2019 AMERICAN SHIH TZU CLUB NATIONAL SPECIALTY
by Jo Ann White
A great time was had by all at the 2019 American Shih Tzu Club national specialty. The location, the Pier Sixty-SixHotel andMa- rina resort in Fort Lauderdale, could not have been lovelier. The Panorama Ballroom was large enough to ac- commodate obedience and rally and grooming, and the adjoining patio overlooking the marina was a great site for our Meet &Greet and It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere parties. Many of our attendees also spent time social- izing by the pool or in the bar or res- taurants, and our awards dinner and auction was at the top of the Tower, with windows all around overlooking the water and the city. This year in Fort Lauderdale we had two regionals ( judged by Jason Hoke and Kristy Mann) as well as the Na- tional ( judged by Luke Ehricht, with puppy sweepstakes judged by Diane Ehricht), plus two Obedience and Rally competitions ( judged by Ken- neth Kincaid). Complete results will be posted on www.shihtzu.org , but the top winners included the first black Shih Tzu to ever win the National and dogs from Canada, Brazil, and Peru as well as the United States. At Regional #1 BISS went to GCH CH Wenrick’s N’Palaquins They Call Me Mr. Bates, BOS to GCHS CH Ange- lina Ruby’s Heavenly Dream, BOW, WB, and Best BBEx to Wenrick’s N MrFoo’s Classic Vanity, and WD and Best in Puppy Classes to BR Pepper’s Adventure Lover. At Regional #2,
BISS again went toMr. Bates, BOS to Wenrick’s N MrFoo’s Classic Vanity, BOW, WB, and Best BBEx to Win- terholme’s This Kiss, and WD and Best in Puppy Classes to BR Pepper’s Adventure Lover. In the National Puppy Sweepstakes, Best in Sweep- stakes went to Winterholme Why Don’t U and I, and BOSSw to Desert’s VagabondWind. BISS at the National went to GCHG CH Wenshu in the Midnight Hour, BOS to GCHS CH Angelina’s Heavenly Dream, BOW and WD to Waldito De Maloso, and WB and Best BBEx toWinterholme’s This Kiss. For the first time, the ASTC also hosted two weekend all-breed agil- ity trials plus a Monday Shih Tzu only trial. These were held across the state the week before the Na- tional at the Bratty Paws Dog Plex in Punta Gorda, Florida’s only indoor
air-conditioned agility venue. The site was wonderful and thanks to chair Terri Jenkins, judge June Rob- ertson, and the many exhibitors who pitched in, the trials were a great suc- cess. They even held a Sunday morn- ing doggie Easter egg hunt! In Fort Lauderdale, the grooming and handling seminar organized by Kathy Garcia was well attended, as were the breeder and judges education semi- nars conducted by Joe Walton and Kristi Mann. Thanks to webmaster Mark Sprague and photographer/ videographer Robby Ferguson, we were able to take stills and videos and record interviews for the AKC Canine College course on Shih Tzu and record Joe Walton’s seminar on the breed. We also got lots of candid photos that appear here and on our website ( www.shihtzu.org ) and in the upcoming National Specialty issue
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