Prosperous start

Tokyo North Terrier Group Club Dog Show, officially approved by Japan Kennel Club (JKC), was held
yesterday, April 25, at Toneri Park in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, and Pieta made her return to dog shows
after an absence of two and half years since JKC Scottish Terrier Club Dog Show in November, 2006, in which Pieta
won the Best in Specialty Show (BISS), and Piacere made her show debut.
Scottie owners, all of whom are good friends and students of Mr. Nakahara, are busy in final
retouch onto their dogs.
The first breed to compete in the first rink was Scottie, and Piacere was the first dog to appear
in the show. Although I resumed that babies would not be able to "stand and stay", Piacere's
comepetitors stood and stayed quite firmly, which annoyed me very much. Piacere, howeve, won the
class match.
The rain, which started falling when we arrive at the site of the show, became good rain when the
show started at 9 o'clock.
As the program proceeded, the match of female adult started. As Pieta came to the show after a long
absence, she was nervous, and her tail tended to fall.
The judge examining Scotties was Mr. Barry Day from UK.
Although the up & down walk was made under the rain shelter, the round wald was under the rain. The gound was full of puddles, and it was hard to walk for short-legged dogs.
Pieta continued winning until she lost against a champion, and won the Best Of Breed.
The breed matches were held before the noon, and the best in show matches started at around one o'clock.
The first match was the male baby class, and the the female baby class. It was Pieta's challenge BIS in the female baby class.
The rightmost dog and the handler is Piacere and myself. The dog immediately left is Norfolk Terrier, and the Jack Russel Terrier.
Although Piacere was selected as one of the top three dogs, she did not win and was certified as "Reserve Queen".
It was a good success for a baby, which has not been trained to "Stand and Stay". The qualification to compete in the baby class is 4months and 1 day, Piecere became four month and a day old, and Piacere wa four month and a day old yesterday,