26-28 Breed Notes – Windsor, KC Open, EoE 2022

At Windsor our judge was David Matthews (Valindale) who had last judged Keesies at Crufts in 2015. With a 10.00am start, David had drawn an entry of 44 dogs with just 5 absentees and a ring to ourselves with the Keeshond Club’s Open show following on.

The DCC with Best of Breed went to Debbie Hopkins’ Int Ch Quasars Brilliant Light van het Earlskamp Serenaubach (Imp Bel) (Am Ch Trumpet’s It’s Good To Be King (Imp USA) x Bel Ch Joyfull van het Earlskamp) whilst it was another RDCC for Andy & Jean Fitches’ Samoykees Harbour Lights (Am Ch Showtyme Admiraal The Mighty Sven x Samoykees Exclusive Moon)

It was a first big green card for Sue Pattison’s Eastkees Purple Gem (Serenaubach Full of Wonder x Eastkees Blue diamond) and the RBCC was another for Mark Redler’s Keitakees You Are My World (Ch Neradmik Family Affair with Lekkerbek x Byquy Kinky Boots at Keitakees) who was also Best Puppy.

Half an hour or so after the completion of Windsor’s judging it was the Open Show judged by Krys Greenland who had drawn an entry of 37 Keesies with just 3 absentees.

Best Dog was Sue Pattison’s Serenaubach Full Of Wonder (Int Ch Quasars Brilliant Light van het Earlskamp Serenaubach x Torrikees shalira among Serenaubach) Reserve Best Dog with Best Puppy was Susi Gardner’s Keitakees Small Town Boy with Manzanakees (Ch Neradmik Family Affair with Lekkerbek x Byquy Kinky Boots at Keitakees)

Best Bitch with Best of Breed was Jane Ring’s Neradmik Tantrums ‘N’ Tiaras (Ch Samkees With Love to Neradmik (imp Mlt) x Ch Neradmik Grace Kelly (Imp Can)) and Reserve Best Bitch was Dawn Gregory’s Amikirs Lovealicious (Ch Neradmik All About The Boy for Watchkees x Ch Amikirs Bubblelicious)

Next show was East of England’s where Tony Allcock OBE was judging us without CC’s and he had drawn an entry 20 Keesies with just 1 absentee.

Best Dog with Best of Breed was Mel Harris’s newly crowned Ch Kichigai Boy Is Back In Town for Watchkees (Ch Neradmik All About The Boy for Watchkees x Kichigai Lilac Wine) with Reserve Best Dog and Best Puppy going to David Peck’s Keitakees To Love Somebody At Byquy (Ch Neradmik Family Affair with Lekkerbek x Byquy Kinky Boots at Keitakees) handled as usual by David Matthews.

Best Bitch was Karin Hickson’s Kichigai Uptown Girl (Ch Neradmik All About The Boy for Watchkees x Kichigai Lilac Wine) with Dawn Gregory’s Amikirs Lovealicious (Ch Neradmik All About The Boy for Watchkees x Ch Amikirs Bubblelicious) getting the reserve.

Anji Marfleet