DD wins best gait at Danish Specialty!

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The Ridgeback Day - or the Danish Ridgeback Specialty - is the day in the year where most Ridgebacks from all over Europe competes against each other a breed specialist judge, this year Orit Nevo from Israel had made 74 RRs find their way through the rain to Store Merløse on Central Sjælland - oh, sorry, MORE than 74 RRs had found their way - as 4 little Lewanika babies also had set up kindergarten in the corner of the big show hall (no puppy minder at home meant they had to come along)
Mandie was the first from camp Lewanika to go in the show ring - he is still in the throes of adolescense and miles too thin - but .... Margit must have done it right: he won his (Intermedieate) class!!!!
19 months old dog, with a bit of a feminine appearance - good body proportions, head a bit feminine, ear carriage could be better (he didnt want to "prick" his ears so looked more like a wet bloodhound), good dark eyes, correct bite, muzzle could be stronger, clean elegant neck, enough forechest, enough front angulation, good feet, good topline, good tail set, good back angulation, moves well, correct ridge - Ex1

Zazu was all turned on by seeing his beloved DD again and also by all the other males, so he did not behave his best and at one time we wanted to pull him as he had more eye for the other males than for Michael showing him...... But we went on with it and he ended up being #3 in his class also with an Excellent : 4 years old masculine dog of good size and good body proportions, strong head, good ears, good eyes, strong stop, muzzle could be longer, correct bite, enough front angulation, good bone, cat feet, strong topline, tail set a bit low, good back angulation, in movement a bit weak in rears, but moves okay from the side, okay ridge.
DD - with her 8,5 weeks old pups playing in the corner was most certainly not in show condition but I wanted to show her anyway as she is so lovely to show and she didnt do too badly, even though she only got a Very good :
3 years old bitch of good size,good body proportions, enough bone, feminine head, good size of the ears but could have better ear carriage (even after some desperate taping the one ear is still UP), good dark eyes, good proportions between scull and muzzle, correct bite, just enough fore chest, good feet, good depth and lenght of ribcage, topline a bit soft at the moment, rump a bit high and a croup a bit sloping (STACKING - not done she crouched like a rabbit) good back angulation, okay ridge, moves extremely well with a lot of drive and reach, too much black in coat, because of that and because of poor show condition she gets today a very good.





BUT - because of the comment about her movements I thought I would enter her her in the competition about the best moving Ridgeback in show - over 40 other dogs was on the floor and we had very little room to stretch out at first round, but then the finger pointed at me and DD and suddenly the competition became more fierce - only a few was left and with feet pounding and paws flying we went round and round the ring, now only myself and DD and the best in show male Mwisho was left for one more run ( good thing DD and I had been taking our little runs every day for the past few weeks, so we were both in shape) but a litter of puppies does take the toll and I could feel her fading on me when we where finally stopped by the judges hand - AND the silver trophy!
8 weeks and 4 days after she had her cesarian DD had won the competition about the best movements - competing against the top Champions from all over Europe!
DD you are amazing - I hope your puppies will have your grace and power