#1 scoring dog, receiving two perfect scores of 100 points thus far. The Xolo had dropped to third and a very famous Chihuahua had moved up to second. As the night wore on, the third round began—with only those that survived the second round enter- ing the ring, again in groups of three to be examined by three different International Judges. Needless to say this can take a toll on any dog—let alone a Toy dog. But Parry went in and showed his heart out. By this time, he was a crowd favorite and their cheers and applause energized him—and me, too—and were almost overwhelm- ing. At the end of the third round, five hours after the tournament began, only the top 15 dogs were invited to the fourth and final round. Because there was tie for 15th place, 16 dogs went into the ring for the finale. This time we all entered in the ring at the same time to wonderful music, spotlights and a single judge—Mr. Rafael De San- tiago, the President of the FCI. He had the group move around the ring and then he examined and moved each dog individually. He also scored each finalist on a score of 100 total possible points and then his score was added to each dog’s total score. Then we waited in the ring as the scores were tallied. After a short while, the mood changed as the music reached a new level. The judges came into the ring and the announcer started by opening a sealed envelope to announce the fourth place win- ner—the Xolo. Then the third place— the top-winning Afghan. The second place envelope was opened and the announcer called out the Chihuahua. FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE FCI...” “we learned ThaT he had reCeived A PERFECT SCORE
The crowd starting cheering and the presenter made a lot of announce- ments (in Spanish, of which I don’t understand a lot) and then opened the envelope and announced the winner—The Champion of Champi- ons of the Americas and the Carib- bean for 2016—and they called out... the Pekingese! The song “We Are the Champi- ons” by Queen started playing and the crowd gave a standing ovation, cameras were flashing and I was overwhelmed. What an honor, our American GCH. Dunkirk Imperial Palace Paramount became American GCH. Mexican Champion and Grand Champion and International Champion and Cham- pion of Champion of the Americas Dunkirk Imperial Palace Paramount.
Wow, what a mouthful—and I don’t think it mattered to him (Parry) as all he wanted to do is go into that ring and show his heart out. He loved it so much. When all was said and done, we learned that he had received a perfect score from the President of the FCI, the only time he had ever awarded a score of 100 to any dog and he received a total of 4 perfect 100 scores from the judges. His final score was the high- est ever awarded during the history of this tournament, which began in 1947. What an honor—and I am hum- bled that we bred and co-own such a wonderful little boy with a heart as big as the world. And I’m thrilled to have Juan Carlos ( JC) and Maria de Luna as his wonderful owners and friends for life.
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