Corgi, miniature poodle take top honors at the South Bay Kennel Club dog show
A Pembroke Welsh Corgi -- GCH (Grand Champion) CH Segni at Coventry -- and a black Miniature Poodle -- GCH CH Danfour Debutante -- won Best in Show honors this past weekend at the South Bay Kennel Club's all breed dog show.
Segni at Coventry, left.
Photo by Derek Glas
Danfour Debutante, right
Between 500 and 1,000 spectators attended the free outdoor show each day at North Torrance High School, said Cynthia Woods of the South Bay Kennel Club.
Many of the dogs entered -- more than 1,200 each day for two separate shows, with many overlapping and being in both events -- are earning points to advance to national shows, including Westminster held in New York in February.
Group winners on Saturday were:
- Sporting: Weimaraner, GCH Silhouettes Lifeinthefastlane
- Hound: Ibizan hound, GCH Harehill's Ace in the Hole
- Working: Great Dane, GCH Naples TLBRK Dana San Roques Naika
- Terrier: Scottish terrier, CH Jacglen's Forever Present
- Toy: Affenpinscher, GCH Tamarin Top Banana
- Non-Sporting: French bulldog, GCH Lefox Bor to Boogie
- Herding: Penbroke Welsh Corgi, CH Segni at Coventry
Sunday's group winners:
- Sporting: Weimaraner, GCH Silhouettes Lifeinthefastlane
- Hound: Ibizan hound, GCH Harehill's Ace in the Hole
- Working: Boxer, GCH Telstar's All That Glitters at Cinnibon
- Terrier: Fox terrier/wire, CH Steele Your Heart
- Toy: Affenpinscher, GCH Tamarin of Top Banana
- Non-Sporting: Miniature Poodle, GCH Danfour Debutante
- Herding: Old English Sheepdog, GCH Cottonwood Man in the Moon
The show also included obedience trails, with the big surprise this year being a pair of wins by Golden Retrievers. Border collies usually dominate that field. But before the AKC recognized the border collie breed, it was the Goldens that reigned in obedience trials, according to San Pedro dog trainer Barbara Millman.
Earning 197-1/2 points (out of a possible 200) in the top obedience competition was OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) Regal Gold's Diamond Girl of Whittier, owned by Mary Fry and Gerri Monahan.
Also winning top awards in obedience was OTCH High Times Hot Shot owned by Sandy Walton of Studio City.
All in all, the show went smoothly, Millman told me. "People had a good time," she said, adding also this important footnote: "I don't think anyone got bitten."
And check out Daily Breeze photographer Scott Varley's photo gallery from the weekend show.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
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