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Mexican Hairless (Xoloitzcuintle) Club UK - Fun Day
by Ashley Savage
On the 29 August 2011, Bank Holiday Monday, eager to escape the chaos of the Notting Hill Carnival we set out from London for Nottinghamshire to attend the first ever Xolo Fun Day to take place in the UK. This event was organised by Donna Cawley, whose IMA Xolos are renowned for their beauty, temperament and intelligence.
For some considerable time it had been Donna’s dream to hold a show for this lovely breed. She felt it important that any interested members of the public, and breed enthusiasts alike, have the opportunity to see and compare several examples of the dogs in all of their sizes, (miniature, intermediate and standard) these including both coated and hairless varieties.
Therefore in 2010 the breed club started discussions to plan an event and Yew Tree Canine, where Donna and Gina attend ringcraft classes, kindly agreed to allow them to hold a Xolo Fun Day alongside their annual Fun Dog Show. This dream become reality at The Griffins Head, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire when a total of 18 Mexican Hairless got together, this being the greatest number of Xolos ever to be in one place at one time in the UK!
With 12 breed classes, judged by Mr Tan Nagrecha, there was plenty to see throughout the day. Rosettes were awarded to 5th place and the breed club had merchandise available to buy on their stand, ranging from coasters to car stickers. As well as the Xolos a variety of other breeds were exhibited elsewhere in the showground, which added to the excitement and atmosphere of the day.
As there are currently so few Xolos in the UK, it was lovely to see the two new standard imports, a male from Mexico and a female from Russia, both of which had only arrived here a month before the show. These two beautiful dogs will undoubtedly help in increasing the gene pool here and should thus help to strengthen the establishment of the breed in England when they eventually enter into the breeding programme.
On the day it was also exciting to see several of the six month old standard pups bred by Donna earlier in the year from her stunning top winning bitch, Diva, sired by Georgina Rymer’s lovely dog, Mango. These pups appeared to be pretty consistent in terms of type and temperament and all have apparently settled well into their new homes giving much pleasure to their respective families.
As a breed the Xoloitzcuintle can only officially be exhibited in Import Register classes, which are unfortunately few and far between, so the Fun Day was an ideal way of helping to raise the profile of this fascinating and rare breed.
Many thanks to Donna for organising this event and for inviting me to come along and photograph on the day. Thanks also to Donna’s husband, PJ and to Gina and all of the others who helped in making the first ever Fun Day such a resounding success. Hopefully this will be the first of many such events.
For more information on the proposed Xolo breed club, visit the website Ima Xolos.
Mexican Hairless (Xoloitzcuintle) Club UK
Funday
29th August 2011
Funday
29th August 2011
Class Results
Puppy
1st Cawley & Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
2nd Edwards - “IMA Littt Miss Princess” = Standard Bitch
3rd Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
1st Cawley & Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
2nd Edwards - “IMA Littt Miss Princess” = Standard Bitch
3rd Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
Junior
1st Cawley - “Rey Coliman” = Standard Dog
2nd Howe & Cawley - “IMA Kissed By An Angel” = Intermediate Bitch
Post Graduate
1st Rymer - “Tecuani Ignea Tequila” = Standard Bitch
2nd Lockhart & Clifford - “Hedehusets According to Holye at Sheldobchi”= Intermediate Bitch
3rd Howe & Cawley - “IMA Kissed By An Angel” = Intermediate Bitch
1st Rymer - “Tecuani Ignea Tequila” = Standard Bitch
2nd Lockhart & Clifford - “Hedehusets According to Holye at Sheldobchi”= Intermediate Bitch
3rd Howe & Cawley - “IMA Kissed By An Angel” = Intermediate Bitch
Limit
1st Cawley - “Rey Coliman” = Standard Dog
2nd Cawley - “Ollin” = Intermediate Bitch
3rd Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
Veteran
1st Cawley - “Iztaccihuatl For Ima” = Intermediate Bitch Coated
1st Edwards - “IMA Littt Miss Princess” = Standard Bitch
2nd Lockhart & Clifford - “Mexelle Coca Sky” = Intermediate Bitch
3rd Cawley - “Ima Kindred Spirit” = Intermediate Bitch
Open Dog
1st Gordon & Davies - “Multi Ch Apancingo at Ammexbiche” = Intermediate Dog
2nd Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
Open Bitch
1st Cawley - “Chichen Itza Dune-De-Dior For Ima” = Standard Bitch
2nd Lockhart & Clifford - “Hedehusets According to Holye at Sheldobchi”= Intermediate Bitch
3rd Cawley - “Ollin” = Intermediate Bitch
Junior Handler
1st Tegan Cawley - “IMA Sacred Spirit” = Intermediate Bitch
2nd Ellis Page - “IMA Man Of The Moment” = Standard Dog
Senior Handler
1st Shannon Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
2nd Donna Cawley - “Chichen Itza Dune-De-Dior For Ima” = Standard Bitch
3rd Sian Gordon - “Multi Ch Apancingo at Ammexbiche” = Intermediate Dog
Companion Dog
1st Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
2nd Coclet - “Colato” = Peruvian Inca Orchid
1st Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
2nd Coclet - “Colato” = Peruvian Inca Orchid
Best Family
1st Lesley Lockhart & Steve Clifford’s Family of Xolos
Joint 2nd Gina Rymer’s Family of Xolos
Tegan Cawley’s Family of Xolos
Awards & Trophies
Best Coated = Edwards - “IMA Littt Miss Princess” = Standard Bitch
Best Junior Handler = Tegan Cawley - “IMA Sacred Spirit” = Intermediate Bitch
Best Companion = Hornby & Kane - “IMA Mr Bojangles” = Standard Dog
Best Dog = Gordon & Davies - “Multi Ch Apancingo at Ammexbiche” = Intermediate Dog
Best Bitch = Cawley & Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
Best Puppy In Show = Cawley & Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
Reserve Best In Show = Cawley & Roberts - “IMA Little Miss Sunshine For Shanshal (naf)” = Standard Bitch
Best In Show = Gordon & Davies - “Multi Ch Apancingo at Ammexbiche” = Intermediate Dog
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