The quote below is written by Dave Clarke, Kort's breeder.....this Specialty was held on Sunday in Japan. This is a huge honour! Kort & I are very proud of Dave & Shawn. The collie "Crosby" is Kort's half brother & was just sold to Japan.
The winning of awards and placements happens differently in Japan. Crosby won the open class first then moved up to what is known as the special class. He again won in this class. This is not a class of finished champions as we know the ...specials to be in North America. From there he qualified to move up to the Champion class to compete directly with finished Japanese Champions. Crosby won in this class once again which qualified him to move up to the Grand Champion class where he won yet another time putting him in the ring with the final group of dogs giving him a placement known as Semi Best Collie which is first runner up to Best of Breed!!!The easiest way to explain is that he was Best of Winners and First Award of Merit. A bit complicated I know and it took me a while to figure it all out. Crosby earned two Of what they call Challenge Certificates towards his Japanese Championship and it is all these levels of winning that has never been done by a dog at a Collie Club of Japan ever on it's history of 57 years. We are truly thrilled and honored to be part of history making at the Collie Club of Japan
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That must be so exciting for Dave! Omg!! I have seen so many tapes of Japanese dog shows from Sayuri (including ones with my dogs) and they are very hard to understand. The handling and grooming is so different too, rather unpolished and I understand they don't want it to be obvious you have bait in your hands. You'll see the handlers use their brushes to get the ears up or just let them look out past the judge. The rings are also interesting and set up in the strangest places. Usually it's lime powder on the ground and one tape looked like the show was held under some kind of fwy overpass.
Btw, nice looking dog.....reminds me of Serena in outline.
it's Serena's son Diana, good eye!!!!!!
Yes, isn't he the one who won at the CCA in 6-9 s/w puppy dog? LOTS of substance?
yes, one & the same!, Crystal Stoner showed him
WOW!!! You must be so proud of Crosby!! What a great achievement winning so many classses to be Winners Dog!
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