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Perspectives

Was the victory in Madrid special for you because
Spain is your country?
No doubt winning a World Dog Show is always
special, but doing it in your country in front of
your friends and loved ones made it even more
special. It was also special for the judge since the
closeness and knowledge he had of the breed was
always important and valued by me, in this case,
Andras Korózs met all these requirements.

Even so, I have a special feeling for EDS because
of the “WHERE”, it was celebrated in France, a
country where our breed is deeply rooted and
is a world reference in terms of the quality of
the specimens and many breeders who do an
exceptional job in the improvement of it.

Special also for the “HOW” for the number of
specimens shown almost 200 Aussies, many of
them high-quality specimens perfectly shown and
conditioned, and also special since both judges, in
the breed and the group, were French accustomed
to seeing this breed since in his country it is one of
the most numerous.

Jagger is not only winner of BEST OF BREED
at EDS & WDS, he was also group placement
on both shows. Tell us about your feelings after
commentator said “First place goes to Australian
Shepherd” in Paris?
In that moment you feel immense joy but you don’t
realise it until you arrive back at the hotel and
once you relax and you can analyse everything
that happened; it’s very difficult to win a group
in a major European competition, seeing the Do you have any superstitions, routines or
quality of the other dogs that surrounded me. procedures to bring you luck, maybe a lucky suit
This analysis lasts a short time since with hardly or special lead you prefer to use?
any time you will be at the show again having to
think about preparing the dog to be shown in the I am not a person of superstition or one of
BIS ring. those who believes in luck. I believe in hard and
constant work and I try to plan ahead of time,
Only now when you look back and realise how everything that a show requires, although it is
difficult and how many little things have to happen true that regardless of the quality of the dog and
to achieve such a result. the work there is a series of “circumstances” that
often cause the result to be one or the other,
I don’t remember many dogs where in the that is to say, that luck really always influences
same year they have managed to win European something.
Champion, World Champion and to be winner and
group reserve in both Shows. In addition, don’t Jagger has his own leash to be shown, it’s not a
forget Jagger is a young dog, only 3 years old. question of superstition, but it’s the leash that I

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