It was a warm weekend for thousands of dogs to perform for the judges and animal lovers at the campgrounds at Lums Pond State Park, but one of the event's organizers pronounced the whole thing a success.
The Best in Show winners for the Wilmington Kennel Club's shows on Friday and Saturday, and the Penn Treaty Kennel Club's show on Sunday were:
Friday: A Doberman - Ch. Allure Blazing Star Allisaton, owned by Julie Porter, Carmen Pitts and Nancy Bosley of Cary, N.C.
Saturday: A smooth fox terrier - Ch. Foxlorr Double Dare, owned by Jane Gardner and Lorraine Gyenge of Newtown Square, Pa.
Sunday: A boxer. The name and owners were not immediately available.
"It was awfully hot, but we managed," said Martha Doerner, co-chairman of the shows and treasurer for the kennel club. "The three days were just a real success and all the exhibitors were thrilled."
On Saturday, a 160-pound Irish wolfhound named Rebel that I met, had just had a couple of water ices to keep cool as he rested in the shade. He is a former competitor, but was at the shows this weekend as a Canine Good Citizen. The 6-year-old pooch from southern Virginia is a therapy dog to people undergoing rehab. (They don't have to bend down at all to pet this gentle dog.)
And I watched the Portuguese water dogs in action. They are beautiful dogs, who are attentive to their handlers and seem filled with energy.
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