AHK Brags :-)
Uta and Luna Luna
Uta
Uta decided to take her gorgeous Hovawart, Luna von Custem BH, AKA "Luna," back to Germany for the "Clubsiegerzuchtschau in Wiehl" Hovawart competition on June 16th 2007. There were a total of 206 Hovawarts entered. Uta entered Luna in the Open Bitches class, one of 44 entries. 20 of these got a rating of "Excellent," and Luna became Reserve Winner with an " Excellent" (V2)!

Uta writes: "Since the competition was so enormous, we had to run and run and run to wait for the judges final decision. It was hot, but I kept running. It was worth it, I am happy, could not have expected anything more. Prior to this show the International Hovawart federation, IHF, had a conference which included a festive elegant buffet with champagne and a welcome through a local politician. We (an international assembly of Hovawart breeding clubs and their representatives,) worked hard on breeding issues, exchanging insights and data about genetic disease. We have several scientists in the breeding commission. We have very strict rules. AHNA is granted one more year in the prestigious International Hovawart Federation, to find time to come to terms with an acceptable breeding regulation for the merger of the two clubs in America."

Missy and dogs cody and ribbons Missy and dogs
Missy
Whew! I'm having a hard time keeping straight all the accomplishments of Missy and her 2 GSDs, she is always competing with them somewhere it seems. Missy is very involved in 4-H and competes as a Junior Handler in AKC shows and trials. This past summer, her and Cody earned the Highest Scoring Obedience GSD award at the annual German Shepherd Dog Club of Oregon show! But that's just a drop in the bucket, read on.

Missy writes: "At the Washington State Fair, Cody got a Champion in Advanced Novice, a Champion in Brace Obedience, and a Champion in obedience Teams! In teams the score is out of 800, (200 from each dog) and we got 792 points! Cody only missed 1 point!" She also decided to try both her dogs for their CGC (Canine Good Citizen) title, on a whim, and they both earned it without a problem.