Everyone seemed to be having a re- laxed, festive and FUN time and Sportsmanship abounded. Congratu- lations to Chairperson Allison Ather- ton and both The American Shih Tzu Club and the Trinity Valley Shih Tzu Club. Thank you Lauren Coxen of Royal Canin for your support. Jody choose as her Sweepstakes win- ner a handsome dog from Texas bred and owned by Dan Haley name Zeph- yr Irresistible. Wendy gave the Na- tional to a striking dog fromThailand from the Open Dog Class. His name was Hearty Love Him If You Dare and he was bred, owned and handled by Papichaya Sukonnoi and co- owned by Peter Ratchapol Chaykom- hang. At the Trinity Valley Shih Tzu Club Specialty judge Dr. Clyde Shaw selected GCH CH Indigo’s The Son Only Rises bred and owned by Cath- erine Garretson and shown by Angela
Cooke as his BISS Winner. At the American Shih Tzu Club Regional judge Jacqueline Stacy selected GCH CH Tian Mi’s Something To Talk About bred by Leslie LaFave and co-owned with Janis Clary Oehlschlager andDavid Barber as her breed winner. Highlights of the week were of course the dog shows but also some of the educational opportunities for partici- pants. An evening grooming and han- dling seminar was well attended and featured ‘topknot’ stations maned by Kathy Bilicich, Greg Larsen and Jen- nifer Miller with Adrian Agard shar- ing his handling expertise. Amazing Hospitality of the host clubs included an opening Meet and Greet and the next evening a Margarita Madness party which was very popular and resulted in everyone having a fun and festive time... probably due to an
over indulgence of libation by many. At every National we hold an Awards Banquet and Live Auction. This year the theme was ‘Cowboy Up’ andmany came dressed for the occasion. Dur- ing the dinner a running slideshow of dogs and people from the past en- tertained guests. The Awards rec- ognising our member’s accomplish- ments over the past year followed. This year’s winner of the Wenrick Sportsmanship Award voted on by the exhibitors and participants was Peter Ratchapol Chaykomhang. The festivities ended with a fun filled live auction to raise funds the American Shih Tzu Club Charitable Trust. Next year the National will be held in Florida during the week of April 22- 29, 2019 with the theme of ‘Flamingle’ with the hopes of continuing the atmo- sphere of festive fun and sportsman- ship that prevailed in Oklahoma.
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