to chose for “airport Charles de Gaule”. In such situations signs can help a lot and prevent traffic problems also. Anyway, I suppose the SCC would have done it if it would have been allowed.
The main ring was nice and some said it was too small. According to the initial plans it was smaller as was told me, but in the end it could easily hold all dogs, groups etc. The VIP and Press Area were obviously too small to hold everyone and caused tensions the first day. On Sunday too it was almost becoming a big problem due to a bottle neck at the VIP entrance until suddenly an extra area for the spectators was created and all problems seemed to be solved, at least for the bottle neck. On Saturday evening the public was entertained by a performance of the French CanCan, and that was much appreciated . On Sunday the schedule was already overloaded and except for a performance of Doggy Dance by an Austrian girl dressed as Amadeus Mozart and her dog and the wonderful castrate-like singing by a man there was nothing else but the main and final judging. I think that in this respect it was just perfect, not overloaded but a small interlude for the public.
Mrs.Lisbeth Mach from Switzerland had the honor the judge Best In Show Junior. Since 2008 she is an allround jugde and she is so famous that it will hard to find a country with cynologic activity where she hasn’t judged. The 3rd place went Russia and was for the grey female Poodle “Evak's Shalimar”owned by Mankova Natalia . Her Runner up for BIS went to the Bracco Italiano bitch “Fruga Di Val Ravanaga “Colaco Elsa & Miguel (ES) Nerviani. Het Best in Show Junior was also a bitch, the Basset Artésien Normand “Fricassée de Lapin da Terra Quante”, owned by Cafe Pedro from Portugal.
Mr.Guy Mansencal , passionate of Pyrenean Shepherds, and with a career of 46 years as a judge in every corner of the world was granted the honor to judge Best In Show of the FCI Centenary World Show. He really judged with passion and pride. After a few rounds and an extra check, he pointed the Wire Haired Fox Terrier “Afterall Painting The Sky” to the 3rd place. This bitch is owned by Malzoni Viktor / Steel Tony from Italy and was bred in the States by Pertuit – Seaton. There were no less than 130 co-competitors in his breed. To Finland went the second place. The Pug “Tangetoppen's Unbrealbl'New's”, was bred by Olsen-loken and is owned by Ramanen Mari. This 3 year old young girl won it from 196 colormates. The only Winning male in the finales was his Best In Show two year old American Akita “De Kraner's Worverine Revenge”. And so the title BIS cup went to Italy this year to “Diestro Nati - Rodato Elio”. Breeder of the dog was Montoto Francisco. Before being able to compete for Best In Show he had to beat 93 other American Akita’s and win his group.
It is a show that created mixed feelings. Good to excellent to some, frustrating to others. This will always be like that, and like in all shows one can expect problems. Maybe here the problems were bigger as the show was much bigger. Was it perhaps too ambitious to combine two big shows? All I can say is that they brought it to an end, with a BIS, with happy traders, new French Champions in other countries but France, much Media attention and a huge number of visitors. And as the weather was fine, a lot of frustration faded away after a visit to Paris and a good glass of wine or Champagne.
Next rendez-vous in the circuit for the Selecton for the “Champion of Champions “ show is Leeuwarden. It will be a real challenge for the Netherlands to handle another huge event. At the time of the Paris dog show they already had over 10.000 registrations.
You can find all the results of this show on www.worlddogshow.fr .
Text and photo’s: Karl DONVIL
Results:
Best in Show en winnaar rasgroep 5, Spitsen en Oertypen (keurmeester G. Jipping): American Akita, De Kraner's Worverine Revenge (f. Montoto/eig. Nati Diestro en Elio Rodato uit Italië).
2. Dwerg Keeshond, Starlight's My Sweet Dream (f./eig. Ekviriakit Suradej uit Thailand).
3. Thaï Ridgeback, Pooh Thorn of Noppakao (f. Poonsiri/eig. Elena Formanchuk uit Oekraïne).
Reserve Best in Show en winnaar rasgroep 9, Gezelschapshonden (keurmeester: A. Paloheimo): Mopshond, Tangetoppen's Unbrealbl'New's (f. Olsen-Loken/eig. Mari Ramanen uit Finland).
2. Grote Poedel Zwart, Avatar Jaquetta (f./eig. Stephen Wheeler en Anders Rosell uit Zweden).
3. Tibetaanse Terrier, Aisha's Blazing Black Adder (f. Harding/eig. Sheryl Rutledge uit Verenigde Staten).
Derde Best in Show en winnaar rasgroep 3, Terriers (keurmeester Ch. Stefanescu): Foxterrier Draadhaar, Afterall Painting The Sky (f. Pertuit/eig. Viktor Malzoni en Tony Steel uit Italië).
2. Sealhyam Terrier, Fanfare's All About Morgan At Mistywaters (f. Prather/eig. Jimmy Hogan uit Ierland).
3. American Staffordshire Terrier, Don King of Rings (f. Dakic/eig. Cirovic Milojevic uit Servië).
Winnaar rasgroep 1, Herders en Veedrijvers (keurmeester L. Mach): Welsh Corgi Pembroke, Andvol Pinkerton (f. Andriyanov-Volkova/eig. Olga Shuvalova uit Rusland).
2. Briard, Fairytale's Balthazar Le Sage (f./eig. Odile Smitho uit Verenigde Staten).
3. Bobtail/Old English Sheepdog, Bahlamb's Beaming Blue Beard (f. Ersson-Buzjak/eig. Jacqueline Boohan uit Ierland).
Winnaar rasgroep 2, Pinscher, Scnauzer, Molossers en Zwitserse Sennenhonden (kermeester mw. Talvitie): Leonberger, Amicus Optimus Antonios (f. Kaskov/eig. Natalia Kuharskaia uit Rusland).
2. Cao de Fila de Sao Miguel, Forrobodo da Casa da Praia (f./eig. Rui Medeiros Texeira uit Portugal).
3. Bordeaux Dog, Dorsdorf Hummer (f. Golovko/eig. S. Dorogova uit Oekraïne).
Winnaar rasgroep 4, Dashonden (keurmeester V. Ivanischeva): Dashond Standaard Ruwhaar, Hampdach Chryses (f. Bethel/eig. M. Kuranova uit Rusland).
2. Kaninchen Dashond Korthaar, Alpheratz The Boss (f. Alpharatz/eig. Lucia Terruzzi uit Italië).
3. Dwergdashond Langhaar, Heatwave Heaven Sent (f./eig. Fanny Hellstrom uit Zweden).
Winnaar rasgroep 6, Lopende Honden en Zweethonden (keurmeester J. Di Melo): Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen, Jour de Noël Van Tum Tum’s Vriendjes (f./eig. Gwen Huikeshoven).
2. Basset Artésien Normand, Maison de Bernadette Elton (f. Espelund/eig. Pedro Cafe uit Portugal).
3. Français Tricolore, Beaulieu (f./eig. Rallye des Trois Forêts uit Frankrijk).
Winnaar rasgroep 7, Staande Honden (keurmeester J. Goubie): Spinone Italiano, Primo dell'Adige (f./eig. Grazia Poli Maria uit Italië).
2. Braque d'Auvergne, E'Jazz du Ruisseau de Montbrun (f. Salagnac/eig. G. en E. Fantgauthier uit Frankrijk).
3. Grote Münsterlander, Kalle Van De Stommerpolder (f. Spaargaren-Braam/eig. Hennie IJpelaar).
Winnaar rasgroep 8, Waterhonden, Spaniels en Retrievers (keurmeester L. Pichard): Cao de Agua Portugues, Way to Glow da Pedra da Anixa (f./eig. Isabel Santos uit Portugal).
2. Golden Retriever, Dewmist Silk Screen (f. Pryckstrand/eig. Sandor Kozak uit Hongarije).
3. Labrador Retriever, Loch Mor Romeo (f./eig. Franco Barberi uit Italië).
Winnaar rasgroep 10, Windhonden (keurmeester K. Edh): Ierse Wolfshond, Absolut Roan Inish Tullamore Good Stuff (f. Joklova/eig. Petra Tomasovicova uit Slowakije).
2. Italiaans Windhondje, Serenata Rab Dei Raggi Di Luna, (f./eig. Sergio Anconetti en Gaetano Caldarone uit Italië).
3. Afghaanse Windhond, Al-Nacira Bint Roula Von Haussman (f. Podesta Valenzuela/eig. Elisabet Leven uit Zweden).
Meilleur de l'exposition DE KANER'S WOLVERINE REVENGE
Akita américain
Meilleur Jeune de l'exposition FRICASSEE DE LAPIN DA TERRA QUENTE
Basset artésien normand
Meilleur Puppy du Jeudi BOSS SANGUE MAGNIFICA
Chien de cour italien
Meilleur Vétéran du Jeudi GENTLY BORN OLYMPIA
Schnauzer géant Noir
Meilleur Puppy du Vendredi FILISITE BRASH KOH-I-NOOR
Terrier d'Ecosse
Meilleur Vétéran du Vendredi COBYCO CENTER PIECE
Whippet
Meilleur Puppy du Samedi OUMIAK'S FRENCH KISS
Husky sibérien
Meilleur Vétéran du Samedi M'WAMIS AMERICAN FORTUNE HUNTER
Basenji
Meilleur Vétéran du Dimanche SAISONELLE MASTER CLASS
Caniche moyen Noir
Meilleur Puppy du Dimanche TANGETOPPEN'S TRICK OR TREAT
Carlin Fauve à masque noir
Meilleur chien de race Française de l'exposition DORSDORF HUMMER
Dogue de Bordeaux
JUNIOR Class:
Junior Class Group I
1 Bouvier des Flandres - War Bouviator Hit Alivet Tattu's Sammuel
2 White Swiss Sheperd Dog Perfect Angel Vom Sutumer Grund ? PIEK Gea (NL)
3 Polski Ovczarek Nizinny Franek Chluba Z Polski ?
Junior Class Group II
1 Newfounland PMT Starry Town For Shadow's Eternity ? MAURO Maurizio & Tiziana (IT)
2 Fila Brasileiro Maome IV Di Rincao Violento ? RAMEAU Adeline (FR)
3 Berner Sennenhund Starry Town Faberge ? IPPOLITO Gianluca (IT) Mauro
Junior Class Group III
1 Irish Terrier Red Wire Hell's Angel ?
2 West Highland White Terrier Forget Me Not Du Moulin de Mac Gregor ?
3 American Staffordshire Terrier Golden Rose King Of Ring's ?
Junior Class Group IV
1 Zwerg Dachshund Langhaar Daks-Veg-As Burberry For Sweden ? Anderberg Sanna
2 Kaninchen Dachshund Rauhhaar Alpheratz Davinci ? Terruzzi Lucia (IT)
3 Dachshund Rauhhaar Unica Joan Baez Della Val Venezzo ? Arditi Cunzia (IT)
Junior Class Group V
1 Zwergspitz - Spitz Nain Tiny Life Superstar ?
2 Karjalankarhukoira Tsarsshaduw's The Art of War ? Hellman Richard (IT) Pruvot
3 Pharaoh Hound Temple Veles Act To Follow ?
Junior Class Group VI
1 BIS Young Basset Artésien Normand Fricassée de Lapin da Terra Quante ?
2 Bloodhound Clementinne Amelie d'Lia Phaip ?
3 Beagle Valsi Imagemaker For Bravo Vista ? Cherevko (RU)
Junior Class Group VII
1 BIS 2 Bracco Italiano - Fruga Di Val Ravanaga ? Colaco Elsa & Miguel (ES)
2 English Setter - Charming Vagabonds Cosmashiva ? Pankotsch - Mikosch (DE)
3 Rövid Szörü Magyar Vizsla - Braque Hongrois poil court Alerta Boglarca ? Janikova Petra (SK)
Junior Class Group VIII
1 Welsh Springer Spaniel Twiale One More Talk ? Januar Buk (DK)
2 Clumber Spaniel Cher Vood's Snow Bella of Kola ? Brohus Hans Peter (DK)
3 Lagotto Romagnono - Il Granaio Dei Malatesta Italo ? Weiss Helmut & Fricovic Iva (AT)
Junior Class Group IX
1 Poodle Evak's Shalimar ?
2 Griffon Bruxellois Rutilla Di Casa Corsini ? Prayer Donata (IT)
3 Maltese Cinecitta Dakota Fanning ?
Junior Class Group I
1 SALUKI Elamir Bela Burberry ? Hagforgen Eva (SU)
2 Deerhound Regalflight Tar Loch ? Baumann Suzanne (DE)
3 Magyar Agár Kuruclesi Teri ? Jakkel Ferenc (HU)
|
|
|
|
