Hound Assocaition

The Hound Association Of Ireland

Around this time last year I posted a blog about The Hound Association of Ireland, in relation to the APPOINTMENT of the judge judging my breed at their championship show in August 2011. I spoke to a few people at the time, and after the event, as well as receiving comments from people via the social networks about this blog, some advising that this was not the right way to go about addressing my concerns. So this year I was waiting with anticipation to get my hands on the appointed judges list for this championship dog show, which as I stated on last years blog, is the only chance of qualifying my breed, Standard Smooth Dachshunds for Crufts. Well never let it be said that I don't try to play this game fairly. Because this year, I must take my hat off to The Hound Association Of Ireland for inviting an extremely experienced and knowledgeable panel of judges to hand out their opinions of our dogs at this very important date in our dog show calendar. Presiding ove…

Hound Association Of Ireland

Yesterday, courtesy of Our Dogs Ireland, the list of judges for the Hound Association Of Ireland, Championship Show to be held on the 13-08-11 was published. Mrs B Hession (All Breeds - Golden Retriever Specialist) will be doing all Long Haired and Smooth Haired Dachshund varieties. She will also be judging the following day at Clonmel and District Canine Club Championship Show, where she is judging a lot of breeds in Group 8 This is the only single show on the Island of Ireland that you can try and qualify your Standard Smooth Dachshund for next years Crufts. Some people have mentioned before that they think the Crufts qualifier each year should be your breeds club show, whereby it is always a breed specialist appointed on the day. Do you think that as it is a hound show, that the very least, the judge appointed for this one roll of the dice re Crufts qualification (for a lot of hound exhibitors in Ireland) would at least come from a breed within the hound group ?

Hound Association of Ireland Group Championship Show

Best in show at today's Hound Association of Ireland Ch Show at Nass Race Course under Spanish judge Mr Adolfo Martinez Noguera was Geordie & Jane Anthony's Rhodesian Ridgeback Ch Rottzridge Walk The Walk Jnr Ch CW 10. Reserve Best in Show Mary & Tony Smith's Ch Uella O'Hogan (Jnr Ch CW 08). The new venue proved a major success, and left us wondering why it had not been used for this show before now. Situated en route for the next day's Circuit show in Clonmel, it had perfect facilities for this 3 group show. The large equine parade ring provided great space for the 4 rings on an immaculate lawn surrounded by low hedging and a railing and fixed seating for onlookers. Many congratulations to the commitee of the HAI for again running an excellent show, but a first this year the show was blessed with proper summer weather, hopefully the sunshine will continue for the rest of the Munster Circuit week.