In April, we planned our second trip to Poland, this time to an international exhibition held in the beautiful surroundings of Moszna Castle near Opole, Poland.
The nicer the area was, the worse the surface of the ring was with uncut and completely wet grass and uneven surface. In addition, the staff assigned to the ring clearly did not know what to do. Nevertheless, we fought back and Hugo in his last start in junior class won the last BOJbut most importantly CACIB-J and CAJCthereby completing two championships (Polish Junior Champion and CIB-J).
Freddy Freddy still doesn't like the grass (especially not the tall one), but he eventually stood up nicely on the table and in Puppy class he was awarded VP1 and The best puppy in the breed. For Freddy, this result also means fulfilled conditions of the second puppy championship, this time in Poland.
Amazing positive atmosphere in the ring and smooth course of judging despite the above-mentioned obstacles was again prepared for us by a great judge Mrs. Lenka Frnčová, for which she deserves a big THANK YOU for all participating exhibitors.
Since we were already in Moravia at EDS 2025 and NDS at EDS 2025, we extended our show tour to Poland, just over the border with the Czech Republic, where two national shows were held in the Zakrzów sports complex.
A beautiful place for such a show, nicely prepared, only the language barrier is a bit tricky for us 🙂 The evaluation of the dogs in Polish handwriting is really hard to decipher, but thanks to our Freddy's breeder we finally got the desired information.
Especially Hugo (Néreus Hare and Hounds) was stellar, who got Exc.1, CAJC and even twice BOS in junior class.
Freddy (Piccolino from Negraland) was competing on grass for the first time and after the winter indoor season both he and his owner were a bit uncomfortable. On the first day we got Promising 1 in puppy class, but on the second day everything was on top and we got Very Promising 1 and Best puppy in breed.
Judges: Marian Paweł Bocianowski a Bogusława Szydłowicz-Polańczyk (PL)
But after the four-day marathon we didn't wait for the final competitions and went home instead.
On Friday 11.4.2025 was the second show day for beagles in Brno, this time the National Dog Show at EDS 2025.
We combined youth with youth, Freddy (Piccolino z Negraland) had the honour to be handled by the best junior handler of the Czech Republic for 2024 Anna Plundrova. And they were great together! We are not worried about the future of handling and we will keep our fingers crossed for Anna in the EDS 2025 Junior Handling Finals.
We were there! And even took away beautiful placements and ratings and especially a wonderful experience thanks to the TOP judge Lenka Frnčová, thank you very much. We have been looking forward to this cynological holiday for a long time and we are really excited.
Freddy (Piccolino z Negraland) with European Hope (Promise) 2025 and judge Lenka Frnčová, EDS 2025, Brno, 10.4.2025
We knew that this would be the culmination of our show efforts so far, but the result exceeded our expectations. We can see that careful preparation and pathfinding is paying off. All of this was enhanced by our most popular judge (beagle specialist) Mrs. Lenka Frnčová, who judged all the dogs and bitches of the breed with ease and great erudition. The atmosphere around the ring was extremely positive and finally the big ring with a white carpet (albeit in a sunken hall of the exhibition centre) gave the whole show the hallmark of uniqueness.
We also met a lot of important breeders from all over Europe and we are very happy that they are worth to say hello and have a few words with us. And we take that as a great appreciation for our only one year "career in the show ring".
Freddy and his handler Jitka Svobodova won the Puppy class and therefore the title European Hope 2025, which we take as a big commitment for the future.
But Hugo did not lose his way and confirmed his level by winning Excellent rating again in the busy Junior class. It is not possible for someone to participate in Junior class in two European shows (2024 in Celje and 2025 in Brno) and to succeed in both of them. Thanks also to Hugo's handler Pája Píchová.
Piccolino z Negraland aka Freddy
(s: Zorro for Negraland Weinlinie, d: Kassandra z Negraland)
puppy class – Very promising 1 (1/5), European Hope 2025!
in a strong competition of dogs from all over Europe.
