The winner of the Herding Group, progressing on to tomorrow night’s Best in Show, is: Bouviers des Flandres “Baby Lars” (Makes me think of Baby Shark – sorry!)
Runners up are:
2nd place: Border Collie “Slick”
3rd place: German Shepherd Dog “Tony”
4th place: Old English Shepherd “Elsa”
Come back tomorrow for the Sporting, Working, and Terrier Groups.
Australian Shepherds GCHP CH Shadomoons The Competitive Edge RN CA
Bearded Collies GCHS CH Wildwood Kinikia Hear Me Roar
Beaucerons GCHS CH Maitrise Du Chateau Rocher RN CA RATN CGCA TKA
Belgian Malinois GCH CH Emerald’s Thibault Le Beau
Belgian Sheepdogs GCHS CH Amethyst Gunsmoke
Belgian Tervuren GCHB CH Jagger Du Pays Des Sept Vallees TD CGC
Bergamasco Sheepdog CH Alp Angel’s Freya Dell’Albera RN CGC
Berger Picards GCH CH Double D’s Maggie Mae At Denby
Border Collies GCHP2 CH Majestic Elite Clever Endeavor PT
Bouviers des Flandres GCHS CH Quiche’s Major League
Briards GCHG CH Celebra’s Good Enough For Government Work
Canaan Dogs GCHG CH Pleasant Hill Avram Of Carters Creek CA
Cardigan Welsh Corgis GCHG CH Kingsbury Claymore Lucky Venture
Collies (Rough) GCHG CH Sylvan Argent Hollywood And Vine
Collies (Smooth) GCHS CH Lachki Dream Out Loud RN
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs GCHS CH Neo Of Brunswick RN CGC TKP
Finnish Lapphunds GCH CH Epic Just Before Dark At Sugarok
German Shepherd Dogs GCHG CH Marquis’ Hermes V Kenlyn
Icelandic Sheepdogs GCHB CH Tri-Star Hroi Hottur Roy FDC NAP
Miniature American Shepherds GCHG CH Abingtons Way Out West
Norwegian Buhunds GCHB CH Tsarshadows Ragnar Lodbrok
Old English Sheepdogs GCHG CH Bugaboo’s Let It Go Blu Mtn
Pembroke Welsh Corgis GCHS CH Xiv Karat Special Place In My Heart At Brigadoon CGC
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs GCH CH Stonebrook Never Say Never To Tramperus
Pulik GCH CH Mezok Ramanok CD BN RE HT NAJ NAP OJP NFP RATN CGCA
Pumik GCHB CH Abiqua Opal CA BCAT
Pyrenean Shepherds GCHB CH La Brise Soleil Classique
Shetland Sheepdogs GCHP CH Syringa – Akadia The Corsair
Spanish Water Dogs Zorrazo Xplorer PT
Swedish Vallhunds GCH CH Fantasi Magic Flute’s Aria CD BN RE AXP AJP CGC
Cream of the crop from the Herding Group:
Winner: Border Collie “Slick”
2nd Place: Cardigan Welsh Corgi
3rd Place: Old English Sheepdog
4th Place: Shetland Sheepdog
That’s it for tonight. We’ll be back tomorrow with the Sporting, Working, and Terrier Groups, as well as the all-important Best in Show.
Herding group winners
Best in Group: German Shepherd, Rumor (repeating from last year!)
2nd place: Puli, Preston
3rd place: Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Allie
4th place: Border Collie, Slick
Come back tomorrow for the sporting and working dogs, as well as the terriers and Best in Show!
Taking the top prize: the Puli Preston, who is the top-ranked dog of all breeds in the country
Followed by: Shetland Sheepdog, Belgian Sheepdog, Smooth Collie
Winner Info: GCHB CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky, owned by E. Charles, J. Beaudoin, L. Pitts, P. Kelly, and S. Huebner. Call Sign Preston
Next Up: Best Bred by Exhibitor Finals
Tonight’s working group competition was won by: Devlin, the Boxer. I love that the judge had a rose for him!
Runners up were: Doberman Pinscher, Portuguese Water Dog, Mastiff
Winner Info: GCHP CH Mephisto’s Speak Of The Devil, owned by Mrs. Jack Billhardt and Sergio Tenenbaum.
Next up: The Herding Group
Winners in the Herding Group are as follows:
Best in Group: German Shepherd Dog, Rumor
2nd Place: Australian Shepherd, Grace
3rd Place: Border Collie, Slick
4th Place: Puli, Preston
All of today’s pictures are from Westminster Kennel Club’s website.
Check back tomorrow for the Sporting, Working and Terrier Groups.
Pictures of a few of the Best in Breed dogs from today’s Westminster preliminary judging.
All of today’s pictures are from Westminster Kennel Club’s website.
Below is the list of winners for each breed in the Herding Group. My pick for tonight is the German Shepherd, in memory of my hero, Jethro, who was killed recently in the line of duty. Continue reading Westminster 2016: Herding Group Best in Breed List
The results from tonight’s Best in Group for the Herding breeds.
1st: Old English Sheepdog, GCH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect
2nd: Bouviers des Flandres
3rd: Australian Shepherd
4th: German Shepherd Dog
Swagger, the OES, will go on to compete in the Best in Show competition tomorrow night.
And another great Subaru dog commercial to wrap up the night!
Check back tomorrow for the Best in Breed results during the day, followed by the remainder of the Best in Group competitions and Best in Show tomorrow night.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
The Final Best of Breed Herding List from Westminster 2015:
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG: GCH Corral West Feel the Sting
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD: GCH Copper Hills No Reservations CGC
BEARDED COLLIE: GCH Dreamchaser Follow Your Dreams
BEAUCERON: GCH De Joie Du Chateau Rocher CA CGC
BELGIAN MALINOIS: GCH Caveat’s Hd Ultra Classic Outlaw
BELGIAN SHEEPDOG: Ch Chancerys Mon Ami
BELGIAN TERVUREN: GCH Directed Verdict Du Cadre Noir At Sandcastle
BORDER COLLIE: GCH Tang Dynasty Rocky
BOUVIER DES FLANDRES: GCH Stonepillar’s Steel Blu
BRIARD: GCH Ne Orageux’s Flash Point
CANAAN DOG: GCH Rivroc Onto Somethin Bsnatch Rosndog
CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI: GCH Aubrey’s Tails of Mystery
COLLIE (ROUGH): Ch Ashbury Wild Horses
COLLIE (SMOOTH): GCH Tir Nan’ Og Return to Camelot
ENTLEBUCHER MOUNTAIN DOG: GCH Larry of Brunswick
FINNISH LAPPHUND: Ch Lumiturpa Tapakka
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG: GCH Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn
ICELANDIC SHEEPDOG: GCH Tri-Star Jord CD BN CAA RE RATO CGCA
NORWEGIAN BUHUND: GCH Jotunn Bella Binna
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG: GCH Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI: GCH Coventry Just a Little Crush
POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOG: GCH Stonebrook’s For Your Eyes Only
PULI: GCH Zaydah Guns A Blazing
PYRENEAN SHEPHERD: GCH La Brise Sun Bear
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG: GCH Suncrest Cerulean
SWEDISH VALLHUND: Ch Jonricker Prince Oscar BN RN AXJ AXP MJP2 OA OF
From this group, I believe I’ll pick the Beardie: GCH Dreamchaser Follow Your Dreams (since I did so well with my picks this afternoon!)
Best in Group will be posted as soon as it becomes final!