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We were pleased to host Judge Norbert Wettlaufer from Germany for our annual Sieger Show under the German Shepherd Breed Club of Trinidad and Tobago. The show was sponsored by Royal Canin and was well attended by some of the country's premier breeders and their dogs. Mr. Wettlaufer was very pleased with the two local Decoys for their work in the Gebrauchshunde (Working Dog) class, speaking from a Judge's perspective as well as a competitor's.
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| Decoy Nicholas Elliot |
He has been very successful in the German Sieger Show with several dogs that he bred including the latest Shirkan vom Schloß Rügland. He is also the youngest judge at this time in Germany and to my recollection, ever appointed. And even before the newly appointed SV executive, Mr. Wettlaufer was speaking in Trinidad about the expected wave of change and progress that we all can look forward to in 2011.
For the first time we saw the bitework portion of a Sieger Show being conducted in Trinidad and Tobago and so the Sieger and Siegerin were a more typical representation of Good anatomical conformation as well as sound temperament. This was a very progressive step for the local dog community. Also we saw in the Open female working class, only working line dogs, the most participation thus far in a conformation show.
The Sieger crowned was Ramiro vom Godinghofer weg and Siegerin Joy de Lupus Saevus
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| Proud Handler Prem Dulan, with the Siegerin Joy Judge Norbert Wettlaufer & Royal Canin local Rep- Christopher Seeyave |
As the year draws to an end we certainly rounded it off with a memorable experience for handlers and spectators as well. Mr. Wettlaufer even conducted and show handling seminar the next day, to help educate members of the public as to the finer points of handling and presenting the most desirable picture of your dog in the Conformation ring. We look forward to a very exciting 2011 for the German Shepherd Dog in Trinidad and Tobago.
Congrats!!!
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