Here are the results of all the Best Of Groups of this Euro Dog Show 2006, which took place in Finland, in Helsinki from June the 9th to the 11th, and to which about 10,000 dogs had been entered.
Exhibitors came from nearly 40 countries, and the entries gave the visitors the opportunity to see around 300 different dog breeds. Most represented breeds were the Golden Retrievers (140), the Labrador retrievers (129) and the Dobermans (122).
On Sunday evening, the Best In Show was awarded by Finnish judge Mr Hans Lehtinen to the Slovakian Newfoundland Skipper's King Of Helluland, a dog issued from one of the best kennels in Slovakia (several International, Polish, Czech, Slovak titles, many Junior wins and also many breed clubs victories in Italy, Hungary, etc.)
The reserve Best In Show went to the Bracco Italiano Axel Del Monte Alago, a dog which came from the native country of the breed. On the third step of the finale, we see a bitch which is used to being on the podiums, and which was featured several times on Aniwa, the Spanish bitch Afghan Hound Khafka's Exotic Spice, which belongs to MM. Philippe Gallardo & Felix Duque. She had been particularly impressive about one year ago for the World Dog Show 2005 in Argentina. A Finnish wire Fox Terrier, Ash Grove Highwaystar, completes this truly international winning quartet.
1. Newfoundland, Skipper's King Of Helluland (Siklosi Béla, Pecs)2. Bracco Italiano, Axel Del Monte Alago (Bitte Ahrens & Salvatore Tripoli, Velletri, Italy)3. Afghan Hound, WW-05 FR & ES & POR & GIB & AM & LUX CH C Khafka's Exotic Spice (Philippe Gallardo & Felix Duque, Riudarenes)4. Fox Terrier, Wire, FIN & S & DK MVA SV-05 V-05 PMV-05 Ash Grove Highwaystar (Romanini Luisa C/o Åström Agneta, Helsingborg)