Hi and welcome to our photo collection from this year's CSSC Shiloh Shepherd Specialty! This was the first specialty show we put on all by ourselves. Deb and Mel of Riverwind Shilohs graciously offered the use of their lovely farm for the event. We had a Meet 'n' Greet on Saturday and the show on Sunday. Attendance broke records, with EIGHTEEN ISSR Shiloh Shepherds attending from as far away as Arizona, California, and Louisiana!
Here's a photoshow from our club President, Lura, and another from one of our Louisiana attendees, Blair. Both of them got some great pics!
Lura's Photo Show - CSSC 2010 Summer Specialty
Blair's Photo Gallery - CSSC June 2010 Meet 'n' Greet
Most of the dogs ran loose until it was time for the food! They had a great time playing together. Pictured are Noel on the left and Jes on the right--look at those silly Shiloh tongues!
Noel was certainly one of the more hilarious attendees at the show. Shiloh puppies have a lot of curiosity and intelligence, which gets them into some interesting situations. Noel decided it was too hot, and that big metal thing full of drinking water MUST actually be a swimming pool!
Ender and Leo were less than thrilled when they came over to get a drink, though...
Everyone had a ton of fun hanging out at the Gather the evening before the show! We had food, a seminar on gait and structure taught by judge Fred Lanting, and an auction to raise money for next year's show.
One Shiloh family from Texas really wanted to come to hang out with everyone, but sadly could not stay to participate in the show the next day. However, we got some lovely photos of their boy, Neiko. Neiko is a grey sable from New Zion Shilohs in New York state, the kennel of our Breed Founder, Tina Barber. You can see his Champion-pointed brother, Ender, down below in our show coverage!
We bid farewell to Neiko and his wonderful human family and everyone went back to their hotels and rooms to get some rest for the show. Early the next morning, it was time to put up the ring!
Some of the Shilohs who came didn't show, but we don't want to forget their photos. Here are Big Jake from California, with his son, The Duke, in the truck behind him. Both of them are from Strauss Haus Shepherds in Washington State.
And the charismatic Batman, a Riverwind Shilohs puppy who was born at the farm the show was held. He is a son of Katie, Deb and Mel's foundation girl, and Big Jake, who you just saw in the previous photo. He lives with his family in Oklahoma.
Batman's littermates were there, and in the show ring! BJ and Junebug both live at Riverwind farm, so they were on their home turf! Here's Junebug in the ring, getting her teeth looked at by Fred while her sister waits her turn:
Another of BJ:
Both girls have the wonderful, friendly temperaments that the real Shiloh Shepherd is known for. Here's BJ catching some scritches before the show!
We had a lot of other adult Shilohs at the show this year! Our officers, Lura and Michelle, both attended with some of their girls. Here's Lura's pretty Moon:
And Michelle's beautiful dark Greta, standing for her photo and then in the ring:
Michelle's Tammy definitely got the award for having the most fun in the ring! Here she is, being shown by her breeder, the wonderful Laura Kathryn of Solace Shilohs.
We were lucky to have the lovely Charm come all the way from Louisiana to show! Charm is a white Shiloh from Dayspring Shiloh Shepherds in Tennessee.
Also coming a long way to show was the handsome Ender, a black-and-silver dual plush who lives in Arizona! He is a full brother to Neiko, who we introduced earlier. Ender comes from New Zion Shilohs.
There were three more adults at the show: one Champion, Leo, and the boy and girl who beat the others to win Winner's Dog and Winner's Bitch: Chester and Sunny! Sunny is actually Leo's litter mate. All three dogs ended up in the final competition in the ring together, and all three come from New Zion Shilohs. Here they all are!
Here is Champion Leo, in a photo taken before the show, with his human mom, Anne:
His sister Sunny, who took Best of Opposite Sex (best female), a major win toward her Championship! Here she is in the ring with her human mom, Liz, and judge Fred Lanting.
And finally, CHESTER won adult BEST IN SHOW! Congratulations on a major win toward your Championship, Chester! You can see what great focus Chester has in the ring with his human mom Joyce.
And here is a photo of him in the ring with the judge. Great job, everyone!
The Shiloh puppies were in their own separate show, so they would not have to compete with adults. We had five puppies showing this year. Hopefully we will get a LOT of new Shilohs in the area this coming year, and have even more next show!
Here are the puppy boys in the ring. They are, from front to back, Torren, Zakanne, and Travis.
Here are the puppy girls in the ring--Noel in front, and Jes trying to catch up in back! Jes wasn't quite sure about this "show ring" idea...but our shows are very casual, so novice dogs (and handlers!) have plenty of leeway to learn. Participating in local Specialties is a great way to get your feet wet showing your Shiloh!
Some photos closer-up; here's Torren with his human mom Blair (with camera) before the show! Hard to believe he's a PUPPY, isn't it??
Here's a great shot of Zakanne in the ring. He's looking for his mom Sheryl; she's in hiding!
Here's a shot of Travis going around the ring, and then another of him with his "brother" Chester (Travis on the left, Chester on the right), both owned by Joyce and Alan.
Here's Jes being stacked in the ring by Carla. Jes is in that leggy adolescent stage. Sometimes Shiloh pups look like they're on stilts when their legs get a growth spurt and their bodies don't!
And, finally, it was the troublemaker who won it all! NOEL won BEST IN SHOW PUPPY! Congratulations Noel on your first win--we're sure you'll be making us laugh just as much at future shows! Here's Noel showing exactly what she thinks of this "showing thing" while she's being examined in the ring!
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