Sunday September 22nd was the 'Brussel's dog show', the largest show in Belgium. There were 24 Basenjis entered under judge O. Meyer. Unfortunately he took only little time to judge the Basenjis. Aoide still performed wel though and earned a 1 Excellent in intermediate class and her first Belgian CAC!

We didn't take any pictures this time, but we do have two small videos of Aoide in the ring.

Saturday September 21st was the Dutch Basenji Speciality organized by the Dutch Basenji Club. Aoide was entered in intermediate class and was rewarded with a 1 Excellent. Judge was Mrs. E.J. Weijenborg-Weggemans and this was her opinion about Aoide:

"1.5 year, a true female. Superb overall picture. Beautiful feminine head with almost perfect wrinkling. Small, well placed and well carried ears, elegant neck, nice body lines, good angulation in front and rear, good bone, good feet, nice tailset and correct tail carriage. Supple skin, nice coat. Elastic movements."

Aoide made the choice for reserve best bitch really difficult, but the honour went to the lovely bitch from the champion class. 

The great thing about Basenji Specialities is the fact that they aren't all about showing. Mirtillo performed in an agility demo and both Aoide and Mirtillo had a lot of fun at the lure coursing field. It was a wonderful day!

The heathland is one of our favorite places to walk. Especially in August and September, because the heather is in bloom during these months. Great pictures are almost guaranteed with such a beautiful background. A selection of the pictures can be found below. The complete set can be found on my Flickr account.