The 86th and 87th All India Championship Dog Shows of the Mysore Kennel Club on Sunday saw 52 breeds of dogs compete in a canine pageant of sorts.
Dog lovers armed with cameras crowded around the rare breeds. Shih Tzu, a breed that originated in China, was the darling of the crowds. ‘Melody’ a Shih Tzu, with a top knot complete with a pink bow and bead leash got cheers and loud hoots every time her handler Papitchaya, walked her in the show.
The Toy Poodle, Bichon Frise, Kerry Blue Terrier and Springer Terrier were also crowd pullers.
The Great Danes of the Scooby Doo fame, the St Bernards of Beethoven fame and the pugs which starred in a popular commercial were a huge hit with the children.
Grooming and maintaining these dogs is never an easy task.
Stephen Gane who owns a Neopolitan Mastiff ‘Hugo’ said, “This guy costs me a fortune, up to Rs 5,000 a month.”
WINNERS ARE
86th Show: Best in show-English Springer Spaniel (owner K S Nagaraj Shetty, Bangalore); 2nd best in show-Boxer (owner K S Nagaraj Shetty, Bangalore); 3rd best in show- Great Dane (owner Vidya Ratan, Meerut); 4th best in show- German Shepherd Dog (owner Sanjay Desai, Pune); 5th best in show- Irish Setter (owner N Reguraj, Bangalore); 6th best in show-Kerry Blue Terrier (owner Balakrishna Shetty, Bangalore); 7th best in show-German Shepherd Dog (owners V Deepak and Viswas Raj, Bangalore); 8th best in show-Basset Hound (owners Jaimett Henry and Jose Homen D’Mello, Bangalore); Best puppy in show-Great Dane (owner G M Selvakumar); Best in show bred in India-Irish Setter-(owner N Reguraj, Bangalore)
87th Show: Best in show-German Shepherd Dog (owner PA Suresh Kumar); 2nd best in show-English Springer Spaniel (owner K S Nagaraj Shetty, Bangalore); 3rd best in show- Shih Tzu-(owner Vetri Doraiswamy, Chennai); 4th best in show-Great Dane (owner Vidya Ratan, Meerut); 5th best in show-Kerry Blue Terrier (owner Balakrishna Shetty, Bangalore); 6th best in show- Boxer (owned by Agrani Kennels); 7th best in show- Whippet (owned by A Sreekumar, Kerela); 8th best in show- Bichon Frise (owned by K S Balakrishna Shetty, Bangalore); Best Puppy in show-German Shepherd Dog (R Shyam, Bangalore); Best in show bred in India-Irish Setter (owner N Reguraj, Bangalore)
