Cindy is right, the shows were IABCA. Two shows Saturday and two on Sunday. They do all of the BIS for both shows at the end of the day. While multiple dogs can earn championships at a show, only one dog and puppy can earn BIS rare breed dog and puppy for the whole weekend. There is a BIS competion for each show, so 4 BIS are given out. To me these wins are the bigger honors, as it means my puppies were judged against all of the puppies in the show and came out on top. My newest addition, a male from Germany, won BIS Rare breed puppy after being in the US 3 days!
At IABCA shows, you win medallions for class wins (ex. best Biewer puppy), a numbered medallion for group placings up to 4 (ex. toy group), Large ribbons for BIS, reserve BIS, Rare breed BIS
In the one picture the two judges are holding all of the medallions the girls won and the other is holding the ribbons that each one won for Reserve BIS puppy.
The other picture shows my boy, Tobias, with his BIS Rare Breed puppy ribbon. I did not get all of his medallions out. As you can see I was having a hard enough time straightening out my sleeve to hide my long underwear.
These shows are very relaxed, and the judges very helpful. They actually talk to you! I had never shown a dog before and they helped me through the class. They also understand if a puppy acts up a bit.
Sorry for the novel here! If you want to know any more, I would be more than happy to talk to you about IABCA. If you think you might like to start showing, this is a great place to get your feet wet before moving on to the more rigid or strict setting of AKC. |