2006SHOW

2006 AMERICAN HOVAWART CLUB SPECIALTY
INCLUDING: CONFORMATION, CHARACTER TEST & CANINE GOOD CITIZEN

THE LOCATION WAS MECHANICSVILLE, VA. THE WEEKEND EVENT BEGAN WITH A FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AT A LOCAL ITALIAN RESTAURANT. IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO SEE FRIENDS AND RENEW AQUAINTENCES WITH FOLKS WE HADN'T SEEN FOR A YEAR.

THE CONFORMATION EVENT BEGAN SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 15, AFTER A DELAY DUE TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. 19 DOGS ATTENDED THE THE EVENT. WE HAD PEOPLE FROM D.C., FL, GA, LA, MS, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, VA AND WA. WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL VISITORS WHO ATTENDED THE EVENT TO MEET AND LEARN ABOUT THE HOVAWART. OUR GROUP IS TRULY AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP WITH PEOPLE SPEAKING: ENGLISH, DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN, HUNGARIAN AND POLISH.

19 DOGS PARTICIPATED IN CONFORMATION. BERYL V TREUEN FREUND EARNED BEST IN SHOW, AND MAX V NORDSTURM EARNED BEST DOG (AS A VETERAN AT 10 YEARS OF AGE!!) 9 DOGS PASSED THE CHARACTER TEST. WE DID NOT RECOMMEND THAT THE RESCUE DOGS PARTICIPATE IN THE CHARACTER TEST. 6 DOGS PARTICIPATED IN AND EARNED THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN CERTIFICATE.

THE PARK WAS AN EXCELLENT LOCATION. IT IS SET UP AS A HORSE FACILITY WITH A BARN WITH SEVERAL STALLS AND PADDOCKS. WE USED ONE OF THE PADDOCKS AS OUR SHOW RING AND DOGS COULD GO INTO THE STALLS TO GET OUT OF THE HOT SUN. THERE WAS A NICE FORESTED AREA WITH TRAILS ALSO AVAILABLE TO WALK THE DOGS OUT OF THE SUN AND FOR RELAXING AND A QUIET MOMENT.

LUNCH AND DINNER WERE SERVED ON SITE ON SATURDAY, WITH LUNCH AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY AS WELL. THE WEEKEND ENDED WITH A DINNER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT SUNDAY EVENING.

CONFORMATION - MALES