IABCA 2019 Evergreen Autumn Sieger

Fionnuala (Akiyama no Roushya Kokuchou go) had a full weekend of dog shows.
She earned:

• Best of Breed (all 4 shows)
• Show 1: Bred By Group 2, Open Group 3 (Judge: Mr. Stanley Matsumoto - INT & USA)
• Show 2: no group placement (Judge: Ms. Rhonda Silveira - USA)
• Show 3: Bred By Group 3 (Judge: Ms. Juliann Bitter - INT & USA)
• Show 4: Bred By Group 3 (Judge: Mr. Grant Townsend - CAN)
• Rare Breed Show: Reserve Best in Show! (Judges: Mr. Stanley Matsumoto & Ms. Juliann Bitter)

Her rating for every show was V-1, the highest rating. Verbal critiques were that she could use a bit more chest (chest drop may happen with age, as Kishu are quite late to mature, but her sire lacks some chest) and she could use a little more weight (My Kishu are all a bit lean, and this is a comment I hear somewhat regularly in conformation.) I have included our written critiques.

This means I can now apply for her new title, IntCH!
RBIS IntCH Akiyama no Roushya Kokuchou go.

Fionnuala is the first dog of her breed to compete in the IABCA (which was a surprise to me, due to Kishu Ken-nel's early involvement in conformation) and so she is the first Kishu Ken to earn this title.
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Thank you to our friend & photographer Gauzong Yang for the photos.