Canton Pomeranians

I happily received some very good news from Italy informing me that our homegrown Canton Pomeranians did a clean sweep with all the major Pomeranian wins in the International Dog Show in Bastia Umbra.  Judges were Ernesto Capra and  Pierluigi Buratti.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Young Class 1° EXCELLENT:                        Ph Ch Canton Bridget Jones

Champion Class, Best Dog, CACIB:             Ph Ch Canton Tie N Tail

Champion Class, Best Bitch, CACIB:            Ph Ch Canton Legally Blonde

BEST OF BREED:                                        Ph Ch Canton Legally Blonde

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Young Class 1° EXCELLENT:                        Ph Ch Canton Bridget Jones

Champion Class, Best Dog, CACIB:             Ph Ch Canton Tie N Tails

Champion Class, Best Bitch, CACIB:            Ph Ch Canton Legally Blonde

BEST OF BREED:                                        Ph Ch Canton Tie N Tails

THE 1° EXCELLENT ARE 5 POINTS  FOR ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP YOUNG

It is not clear to me why Bridget was in another class when she is a Philippine Champion like Tie and Blonde.  Perhaps, it is because of her age.  In some FCI countries, a dog cannot be considered a champion until he or she is of a certain age and winning certain shows at that age.  Maybe this is the case with her. (In the Philippines, a foreign champion will have to compete in the Regular non-champion class.)

Early this year, I received an email from Gloria wanting to get a Pomeranian from me.  She is from Italy.  And so, I responded that since she is from an EC country and my country is not in the approved list, it was almost impossible.  However, if she was willing to pass thru the hassle, I was willing to work with her.   That would mean that:

1. She had to come all the way to the Philippines to do her own choosing,
2. Go  back home to Italy and wait for 4 months.  During which time, we would be securing a rabies titer test from the University of Kansas City…extract blood, send the blood specimen, wait for the results, complete an EC passport form; total waiting of 4 months from date of extraction before the dog can go,
3. After 4 months, she must come back to the Philippines to collect her dog and bring it back with her.  Dogs coming from the Philippines and going to an EC country has to be accompanied and not shipped as cargo.  Otherwise, the shipment would be considered commercial.

After I gave her this requirement, I thought that would be the last I would hear from her.  Surprisingly, Gloria and her husband Paolo decided to come!  They decided on Bridget, Blonde and Tie to be finished as Philippine champions.  Gloria together with her son, Jesse came back 4 months later to bring home their beloved poms.

It is all so flattering for someone to go to all this trouble.  And so, I treated my new found friends with our very own traditional Philippine hospitality.  It so much reminded me of my own efforts when I started travelling all around Japan, Taiwan, England and US just to buy Pomeranians…those cross country travelling by car, by train and by plane!  Most of my trips were all reciprocated with some courtesy and some, with good finds.

And now that I hear that my Canton Pomeranians did some good winnings in their new home, I am very glad. 

In the meantime, with my new partnership with other breeders in US/other countries, I will be able to ship from those countries without all the mentioned requirements.   

October 23, 2009

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