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13 25 ISSUE; EAST AFRICA KENNEL CLUB NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER 2017

Azim showing an American Cocker Spaniel

I went to meet the dog and its owners, the lovely I felt like crying but at the same time I was really
couple, Roxanne Simms and her husband with the happy as Antonio Flores who happened to be one
gorgeous lovely big Valentino, the Husky. I fell in of the nicest competitors, who I had really become
love with that dog at first sight! I then had to get friends with, won. I was also happy that a boy has
ready for the class, it took less than 5 mins to bond managed to win, for first time in 8 years!
with Valentino. After 30 mins with the dogs we
were called to the collecting ring where we had
to sit in alphabetical order. Kenya was 23rd. We
were then led into the ring one after the other. I “...I would like to say a
just tried to keep as calm as possible and once in
the arena I had to focus on my dog. We performed big THANK YOU to the
the first round and after that we had to exit the EAKC, LRCEA, Angi Yoder
arena and get our “swap dogs”. My swap dog was
a lovely American Cocker Spaniel. Her name was Maina, Andy Davis, Deepa
Kiuntoo. I had a bit of difficulty with her as her Galot, Lynda heron and her
mother was also in the class but I managed it.
entire family of course….”
Then we had to wait for the finals where the top 10
were to be picked. This was a very long 6 hour wait!

I went to the Poodle Stand where I met up with I went back to the hotel feeling very okay knowing
Keith Mullan and his sister and his lovely poodles!
This was lots of fun, then it was time. that I did my best and I have learnt a lot which I
would love to share with my fellow handlers, not
My heart was pounding and I was hoping that only junior Handlers but even the senior handlers.
maybe I would be selected for the top ten. But After Crufts was over we then met up with Lynda
sadly I was not. Heron and went to her farm for a week.
JUNIOR KENNEL CLUB