Best Puppy!
The mad adventures in Wookie’s little life keep on coming! Even before I had time to explain about her trip to the seaside, I have to tell something else! Today, the 1st of May 2010, she was appointed best Schipperke puppy at the dog exposition in Antwerp, organized by K.V. Brabo!
Before you get all proud and happy and stuff, I have to admit that next to the best, she was also the only Schipperke pup to compete at this exposition. There was another Schipp, Gwendolyn van het Kumtichshof, but she was subscribed to the open class, for grown-ups. (A bit sad, isn’t it, for a Belgian breed, to have only 2 Schipperkes at the exposition…!)
I do have to admit that I’m actually very proud of her… Because she was the best Schipperke, she was able to participate in the circle of honor for pups at the end of the exhibition. In this final presentation, all the best dogs in the same category compete against each other. But we weren’t really in our place there… All the other dogs were trained to do dog shows like this. They didn’t seem tired, never tried to lie down or sit down, they stayed calm and stood there in any way their handler wanted them… It’s like they never did anything else in their life. All the other owners were rather bitchy towards each other… Wookie and I were just happy to be there!
Wookie and me in the circle of honor.
Of course we didn’t win best of all pups, but that hardly ever happens to a Schipperke. Schipps don’t need a lot of grooming and all, so if there are perfectly groomed dogs, you can practically already move towards the exit. Although, you never know. The judge might like small breeds, for example. It happened to Wookie’s father once!
Any way you look at it, no show is ever the same. A competition is always a bit subjective, and depends more or less on the judge you have to face. Either way, Wookie had a mad adventure today! She’s lying next to me in her sofa, while I’m in bed. I don’t know who’s tired the most! Haha!
Wookie is MY favorite! Don’t need a competition to know that!
