The Pup of The Year 2009 Finals took place at the Moran’s Red Cow Hotel, Dublin on Easter Sunday, 4th April. The event is hosted by The Combined Canine Club, this years sponsors were BNY Mellon.
There were 29 qualified from the 30 shows held in 2009, as the lovely Keeshond had qualified twice. Preliminary judging was completed by judges Ricky Loch Romans from the Netherlands, Berri Beare and Anthony Kelly from Ireland. Each judge independently assessed and scored each qualifier. Each qualifier received an engraved photo frame sponsored by Irish Canine Press and as guests waited for dinner to be served the short list of the 8 finalists were announced.
Ramuné Kazlauskaite from Lithuania had the honorging the final After careful assessessingThe final 2 were asked for another lap of the ring and called into number 1 spot was Yvonne Cannon’s homebred Shih Tzu, Cloughlea The Demon Diva and second place was awarded to John Canty’s Lakeland Terrier Brocolitia Right Reaction.
Many congratulations to all the lovely puppies and their proud owners who had qualified for this prestigious event, but of course special congrats to the winners owners Yvonne Cannon and John Canty, both well known and popular exhibitors in their respective breeds.
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