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news - 13/06/2015
World Dog Show Milano Day 4 & Finals   -  Italy

dogs breeders dog pictures by Karl Donvil
Milano World Dog Show Surprises positively. I get used to it that there are always so many rumors before a big show like a World or European Dog Show. Here it was no different. People were worried by the lack of information and answers to the many questions, to the many mails that were not replied. But in the background the people of ENCI worked hard to make their show come to a huge success.

This is the 3rd World Dog Show that the ENCI (Italian Kennel Club) was granted to organize. The first time was in 1980 in Verona. 18 Years later the ENCI organized the European Dog Show in Genoa and in 2000 the 2nd World Dog Show. It took another 15 years before this 3rd edition took place, which was held in combination with the World Exposition that took place in the new Milano Expo area. The ENCI, founded in 1882 is one of the oldest and largest Kennel Clubs in Europe and has its seat in Milano itself since 1939L Last year nearly 150,000 pure bred puppies were registered. They were well aware that this show would be a huge one and the success was close to expectations and even beyond, as if you take the 9516 entries for the Club Shows into account, which were scheduled on Wednesday, you end up by one of the biggest FCI World Shows ever, scoring 29443 entries in total ( show itself 19927). 184 Judges were scheduled, 392 different breeds to see and 68 nationalities present. For the WDS 8143 Italian dogs were entered. France entered 1647 dogs, Russia 1455, Germany 915, Spain 879 and Poland 659. The UK had 299 dogs in competition, Ireland 52 and 11 from Australia. Unfortunately 6 Russian handlers died in a big car crash on their way to the show. Their 16 dogs didn't make it either. This tragedy casted a shadow over the show, keeping in mind that Russia will host the World Dog Show next year.

The venue was huge and spacious, the recent halls comfortably air conditioned. Getting there was complicated even with an updated GPS as the roads are very complex and with disorienting roundabouts all around. In the halls it was easy walking and one had not the impression that the first two days, which are supposed to be the quietest ones, about 10,000 paying visitors were registered. The halls were really enormous and the exhibitors were spoiled with large rings. Only 3 Halls were rented for the show, giving an indication of the size of the halls. Unfortunately some people were complaining that there were no seats around the rings and those who didn't bring one from home were forced to stand all the time. Everything was clean in and around the halls. There was sufficient parking space available but very expensive, 14,5 EURO/day! On the other hand I heard nothing but positive critiques about the friendly way the staff helped people around and many tried hard to speak English. The trade stand holders in general were also happy. They were divided over the several halls in more or less strategic positions, not grouped somewhere in a remote hall. The hall with the main ring was also the hall with the Kennel Club stands and held the ENCI temporary museum. This museum was interesting but had not so much on display as the Museum of the Finnish Kennel Club last year. But anyway, its informative, certainly for the visitors. In front of the Museum the supreme prize for the Best In Show was exposed, a Fiat Cinquecento. It's a long time since such a big prize was to be won. Main sponsor was Royal Canin. They had a huge stand bordering one side of the main ring and meant for the VIP's. This main ring was huge, measuring 30 to 40 meters .That proved a little oversized as spotting a Chihuahua on the other end was hardly possible. On the other hand it was not a problem to place the many magnificent groups without the need to double-line them up. Opposite the main stairs was the long podium, simple but efficient, with on top of it an enormous led screen. The carpet was bright gray and evenly lit, giving an overall fresh and clean impression. The ring itself was bordered on 3 sides with a wooden low solid wall. The entrance to the main ring was opposite the VIP's, via a draped corridor.

Every day the finals started pretty early as the program was well loaded. After the Junior Handling Pre-selections, followed the FCI traditional scheme starting with the minor puppies, puppies and veterans, couples, breeder groups and Junior class and Group finals. Every day the show ended at a very reasonable time thanks to a strictly followed time schedule, a real achievement! All breeds were introduced and lined up in the main ring after which the judged made a pre-selection of 10 dogs that were lined up on 10 spots on the carpet in front of the VIP area. Each of the 10 dogs were brought forward for examination and all handlers were asked to run in the very same way. Because no exceptions were allowed there were no surprises and each judge followed these guidelines very strictly. One minor disadvantage was that the judge was facing the public with his back towards the podium and of course every good handler had his dog on the judges side, which means the wrong side from the spectators point of view. In the meantime some very pleasant music was playing in the background. Unfortunately they made a playlist that was too short so that the songs were repeated numerous times again and again. Within seconds after the judge made his choice for the podium the name of each of the four dogs appeared on the large screen along with the name of the owner, country and judge. In one word fantastic. In fact I was very impressed by the information and programming in general. The ENCI was and will be supported in the future by the Finish Kennel Club who probably has the best, most versatile and progressive Kennel Club programming in the world. The website that was build for this World Dog Show too is one of the best and informative ever.

Tuesday, the first day of the show, was reserved for the 3 groups of hunting dogs, the Scentdogs or group 6, the Pointers or group 7 and the Retrievers and Waterdogs or group 8. 3792 dogs were on term, 954, 1054 and 1784 entries respectively for each group. The most interesting group is group 6 as this group holds many rare and ancient breeds. It's one of the largest groups but in many shows you only see the most popular ones. But here it was exceptional to see 50 breeds. The best represented breeds were the 128 Basset Hounds, the 157 Beagles, the 98 Dalmatians and the 179 Rhodesians. For the rare breeds I refer to the website www.wds2015.com as it would take me too far to name them all. Winner of group 6 was the Dalmatian "Dalmino Voodoo Vision", onwed by Halper Drazic Zelka & Drazic Mihael from Croatia. Judge was Miss Carla Molinari from Portugal.

Group 7 has also a few rare breeds like the Braque Ariégois, but nothing compared to the former group. The Hungarian Viszlas, English Setters, Irish Red Setters and German Pointers were well represented but that was nothing compared to the 197 Weimaraners which is without question the most popular breed of this group. Winner was the Gordon Setter "Ludstar Frederick Frankenstein" from Ivaldi Michele from Italy. Miss. Barbara Müller from Switzerland was the judge.

Group 8 has not that many different breeds, but probably the two most well known and popular breeds in the world, the Golden Retrievers with 389 specimen and the Labrador Retrievers with 388 entries. Besides that there were also 243 Cocker Spaniels, 143 Lagotto Romagnolos, 175 Flat Coated Retrievers and 80 American Cockers. Judge Mr.Paolo Dondina from Italy chose the American Cocker " Afterglow Dragon Quest" to represent this group in the finals. This American dog is owned by Csaba Attila.

Friday had the largest group, Group 2, the Guarding and Defending dogs, with a total of 4627 entries. This group was combined with the smallest FCI group, the Dachshunds with 728 entries. Again we had some impressive numbers in several of its popular breeds like the 227 Bernese Mountain dogs, the 265 Bulldogs, 195 Bullmastiffs, 241 Dogo Argentinos, 117 mIniature Pinshers, 179 Newfoundlanders, 171 Rottweilers, 125 Shar Pei. The total number of the Great Dane and Dobermann entreis were missing on the website but together they must must be around 600. The Best of this group comes out one of the most popular and best represented breeds, the Cane Corso, represented by 363 specimen. Judge was Mr.Ole Staunskjaer from Denmark.

The Dachshunds were judged by Mr. Perttu Stahlberg from Finland. If we see them all as one breed than this one is the largest breed with 728 specimen. Winner of this group was the Standard Wire Haired "Piumetta Del Mio Cappello", owned bu Saletti Annaluce from Italy.

Saturday was reserved for the Terrier group or Group 3 with 2594 entries, for Group 5, Spitz and Primitive breeds with 2147 dogs entered and the Sighthound Group or 10th Group with 951 entries. Unfortunately this day was the scene of a serious fight amongst a few American Staffordshire owners, that ended only after intervention of the Police and. The American Staffordshires had no less than 440 entries! Second in numbers was the Jack Russell Terrier with 291 entries followed by the Staffordshire Bull Terrier with 223 entries. The West Highland and the Yorkshire Terrier had both 130 dogs in competition, the Scottish 118 and the Miniature Bull Terrier 117. Winner in this group was the famous multi winning Fox Terrier Wire, "Kingarthur Van Foliny Home" owned by Malzoni-De Munter-Uytterwijk from Belgium. Judge was Mr.Dan Ericsson from Sweden.

Group 5 for Spitz and Primitive breeds is another interesting group and had 2147 entries. Here we find many ancient and rare breeds like the Kai and Kishu from Japan and the Thai Bankaew Dog. But there are also find a few very popular breeds in this group. The best known and most popular is the Siberian Husky with 276 entries and the Japanese Akita with 247 dogs. The Alaskan Malamute and American Akita had 130 and 134 entries respectively, the Samoyed 140 and the Shiba 155. One of the smallest breeds, the Zwergspitz (Pomeranian) belongs also to this group and was well represented with 218 dogs in competition. Miss Liudmilla Nikitina from Russia chose the Mexican Hairless Dog Standard as delegate for the finals. "Zoe" as he is simply named is owned by Mendez Galvan Graciela from Mexico.

The Sighthound group or group 10 has only 13 breeds. The total entry number for this group was 951. 5 Breeds had over 100 entries; the Afgan Hound with 161, the Borzoi with 106, the Saluki with 105, the Italian Greyhound 143 and the Whippet with 170. 143 Entries for the Italian Greyhound can only be possible in Italy itself and under big applause from the public, Italian judge Mr.Murante Gioacchino pointed to one of them, "Lady Godiva Dei Raggi Di Luna" from Caldarone Gaetano from Italy, as his Groupwinner. I was surprized to see no Deerhounds in the main ring at all.

That left only two groups to be judged on Sunday, Group 1 and 9, the Shepherd group and the Companion Dogs. For the first one 2079 dogs were entered. One of the most popular breeds in this group was the Ceskoslovenky Vlcak with 226 entries, a number that surprises me, certainly compared to the 202 Australian Shepherds, the Border Collie with "only" 147 entries, the Swiss White Shepherd with 143 entries, the Rough Collie with 114 and the 115 German Shepherds. Mr.Hjorth Leif Ragnar from Norway chose the Russian owned Bearded Collie "Ops I Did It Again Del Cuore Impavido" as his Best of Group. The dog belongs to Olga Klimova from Russia.

Mr.Roberto Schill from Romania was asked to judge the Companion Group, the ninth group. There were 3054 dogs entered in this group. Here again I am missing numbers on the website behind the Briards, Chinese Cresteds, French Bulldogs, the Pugs and all varieties of Poodles. Funny! All together they are good for about 1200 entries! What we can find are the numbers of Bichon Frisés, 105, Boston Terriers, 100, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, 145, Chihuahuas, 353, Papillons, 102, Shi Tzus, 101, and many others that came close. "Kudos Firework" , a Black Miniature Poodle, came from Sweden along with his master Mikael Nilsson to take the Group Trophy back home.

Before the start of the big finals the ENCI presented its 13 national FCI recognized breeds and one new breed in observation. The Bergamasco and Maremmano belong to Group 1, The Mastino Napoletano and the Cane Corso to Group 2, the Cirneco dell'Etna and Volpino Italiano to Group 5. Famous are the Bracco Italiano and the Spinone, both belonging to group 7 as well as the Lagotto Romagnolo from Group 8. The Bolognese and Maltese are classified in group 9 and the Italian Greyhound in Group 10. Apart from that and less known are the 4 Segugio breeds; the Pelo Raso, the Pelo Forto, the Dell Appennino and the Maremmano variety. They belong to Group 6. And now, by this occasion, a new breed with origins in Sardinia, was presented, the Cane Fonnese. This breed looks like a Bouvier but with a longer coat that tends to form dreadlocks. It's an ancient breeds that is used to herd and protect the sheep. The breed that came close to extinction but is stabilized again. It will probably not become a popular breed as it has a very strong character, but it will certainly finds its fans.

After an entertaining acrobatic performance by the athletic dance theatre "KATACKLO", the transfer of the FCI flag was graced with a breathtaking performance of "Con te Partiro" (from Andrea Bocelli) by a duo of very talented singers. It was a public secret that there were serious tensions in the Italian Kennel Club prior to the show and it showed off in the main ring when ENCI president Dino Muto and the BIS judge Mr.Francesco Balducci didn't seem to exchange warm feelings. But this detail did not affect the show. Mr.Balducci took his time to examine each group winner. It was a big responsability as besides the big honor and the trophy, there was also a FIAT Cinquecento to give away. His first choice was the Gordon Setter who was send to the 4th place. 4th of almost 20,000 dogs!. A big chauvinistic applause was give when the name of the Italian Greyhound was announced as the winner of the 3rd place. The tension grew again when Mikael Nilsson was called to take the 2nd place with his Black Miniature Poodle. But still there were 7 possible BIS winners behind the curtain. Who would come out?...It was...the Bearded Collie from Russia. The dog stormed excited into the ring, followed by his handler who was wiping tears of joy from her face. What a final and what a show! ENCI....whow! Congratulations! Congratulations Mr. Muto, congratulations WDS team!

The Trophy and car are taken away to Russia along with the FCI flag. We recently had several great shows putting a high standards for upcoming shows. Let us hope that the Russian Federation will do as well or even better. In a few weeks we hope to have another fantastic show in Oslo, Norway. We'll keep you informed.

Report and photos: Karl DONVIL





RESULTS:

Best in Show - Final

Judge Balducci Francesco (Italy)

1°15704Ops I Did It Again Del Cuore ImpavidoBearded CollieKlimova Olga Russia

2°17241Kudos FireworkMiniature Poodle white, brown, blackNilsson Mikael Sweden

3°14466Lady Godiva Dei Raggi Di LunaItalian GreyhoundCaldarone Gaetano Italy

4°1943Ludstar Frederick FrankensteinGordon SetterIvaldi Michele Italy

Best in Show - Junior

Judge De Santiago Rafael (Puerto Rico)

1°14626Toryburch Del BorghinoSalukiGalliano Leonardo Italy

2°19475Del Sur Andalusi Run´N GunPug, fawn,silver,apricotPerez Sanchez Juan Antonio Spain

3°15790Liriel Delle Nebbie Di AvalonBriard / fawnChiea Luigino Italy

4°1866BoteroBracco Italiano, white-orangeSalvi Marcello Italy





Sheepdogs and Cattledogs

Judge Hjorth Leif Ragnar (Norway)

1°15704Ops I Did It Again Del Cuore ImpavidoBearded CollieKlimova Olga Russia

2°16438Noz Ii Do Casal Da VinhaPortuguese SheepdogRodrigues Perpetua Jose Emanuel Portugal

3°16354Black'n Blue's Light My FirePuli, other colorsRusz Bodil Italy

4°15868Raffaello Della Perla MaremmanaMaremma and Abruzzese SheepdogDonadoni Manuel Italy

Juniors

Judge Kavcic Blaz (Slovenia)

1°15790Liriel Delle Nebbie Di AvalonBriard / fawnChiea Luigino Italy

2°16490Quebeck Ii Od UhosteCeskoslovensky VlcakGrzegorz Stelmachowski Poland

3°16430Czeremcha Z Dunajeckiej PolanyTatra Shepherd DogG?owacka Monika Poland

4°15891Solidea Di Lucus AngitiaeMaremma and Abruzzese SheepdogDi Cola Agostino Italy

Companion and Toy Dogs

Judge Schill Roberto (Romania)

1°17241Kudos FireworkMiniature Poodle white, brown, blackNilsson Mikael Sweden

2°19158Toro Loco-Pl Di Rio GaleriaChihuahua Long-hairedStampigi Simonetta Italy

3°18656Missis White Ettore BassiMalteseVezzani Barbara Italy

4°19840Livanda FabergePekingeseNgamsiriwong Suwan Thailand

Juniors

Judge Condo' Pietro Paolo (Italy)

1°19475Del Sur Andalusi Run´N GunPug, fawn,silver,apricotPerez Sanchez Juan Antonio Spain

2°17221Bab Vacheron Constantin Of Kang Yi Shi Shang Kennel (Fci)Medium Size Poodle white, brown, blackKang Yi China

3°17749Sormusten VuorikiipeilijäBichon FriséSalonen-Tuoriniemi Päivi Finland

4°17434Rolana Family InterstellarChinese Crested Dog, hairlessGladkovskaya S. Russia

Braces - 14 June

Judge Kerihuel Jean Paul (France)

1°25298Luxury Love InstagramLuxury Love IlonaBichon FriséSmirnova Irina Russia

2°25247Ch. Ares Good SideCh. Ablaze With LightCollie RoughFontanelli Marco Italy

3°25269Altin Tay My Winner In OnyxAltin Tay My Dream In BlackSchipperkeMiakotkina Julia Russia

4°25262Waikiik Dei LupercaliVesta Dei LupercaliBergamascoAllevamento Dei Lupercali Italy

Breeder Group - 14 June

Judge Nataletti Valerio (Italy)

1°21488SamarcandaStandard Poodle, whiteMerati Gilardoni Italy

2°21401Delle Nebbie Di AvalonBriard / fawnChiea Luigino Italy

3°21479BallettPug, fawn,silver,apricotChiesa-Folbrecht Sabina Austria

4°21402Dei LupercaliBergamascoAllevamento Dei Lupercali Italy



Minor Puppy - 14 June

Judge Bellan-Falletti Sonia (Italy)

1°19433Flash Of Joy Noble BoyPug, blackRutskiy Artem Russia

2°19879Agata Dei Botoli RinghiosiFrench Bulldog, bringéMoscetti Laura Italy

3°18693Corleone Of Adorable GangBoston TerrierKaramitsos Stilianos Greece

4°15135Juna Vom Sutumer GrundWhite Swiss Shepherd DogBortel Manuela Germany

Puppy - 14 June

Judge Gamarra Gabriel (Uruguay)

1°15669The Pride Of Knowing You Del Cuore ImpavidoBearded CollieCura Alessandra Italy

2°15136Ginger Vom Sutumer-GrundWhite Swiss Shepherd DogMicozzi Martina Italy

3°18073Saffron Sherhy CasablancaShih TzuCherkasova Irina Russia

4°17572Gastone Del Viale Dei PlataniBologneseOlivieri Monica Italy

Veterans - 14 June

Judge Forte Michael (Ireland)

1°15606Borderline Country ChampagneBorder CollieAdelsperger Silvia Germany

2°15422Andvol PinkertonWelsh Corgi PembrokeShilova Olga Russia

3°16367Cordmaker Hurdy GurdyPuli, other colorsRusz Bodil Italy

4°17046Silkwind Moonlight At Zahir-N (Cm. 27)Toy Poodle, blackGiuliani Alessandra Italy

Best in Show - Italian Breeds

Judge Claudio De Giuliani (Italy)

1°14466Lady Godiva Dei Raggi Di LunaItalian GreyhoundCaldarone Gaetano Italy

2°18656Missis White Ettore BassiMalteseVezzani Barbara Italy

3°15841Rukmini Dei LupercaliBergamascoAllevamento Dei Lupercali Italy

4°6063BrutusItalian Cane CorsoGarcia Pagan Marta Spain







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