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Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc. 77th National Speciality 2013
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - Saturday, September 28th 2013 Holiday Inn - Portland Airport, Portland, Oregon (Report compiled by Steve Tillotson)
1. Summary/Report/Results The Afghan Hound Club of America's 77th Specialty Show was held at Portland, Oregon on the 25th – 28th of September and attracted an entry of 164 exhibits which is a very good entry compared to recent previous years. Judges were - (dogs) Mrs Dominique Denis (France) (bitches) Mrs Lee Canalizo (Sweeps) Chris Terrell. Best Of Breed was GCH CH Thaon's Wallstreet, (J Hafford/J Blanchard/A Sterner/D Rogers) This years winner continues the legacy of his Grandfather Gch Thaons Mowgli (4 times back to back winner of the National Speciality 2009-2012). Reports from the venue/showground were generally favourable. Location was deemed to be very convenient with a large outside tent for dog bathing facilities. Apparently it rained for 3 days. Some exhibitors welcomed the reduction in show days from 4 to 3 and doing dogs and bitches on the same day. Overall feedback seems to be positive. Will provide more details as we obtain them.
2. Thaon's National Specialty history - Thaon Afghan hounds have a remarkable record at the National Speciality, even before Mowgli's record breaking achievement of winning 4 back to back BOB's at the National, Thaon also won BOB at the National Speciality in 2001 with Ch Thaon's Wannadance and also in 2007 with Thaon's Travertine. We note that Thaon didn't win BOB in 2008 but only because Jay Hafford (Thaon) judged Bitches and Intersex that year and didn't exhibit - else, possibly, the Thaon legacy might have extended to 6 back to back BOB's. (Ch Rajah Of Namtrah previously held the record for the most BOB wins at the National Speciality way back for the three years 1942-1943, a record Rajah held for nearly 70 years. Mowgli, matched this record in 2010 and exceeded it in 2011 and now holds the record of 4 back to back BOB wins by the same Afghan hound. The Kennel (Thaon) also holds the record of 5 back to back BOB wins by the same kennel)
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