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Picture Gallery CanineFreestyleGB
Brentwood 2003 Roy Dyer and All
About Dogs welcomed some of the HTM roadshow in May this year. Once again he provided a
wondeful marquee and opportunities to showcase HTM in the main arenas as well as allowing visitors
to the show constant access to the day long competition and the fun day which followed. On behalf of
the competitors I'd like to say a huge thank you to him and also to James Wellbeloved for their
generous sponsorship. 11 out of
the 12 classes had entries and the six judges were kept busy all day; five of them competing as
well as judging. Judges were Carol Mortimer, Jaquie Clarke, Maureen Graham, Cynthia Pickering,
Hannah Crook and Lynn Crook. Hannah drew the short straw and judged every class as she hadn't
entered her dogs-----that'll teach her! The first class
was starters musical heelwork with 14 entries. The winner was Therese Coomber who
performed to ‘Summer Holiday’ with her cute Lowchen/poodle cross. Second and third was
Jaquie DeJong with her Ridgeback cross and Patterdale respectively. Jaquie is one of the committee
of CanineFreestyleGB so well done to her for managing to compete so successfully as well.
There were a
couple of dogs in various classes who were freaked out by the occasion but all credit to the
handlers who carried on; it is bad enough getting yourself and your dog into the ring but to then
have the dog refuse to perform is soul destroying. A lot of us have been there so don't give up! Starters
freestyle had 17 entries with some cracking routines; it was won by Sandra Clancy unrecognisable
under her disguise for Thriller. She was working her agility B/C Echo. Second was Louise
Reynolds with Fin dressed to kill a la Bugsy Malone. Paula Scattergood was third with her
Standard Poodle Brandy. There were some other great routines and interesting moves in the class and
everyone seemed to enjoy their time in the ring. Novice musical
heelwork with 9 entries was a walkover for Janette Maggs who managed to take all three places with
her two shelties and Papillon, Busby, Jester and Sunny. Nice to see more small dogs competing so
successfully. Novice freestyle
was won by Lesley Neville with her Beardie, Robbie. Her other dog Angus took third place, Kath
Hardman managed to split them with her baby Spice. Again both of them were organising the event as
well and spent the day rushing around as well as competing. This class had an exceptionally high
standard, with Lesley scoring 26.47 and Kath 25.53 There were 8 entries in this class. Karen Sykes
scored 28.7 in intermediate HW with her Hall of the Mountain King routine with Fly. What an aptly
named dog! Karen and Kath also performed their routines in the main arena, both of them went down a
storm. Intermediate
freestyle had 5 entries and Pat Richards came first with her wsd Ross and third with her Springer
Willow, Carol Mortimer and her German Spitz Zac were second. Pat's two routines went from the
sublime to the ridiculous with Ross doing a lovely slow performance to Morning in Cornwall and
Willow flying around to Spirit in the Sky, we thought she might need oxygen on her way out!
Carol’s little Spitz worked keenly and with great presence, such a small dog with a large
personality. Kath Hardman was
on her own in advanced freestyle as the other entry was lame. Her polka was greeted with rapturous
applause by the audience from one end of the marquee and by competitors at the other end. Two junior
handlers braved the ring and Roseanne Pointer won with Helen Stone coming second. Roseanne worked
her Papillon, Ziggy and Helen a lab cross called Buddy The next class
was the sensation of the day with Maureen Aegerter and her collie cross Dusty. Her relationship with
her dog shone through and by the end of it there wasn't a dry eye in the house-including hers! This
is what HTM should be about, great relationships and open and available to all, regardless of age or
disabilty. Thank you Mo. There were three
pairs and it was hotly contested, Pat Richards and Ross and Lyn Crook and Champa won with a routine
to 'Rescue Me,' the 'ahh' factor helped I'm sure! Second were Lesley Neville and Jaquie De Jong with
Robbie and Jess dancing to 'Zorba The Greek'. Third were Kath and Karen with Fly and Tip, it was
really Tip's debut in the ring and he coped very well. The music was Queens' 'Seaside
Rendezvous' and the costumes had to be seen to be believed! Last of came the
innovation class, so hard to judge as there were two braces and two large groups. Pat Richards won
with her two dogs, Jaquie Clarke who also worked two dogs had some amazing moves with them. Large
groups are hard to organise and both of these were excellent. The fun day on
Sunday was enjoyed by all and provided a relaxed and entertaining time for the audience. Toys and
titbits were allowed and there were a lot of laughs. My own
highlights were Carol Mortimer's routine with her black GSD jade, Karen Hall's 'Mountain King' which
I could watch over and over and Kath's Polka. A big thank you to the committee of the club for running such a great event, roll on the next one! Thanks to Lyn Crook for this report and the photos
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