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Sargis
Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch is the first schipperke in Lithuania and in the whole post-Soviet Union area. Loved by everyone, he has a wonderful and sweet character. He is a busy boy - besides travelling to many shows in different countries, he guards our home and everyone in it and always displays a courage big enough for a dog ten times his size.
He began his show career in Europe three weeks after arriving from the US by winning Best of breed and group placement under Mr. Anatoly Zhuk (BY) at a small National all-breed dog show in Panevezis (Lithuania). Two weeks later Mr. Bo Skalin awarded him Best of breed over champions and saw Sargis win Group 1 at International all-breed dog show in Tartu (Estonia). Sargis was shown 8 times in Junior class between October and December 2006 and obtained Junior Championship titles of 5 countries.
Sargis was owner handled until 2009, but now can be seen parading around European rings led by his good friend Fabrizio Manni. Sar's English mom Margaret Aylward takes the lead in the UK.
I am very happy to mention that Sargis got all of his National championships challenge certificates at large International shows including World Dog Show'06 in Poland, World Dog Show'08 in Sweden, European Winner Dog Show'09 in Ireland and World Dog Show'09 in Slovakia.
To date, Sargis is a Champion of 13 countries, International Champion. In 2009 he became both European and World Winner. In 2010 he was crowned as European Winner once again! He also spent a few months visiting with Mrs. Margaret Aylward (Carozza schipperkes) in the UK. After being shown only a few times he won two back to back CCs under Mr. Paul Harding and Mrs. Doreen Posnett. After winning Best of Breed under Mrs. Posnett, Sargis was placed 3rd in Utility Group at Southern Counties Dog Show by Mrs. Jean Lanning. Another very special placement in UK was at Crufts 2009 when Sargis was 2nd in open class under Mr. Roy Baker. In 2010 he repeated his result placing second in open class at DFS Crufts under Mrs. Penny Laverick.
Deena
Shalako Dynamite followed Sar's foorsteps and arrived in Lithuania in December of 2005. She is a spoiled couch potato who permanenly occupies our bed and often tries to push me off it. She loves to sleep in front of the fire and her appetite forces me to limit the amount of her daily food intake. However, she excels in petty theft and manages to maintain her body in slightly overweight condition. Miss D is the dog who loves the sound of her own voice and does not care that her high pitch makes me jump in my seat.
Besides being everything that a nice house pet should be, Miss D is a show star - she has more class and title wins than her crowned roomate, Sargis, but was able to beat him for the breed only three times. Well, it is hard to be a bitch in the dog show world. 50% of her success is, of course, her personality - not many judges were able to resist her monkey face. She is exclusively owner-handled.
She has 9 points towards her AM CH, including both majors, all earned during Brooksville cluster in Florida in January 2008. In 2008 Deena became European Champion and in 2009 World Champion. 2009 also brought her rezCACIB at European Dog Show in Dublin.
Deena began her show career in Europe by going Best of Breed and Best of Group from Junior class at Latvian Winner International Dog Show in Riga under judge Miroslav Redlicki (Poland). Since then she finished 14 National Championshp titles and became International Champion in 2008.
February 5 International Dog Show in Eindhoven (Netherlands)
INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB, shortlisted in the group.
INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, CACIB. Breed judge Dr. Vincent O'Brien (IRL), group judge Dr. L.R. Hjorth (N)
January 23 Milano International Dog Show (Milan, Italy)
INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CACIB, BOB, Group 2. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CACIB. Breed judge Silvio Rivolta (IT), group judge Paul Lawless (IRL)
December 19 International all-breed dog show Christmas Cup (Vilnius, Lithuania)
INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB, Group 1. Breed and group judge Natalija Nekrosiene (LT)
December 18 International all-breed dog show Vilnius Winter (Vilnius, Lithuania)
INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB, shortlisted in the group. Breed judge Nijole Zeniene (LT), group judge Natalia Raschihmarova (RUS)
October 2 European Winner Dog Show (Celje, Slovenia)
INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, European Winner'2010, BOB, shortlisted in the group. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, CACIB, European Winner'2010. Breed judge Tamas Jakkel (HU), group judge Blaz Kavcic (SI)
September 19 National all-breed dog show (Panevezys, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOB, Group 4. Breed judge Galina Zhuk (BY), group judge Irina Azen (BY)
September 12 National all-breed dog show (Kaunas, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOB, Group 2. Breed and group judge Mrs. Elena Balazovitz (Hungary)
September 4 National all-breed dog show (Vilnius, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOB, Group 2. Breed and group judge Mrs. Anna Redlickaya (Poland)
September 5 National all-breed dog show (Vilnius, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOB, Group 1, BIS 3. Breed and group judge Ms. Katarzyna Fiszdon (Poland), BIS judge Ms. Zoya Oleynikova (Ukraine)
August 29 33rd International all-breed dog show (Rotterdam, Netherlands) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge Dr. K. Scheel (Denmark)
August 6 Dzukija Summer International Dog Show (Druskininkai, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - LT CAC, CACIB, BOB, shortlisted in the group. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - LT CAC, CACIB, BOS.Breed and group judge Barbara Muller (Switzerland)
August 7 Druskininkai Mayor Cup International Dog Show (Druskininkai, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - LT CAC, CACIB, BOB, Group 2, Best Lithuanian Dog of the Show. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - LT CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge Karl-Erik Johansson (Sweden), group judge Tatyana Ivanova (Russia), competition judge Olga Sinko Kupriyanova (Slovenia)
July 22 4 Summer Night Shows CAC (Split, Croatia) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOB. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, BOS. Breed judge Agnes Gamani Kertes (Israel)
July 23 - 4 Summer Night Shows CACIB (Split, Croatia) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB, shortlisted in the group. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge George Schogol (Georgia), group judge Suncica Lazic Antoniou (Serbia)
July 24 - 4 Summer Night Shows CAC (Split, Croatia) INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, BOB. INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, BOS. Breed judge Phyllis Poduschka-Aigner (Austria)
July 25 - 4 Summer Night Shows CACIB (Split, Croatia) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CAC, CACIB, BOB. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge Igor Selimovic (Croatia)
July 17 Parnu International Dog Show (Parnu, Estonia) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CACIB, BOB, Group 2. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CACIB, BOS. Breed judge Miroslaw Redlicky, group judge Anna Redlickaya (Poland)
June 19 Aukstaitija Summer International Show (Moletai, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - LT CAC, CACIB, BOB, Group 2. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - LT CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge Holm Gunnel (Finland), group judge Leif Herman Wilberg (Norway)
June 20 Moletai Mayor Cup International Show (Moletai, Lithuania) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - LT CAC, CACIB, BOB, Group 1, Best Lithuanian Dog of the Show. Breed judge Leif Herman Wilberg (Norway), group judge Linda Jurgens (Estonia), competition judge Aramis Joey Lim (Australia)
June 6 Estonian Winner International Dog Show (Tallinn, Estonia) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - CACIB, BOB, "Estonian Winner'10", Group 2. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - CACIB. Breed judge Mrs. Jean Lawless (Ireland), group judge Paul Lawless (Ireland).
May 8 Tel Aviv Winner International Dog Show (Israel) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - ISR GCAC, CACIB, BOB. Breed judge Mrs. Zafra Sirik (Israel)
May 1 Orvieto International Dog Show (Italy) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - IT CAC, CACIB, BOB. Breed judge Mrs. Nina Karlsdotter (Sweden)
May 2 San Marino International Dog Show INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - San Marino CAC, CACIB, BOB. Breed judge Ms Suncica Lazic-Antoniu (Serbia)
March 13 Crufts (UK) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - 2 in open class. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - 1 in open class, res BCC. Breed judge Mrs. P Laverick (UK)
February 28 Flandres Dog Show Gent (Belgium) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - B CAC, CACIB, Best of Breed. INT CH Shalako Dynamite - B CAC, CACIB, BOS. Breed judge - Mrs. Ewa Buklad (Poland)
January 23 Expo Internazionale di Milano (Italy) INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch - IT CAC, CACIB, Best of Breed and INT CH Shalako Dynamite - IT CAC, CACIB, BOS.
January 22 Expo Internazionale di Bergamo (Italy) under Polish judge Andrzej Kazmierski INT CH Wyndsong Halcyon Midnight Watch won IT CAC and CACIB and went Best of Breed. He was also shortlisted in the group judging. INT CH Shalako Dynamite also won IT CAC, CACIB and was BOS.
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July 22-25 5 night shows in Split (Croatia)
August 6-8 2xCACIB shows in Druskininkai (Lithuania)