Eukanuba World Challenge 2008: All 52 Countries' Representative Top Winning Dogs Announced

Eukanuba World Challenge 2008: All 52 Countries' Representative Top Winning Dogs Announced

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Eukanuba, working in cooperation with the FCI and AKC, is especially pleased to publicize the details of all Top Winning dogs who will be representing the 52 invited participating countries at the 2nd Annual Eukanuba World Challenge hosted at the AKC / Eukanuba National Championships in Long Beach, California this December.

This unmatched line up of outstanding dogs includes those who have won top honors at prestigious shows worldwide such as the AKC / Eukanuba National Championship, Crufts, FCI World Dog Show, and European and Asian Shows. All participants will compete for the title of the 2008 Eukanuba World Challenge Champion along with prize money of $10,000. The runner up will receive $3,000 and the first runner up $2,000. The countries, predetermined by geographical regions, are divided into four sections with 3 dogs from each section being selected to go forth to the final which will be judged by FCI President and all breed judge, Mr. Hans Muller.

The entire Eukanuba World Challenge event will be held in the Main Arena of the Long Beach Convention Centre with a live audience of thousands. The opening ceremony promises to be spectacular with all 52 representing dogs being accompanied into the arena by Kennel Club officials as the flag bearers. The opening ceremony will take place on Saturday evening, 13th of December, immediately before the judging of the first two sections; Europe 1, and The Americas. The remaining two sections Europe and Africa 2 and Asia & Oceania will be judged on Sunday evening, the 14th of December. The final is scheduled to take place on Sunday ahead of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship's Best In Show. The event is being recorded for broadcast by Animal Planet.

   Europe and Africa Section 1, Judge - Mr Edd Bivin (USA)    Country      Breed of Dog       Name of Dog             Name of Owner    Austria      Dachshund (Mini    Bartoldi d'Harcourt     Janos Turzo                Longhair)    Belgium      Beagle             Florreke Lighthouse     Stefaan Dielens                                   Family                  and Iris Abrams    Croatia      American Akita     Amadar True Colours     Marin Nekic and                                   at Redwich              Ivana Frkic    Czech        Chinese Crested    Oliver Modry kvet       Libuse Brychtova   Republic    Denmark      American Cocker    Galaksi Million         Michael M.                Spaniel            Dollar                  Kristensen    France       Briquet Griffon    Sabra Du Sentier        Mathilde                Vendeen            D'Aimeron               Leonard-Knolle    Ireland      American Cocker    San Jo's Born to        Margaret and                Spaniel            Party                   Monica Boardman    Netherlands  Shiba Inu          Mara-shimas                                   Koki's Kime Waza        Wilma van der Meer    Portugal     Weimaraner         Casa De Juno Amazi      Joao and Rute                                                           Soares    Russia       Afghan Hound       Polo's Top Gear         Anna Belyaevskaya    Slovenia     German Shepherd    Dex Zlatolicni          Dusan Travikar    Spain        Siberian Husky     Simba del Karraces      Jose Carlos                                                           Bernados                                                           Carracedo    Sweden       Old English        Villa's Cruella At      Ingela and Per                 Sheepdog          Dizzny                  Wallstrom/Tim                                                           Cujdik    Switzerland   America Cocker    Very Vigie Vamos A La   Jouelle Doucet/Dr                 Spaniel           Playa                   Jean-Loius                                                           Stauffer    Ukraine       Bichon Frise      Paray's Tabloid News    Piatygina Liudmyla    United        Standard Poodle   Afterglow The Big       Jason Lynn and   Kingdom                         Tease                   Michael Gadsby    Turkey        German Shepherd   Wisky von der alten     Can Paksoy                                   backerei     The Americas, Judge, Dr Paolo Dondina (Italy)    Country       Breed of Dog     Name of Dog            Name of Owner    Argentina     Dobermann        De Lex Luthor Flash    Fabio Norberto Diaz                                  Dance    Brasil        Smooth Fox       High Mountaon Riven    Jerson Valle and                 Terrier          Run                    Victor Malzon Jr and                                                         Carol Bonka    Canada        Sealyham         Efbe's Merci Pour      Tom & June Fraser                 Terrier          le Poivre    Chile         Dobermann        Silver Charm           Carlos Frings                                  Barbarita    Colombia      French Bulldog   Simon Chicamocha       Sergio Escobar and                                  Lesabulldogs           Leonardo Ensciso                                                         Morales    Mexico        Xoloitzcuintle   Tenango (Arena)        Begona                 Standard                                Gimenes-Valdes    Puerto Rico   Labrador         Petron Caruso          Jose A Torres Oritz                                                         /Katherine A                                                         Antonmattei    Uruguay       Dobermann        Nichol's Xerox         Osvaldo Longinotto    USA           Sealyham         Efbe's Hildago At      Richard and Marjorie                 Terrier          Goodspice              Good/Sandra                                                         Middlebrooks    Venzuela      Boxer            Caliche de Camiyol     Carlos Trejo     Europe and Africa Section 2, Judge - Mr Rafael De Santiago (Puerto Rico)    Country       Breed of Dog     Name of Dog            Name of Owner    Bulgaria      Newfoundland     King of Helluland      Bonka Borisova and                                  Choose Me              Georgieva-Kadrieva    Cyprus        Labrador         Marcia of Twinstep     Costas                 Retriever                               Christodoulou    Estonia       Samoyed          Pilgramage Snow        Kristiine Uspenski                                  Ball    Finland       Dachshund        Unita's Charlemagne    Ulla Bjorkman                 (Smooth                 Standard)    Germany       Saluki           Dakira Sawahin         Dagmar                                                         Hintzenberg-                                                         Freisleben    Greece        German Shepherd  Aloe Clever Canin      Ioanniis Kostas    Hungary       Newfoundland     Skipper's Emperior     Siklosi Bela                                  King of Hellund    Israel        Kerry Blue       Gardemarin is          Tali Lin                 Terrier          Kraya Malahita    Italy         Welsh Corgi      Dragonheart            Ceredi Charia                 Pembroke    Luxembourg    Maltese          Epice des              Laurent Heinesche                                  Supers-Supers    Norway        Pug              P BH SRB MN Nord       Bjorn Erling Loken                                  UCHTangetoppen's                                  Gentleman    Poland        Min. Poodle      Caspian's Line         Beata Matlawska                                  Eyecatcher    Romania       Dachshund        Pi Da Quinta           Marian Draganescu                 (wirehaired)     D'aboeira    Serbia        American         Don King Of Ring's     Miloje Cirovic                 Staffordshire                 Terrier    Slovakia      Siberian Husky   Vinyamar's Flashing    Jana Muranska                                  Star    South Africa  Afghan Hound     Agha Djari's           Ria Wessels                                  Question of Honour                                  of Accolades     Asia and Oceania, Judge - Mr Andrew Brace (UK)    Country       Breed of Dog     Name of Dog            Name of Owner    Australia     Toy Poodle       SmashJP Three Belle    Cheryl Lecourt                                  Jackpot (imp Jap)    China         Toy Poodle       Aicco                  Fengmei Hao    India         German Shepherd  Bob von der            Dhiraj Raj Deb                                  Grafenburg    Japan         Toy Poodle       Smash JP Talk About    Mamoru Oyama    New Zealand   Hungarian Puli   Bokar Geez Louis       Sue Huebner and                                                         Kathryn Stewart    Philippines   Beagle           Orobay Back to         Ian Mak                                  Reality (Aust)         Natividad/Frank                                                         Lao/Jermyn Tan    South Korea   Maltese          Hidden Valley F        Youn-Jung Lee                                  Engine    Taiwan        Toy Poodle       Nacko Of Snow          Yuh-Shan Song                                  Castle Kennel    Thailand      American         Jack Junior            Kriangsa Europapat                 Staffordshire    Doggyworld's Apple                 Terrier  

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Source: American Kennel Club

CONTACT: Lorna Hastings, lorna4ann@yahoo.com, or Zbyszek Kalenik,
kalenik.z@pg.com, or the AKC, +1-212-696-8343

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