Spring Dog Show 2018

This year we hosted our Spring Dog Show on Easter Tuesday, 3^rd April. We had a fantastic turnout and got to see all different shapes, sizes and temperaments. Even the bad weather didn’t stop us, as we moved from our normal outdoor area to our indoor arena. Nothing worse than a load of soggy pups 🙁 We’d like to thank everyone who turned up and put their dogs to the test. We have detailed the winners of each category below:

To kick things off we had the Best Gun Dog category, with a total of 10 entrants. The winner received a cool Nerf gun which fires out tennis balls.

1^st place – Star (Labradoodle)

2^nd place – Rhea (Cocker Spaniel)

3^rd place – Bella (English Spring Spaniel)

Next round saw the Best Working Dogs line up. We had 6 entrants for this round, with the winner receiving a Nerf Launcher for firing out tennis balls, using a foot pedal.

1^st place – Keiko (German Shepherd) 

2^nd place – Anna (Great Dane)

3^rd place – Kai (Giant Schnauzer)

The following round was the Best Toy Dog category. A popular round with 16 entrants, with the winner receiving a bag of dog meal to chow down on!

1^st place – Tilly (Miniature Poodle)

2^nd place – Tilly (Shar Pei)

3^rd place – Lily (French Bulldog)

Up next we had the Best Dog round. Some fine specimens took the stage for this round. We had a 11 entrants, with the winner taking home a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys.

1^st place – Diesel (French Bulldog)

2^nd place – Bobby (Cocker Spaniel)

3^rd place – Logan (St. Bernard)

Best Bitch was the next category to take centre stage. The winner claimed a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys. Out of a grand total of 25 dogs who entered, our winners were:

1^st place – Tilly (Miniature Poodle)

2^nd place – Star (Labradoodle)

3^rd place – Coco (Shihtzu)

Next up was the Best Puppy (Under 12 months) category. With an overload of cuteness on show in this round, we could only have one winner unfortunately. The winner out of 17 cute little pups claimed a Bag of Puppy Dog Meal.

1^st place – Bailey (Shihtzu)

2^nd place – Lily (French Bulldog)

3^rd place – Bobby (French Bulldog)

The Best Rescue Dog category was up next with 3 fine specimens taking centre stage. The winner claimed a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys.

1^st place – Oscar (Labrador Cross)

2^nd place – Leigh (St. Bernard)

3^rd place – Ruby (Cavalier)

Unfortunately we missed Oscar so we have no image of the handsome devil!

Next up we had a total of 13 happy dogs, all wagging their tails to try to win the crown of the Waggiest Tail Award. First place won a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys.

1^st place – Belle (Cocker Spaniel)

2^nd place – Indi (Cocker Spaniel)

3^rd place – Poppy (Cocker Spaniel)

The handlers were put to the test in this round, where they had to mimic the walk of their dogs as they went around the performance arena together, in a quest to win the Best 6 Legs round. We had 23 entrants, so a total of 138 legs all competing! This was a fun round to watch, with some of the dogs putting their owners to the test. The winner claimed a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys.

1^st place – Aria (Cocker Spaniel) and Ronan

2^nd place – Coco (Shihtzu) and Naomi

3^rd place – Bella (Cockapoo) and Phoebe

The under 16 handlers were up next, trying to control and manoeuvre their dogs through the performance arena and compete for the Young Handler (under 16 class) award. The winner out of the 10 entrants received a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys.

1^st place – Emily (14) and Tilly (Miniature Poodle)

2^nd place – Kaitlyn (13) and Idas (Great Dane)

3^rd place – Naomi (16) and Coco (Shihtzu)

The next round was the Young Handler (under 12 class) who stepped up to compete for the winning prize of a Goodie Bag of Dog Products and Toys. We had a total of 16 entrants for this round.

1^st place – Teegan (6) and Kodey (Miniature Schnauzer)

2^nd place – Rachel (11) and Sandy (Labrador)

3^rd place – Elliott (2) and Anna (Great Dane)

The final round was the Best In Show, awarded to the best all round dog. We had 8 entrants and the prize claimed by the winner was the Jungle Spring Dog Show trophy!

1^st place – Tilly (Miniature Poodle)

2^nd place – Star (Labradoodle)

3^rd place – Keiko (German Shepherd)

Check out some of the images below of this year’s Spring Dog Show.

We are hosting our next Summer Dog Show on Sunday 2^nd September. To book go to: https://www.thejungleni.com/event/dog-show/

Remember we also host a Family Fun Day on the same days as the dog show. With over 20 actvitiies available for kids aged 4+ and adults, you can make a day of it and do some activities and come see the dog show or have your own dog take place in order to win some neat prizes. For more info on our Family Fun Days see the following link:

https://www.thejungleni.com/event/family-fun-days/