JUDGING BASENJIS - 1997 HIGHLIGHTS
JUDGING BASENJIS - 1997 HIGHLIGHTS
Jill Salmon was honoured with three invitations to judge Basenjis outside of Southern Africa in 1997. Here are some pictures from the shows and her comments.
Norway Basenji Club Specialty - 7 June 1997
“In June 1997, I was
honoured to be invited to judge the Norwegian Basenji Club Specialty Championship Show and
drew a wonderful entry of 81 Basenjis.
I was fortunate to have been presented with high quality dogs from Norway, Sweden and Finland.
My eventual Best in Show (pictured with the Best Opposite Sex in Show), going to a Norwegian bred tricolour bitch bred by Anne and Nina Modahl. An exceptionally delightful bitch who moved the pants off all the competition, even in the heat (yes, heat in Norway).”
Fort Steuben Kennel Association - 31 July 1997
I started my judging in the U.S.A. at the Steel Valley
Cluster in Youngstown, Ohio. I judged a number of breeds over the weekend, one of which
was Basenjis.
My best of breed was the very showy Ch (Am) Reveille Boutonniere, JC, handled by Michael Work.
Unfortunately, I was only scheduled to judge the group at the Sunday show and this fine
dog was not shown in the breed on this day. I would love to have seen him in the group
line-up as he has a lot of ring presence.
Evergreen Basenji Club Specialty - 15 August 1997
“Later on in the month, I judged the Evergreen Basenji Club Specialty in Enumclaw,
Washington and this was by far my judging highlight. A large entry of 167 dogs were
presented to me and almost all were of exceptional quality. I enjoyed every minute of this
tough assignment - my eventual best in show award going to a tricolour dog, from the
classes (Ch (Am) Penda Taji's Tri-Umphant One, bred by Katie
Campbell and Scott Moberly. I could just have gathered this dog up and taken him home
with me - he is just superb!
Best Opposite Sex went to a lovely tricolour
bitch (Ch Kibushi High Hat), handled by Brenda Cassell.
I was tickled pink, when the following day, at the Olympic Kennel Club, the judge found the same winners dog and bitch from a large entry of 96!”