The Kennel Union of Ghana(KUG) annual All breed Club Championship Awards Certificate(CAC) show came off from 26th to 27th March, 2022 at Dzowulu Astroturf and Paa Joe Kuma park in Kumasi respectfully. This year’s show was the first in the 2022 calendar year and all the best purely bred dogs registered to compete in the ring.
The annual CAC dog show is a well-known sport in the canine community in Ghana, and every breeder worth his or her sort showed up and presented their works to an all breeds judge. This year’s KUG All Breed Club CAC show was under the supervision of two internationally acclaimed judges from Canada who have a combined experience of 70 years of breeding and judging pure breed dogs across the world in the persons of Richard Paquette (All Breeds Judge) and Tempest Deptuch(All Breeds Judge).
The sports of purebred is a conformation show which works with the principle of elimination to get the best dog and award it for the day. Breeders enter the ring with dogs of the same breed competing for the same class, after which the judge awards the best dog of the class which intends goes to compete for the best dog of that breed(BOB).
This is followed up by the Best in Group competition(BIG), which comprises different breeds of dogs but with the same functionality. For instance, Group 1 category is made up of dogs with the functionality to herd sheep and cattle such as German Shepherd, Belgian Shepherd, while Group 2 category dogs include dogs such as Rottweiler, Cane Corso, Presa Canario, Dogo Argentino.
Group 8 is made up of retriever dogs such as American Cocker Spaniel, while Group 9 comprises companion dogs. The group 9 dogs are your ideal family pet dogs and are made up of breeds that were bred to provide companionship for humans. Dogs such as ShihTzu, Maltese, French Bulldog, Pug all fall under this group
The group 9 competition started with the Female junior open class between the ages of 9 months to 15 months. The dogs were made to gait for the judges to study their movement and appraised them based on their breed standard.
Soraya Solo Per I Tuoi Occhi and Shazka Imandri Yudgina came out in first and 2nd positions and both dogs received an excellent performance from the judges. Both dogs came from Adanfopa ShihTzu. The next was the male open class and the best two winners were Baloven Sud By IZ Grada Masterov and Junior Champion (Jch) Elvin Charm Beside took the 1st and 2nd positions respectfully.
The Best of Shihtzu breed at both the Accra show and Kumasi show went to dogs from Adanfopa ShihTzu namely Soraya Solo Per I Tuoi Occhi and Izolda Iz Grada Masterov respectfully. These 2 dogs went further to win the Best in Group at both Accra and Kumasi shows when they competed against other breeds such as Pug, French Bulldog, Maltese, Pug thus making the Shihtzu the best companion dog in Ghana.
The best 2 Female Winners during the show both had an excellent score from the judge and are both from Adanfopa ShihTzu.
Male Open Class Winners
Emmanuel Asare who is the President of the ShihTzu Club of Ghana and breeder at Adanfopa ShihTzu said that the ShihTzu is the ideal companion dog because, unlike other breeds, the ShihTzu was solely bred to give Companionship to its owners.
The breed originated from the Tibet region and later moved to China. ShihTzu is a Chinese word which means small lion.
The ShihTzu is affectionate, friendly, lovely, easily training, and has a stable temperament, when you have a bad day, a ShihTzu will light up your day upon looking through their warm piercing eyes.
The ShihTzu can adapt to all types of apartments, that is to say, they can leave both indoors and outdoor. The President of the ShihTzu Club of Ghana used the opportunity to congratulate all breeders who took part in the competition and also used the opportunity to invite all Ghanaians to own a Shihtzu because they are hypoallergenic(do not shed hair ) thus are the best for persons with allergies or pet owners who will like to keep their dogs indoors.
Additionally, the Shihtzu is best suited for persons recovering from stroke and high blood pressure because they help reduce blood pressure as their owners pet them. The ShihTzu is also the best gift to give your child because it teaches children to be gentle and responsible, and their long lifespan implies that they form a bond with your child from childhood to adulthood.
He used the show to invite all Ghanaians to join the ShihTzu club of Ghana to learn more about the ShihTzU breed and its upkeep.
List of other winners of the Show
KUG CAC ALL-BREED DOG SHOW 2022, ACCRA
Group 1
Belgian Malinois
- Gina. 1st open class
GSD
Junior class (short coat)
- D. Catalina Von Aylesbury (female short coat) 1st
Open class (short coat)
- Karlos Von Mouttaz Ibrahim (male short coat) 1st
Puppy class (long coat)
- Lyssa de Savio Florentino (female long coat$ 1st
- A21 Mahogany V.h Alphahunde (female long coat) 2nd
- Marley Von Sama-nut (male long coat) 1st
- Judo Von haus alphahunde (male long coat) 2nd
Junior class (long coat)
- Gima ( female long coat) 1st
- Khali (female long coat) 2nd
- Axa (female long coat) 3rd
Open class (long coat)
- Vivian Heka (female long coat)
25.Niagra Darkaro (male longe coat) 1st
- Gary Magnatgold (male long coat) 2nd
- Fakir Pawlo (male long coat) 3rd
GROUP 2
DOBERMANN
Junior class
- Pioneers of Africa Anika 1st
Open class
- Capo (male) 1st
- Pioneers of Africa Africanus (male) 1st
- Pioneers of Africa Bugatti (male) 3rd
DOGO ARGENTINO
Open class
- Pioneers of Africa’s Aragon (male) 1st
ROTTWEILER
PUPPY CLASS
44, Holb Blue (female) 1st
45, HOV Petra (female) 2nd
Adele Von Modjakah (female) 3rd
Junior class
- Dark-Rose Von madjakah (female) 1st
- Nelson house of black knights (male) 1st
- HOV Ludo (male) 2nd
- Haus of Vigilio Kwame (male) 3rd
Open class
- TerraNova Monalisa (female) 1st
- Helena Happy S. Berega (female) 2nd
65, Flai Flaw Everest (male) 1st
64, Odo Futog line (male) 2nd
62, Timati Haus of Nattim (male) 3rd
CANE CORSO ITALIANO
Open class
71, Canavaro (male) 1st
DOGUE DE BORDEUX
Open class
96, Red Hendrix (male) 1st
98, Blonde storm (female) 1st
GROUP 3
AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL
Junior class
73, Canseys cool breeze (female) 1st
Open class
72, Canseys pitch black (female) 1st
GROUP 9
FRENCH BULLDOG
JUNIOR CLASS
74, Canseys I choose you (female) 1st
SHIH TZU
Junior class
75, Soraya solo per Tuoi Occhi (female) 1st
76, Shazka Imandri Yudgina (female) 2nd
Open class
- Baloven sud’By IZ GRADA MASTER (male) 1st
77, Elvin Charm Beside (male) 2nd
PUG
Junior class
86, Queen mahako (female) 1st
Open class
90, Vivat Moya Prelest adel Reychel (female) 1st
BICHON FRISE
Open class
- Lubina (female) 1st
- Cibila (female) 2nd