Mastiff Supported Entry (A Magical Weekend)

Mexico City, August 5th – 8th 2010

The Mexican Mastiff community would like to share what we call, “The most emotive show”.

Mexico is a huge territory where the biggest Mastiff concentration is in Mexico City, however
there are great mastiffs spread around the whole country. Mastiff entries in regular shows are
usually 1 or 2, sometimes 5, but only at important shows the number will raise from 8 to 10
Mastiffs.

Las weekend at the Mexico-Argentino Kennel Club ALL BREED Dog show, has been the biggest
Mastiff entry ever in Mexico (26 Mastiffs) Judges were NORMAN PATTON (USA), FRED BASSETT
(USA), FERNANDO COSTA MAIA (BRASIL), FABIAN ARIENTI (USA) and CARLOS FLAQUER (BRASIL).

Carlos Flaquer, following his father steps is now the formerly owner of Chaputepek
Mastiffs of Brasil, author of the book “Mastiff Ingles (um fiel amigo)” and FCI Judge
for more than 10 years. He was commissioned to Judge the supported entry held
on Saturday 7th .

Celebration started on Thursday with “King Moro (ordoñez)” who was BOB and
GROUP 1st two days in a row. In the Puppy class (6-9 months) “Atila (acuña)” was
group 2nd on Thursday.

Atila (acuña)
Rainmakers Caliber of Real Valley X Barbie (acuña)
Owner . Edgar Acuña

King Moro (ordoñez)

Owner. Juan Carlos Ordoñez.

Group 1st. Thursday & Friday

On Saturday, it was 10 am and the
mastiff community started to arrive
from all the different cities of
Mexico, some of them with their
whole families. Most seemed
anxious to start sharing
experiences… a nice “Mastiff talk”,
like if everybody spent their entire
lives saving it exclusively for that
day. Conversations happened
mostly in small groups while walking arround the grooming areas, anxiety
and nervousness was almost vanished with the friendly atmosphere created
by mastiff owners; however, deeply inside everybody knew that peace of
mind was not meant to last.

It was barely past noon and the great event was announced, every soul of the
mastiff community gathered next to the ring, applauding every mastiff
walking inside. Puppy classes started and Judge Flaquer was kind enough to
approach to the people
with all the Mastiffs
behind him, to express his
opinions about the dogs,
everybody responded
with the most respectful
silence, followed by the
applause after every
explanation.

Males 6 – 9 months.
One of the toughest classes was Puppy Bitch 9-18 months with more than
25% of the Mastiff entries. Carlos Flaquer took his time judging; different
alignments were set along all the ring, Carlos also faced them testing their
temperaments with a great knowledge of the mastiff nature, saluting to
those who barked and held their ground, unfortunately but wisely he had to
excuse one bitch in the open class who tried to seize his hand.

Carlos was quite aware those girls will carry the next generation of Champion
Mastiffs in Mexico and he made sure that everyone understood it.

Isamar (Gutierrez) “Melody” ( 9 months )

( BIS Am. Mex. Pan. CH. Rainmakers Caliber of Real Valley X Dralion’s Nicole of Real Valley)
Owner: Miguel Angel Sanchez
Classes ended and the big moment arrived; in the middle of the cheering
crowd, all champions entered in the ring, followed by the class winners.
Flaquer’s performance was not different from what he did with the classes,
moving dogs from one place to another and dividing them in to smaller
groups; we can’t deny he knew how to create expectation.

Before choosing the best ones, Flaquer stated there wasn’t going to be a
critique, he got a well deserved standing ovation when addressing to the
audience he said: “I respect the fact they are all worthy Champions in
Mexico or any place in the world, I will say no more about them…
unfortunately I have to choose only one today, place them back in their
crates, because gladly I am taking all of them with me to Brasil”.
Saying this he proceeded to ease all sufferings, Am. Mex. Pan. Ch.
RAINMAKERS CALIBER OF REAL VALLEY was BOB and Mex. Ch. BARBIE
(acuña) BOS.

BOB Left: BIS AM. MEX. PAN. CH. RAINMAKERS CALIBER OF REAL VALLEY

Owner: Jose Luis Gutierrez.

BOS Right: MEX. CH. BARBIE (ACUÑA)

Owner: Edgar Acuña.

Party wasn’t over yet, after lunch and a nice ceremony, where the Mexican
Navy raised the Mexican, Argentinean and FCM Flags; it was again Carlos
Flaquer judging the working group.
Everybody was surrounding the ring area, Mastiff fanciers were all together,
Atila (acuña) was the first one to enter the ring on the Puppy (6-9monts)
group, needless to say that the working group is always very competitive in
the entire world.
Great was the moment when Atila got his Blue Ribbon; people didn’t move,
now it was Leila’s turn in the (9-18 months) group, in spite of Tony Olivera’s
excellent handling Leila only got the Red Ribbon, “only”? I believe that
anyone that has shown a Mastiff will know that any group placement has a
taste of glory.
Atila (acuña) 8 months

Rainmakers Caliber of Real Valley X Barbie

(acuña)

Owner: Edgar Acuña

Group 1st. (6-9 months)

Leila (Gutierrez) 9 months

Rainmakers Caliber of Real Valley X

Dralion’s Nicole of Real Valley

Owner: Jorge Segura

Group 2nd (9-18 months)

Two group placements in a row, everyone wondered, will the father of these two great
puppies meet the need of glory?

Truly, it was exciting to see all the beautiful adults in the working group, sometimes hope
faded while watching the other breeds´ great structures “flying” in the ring. When Caliber
got the Blue Ribbon, there were many happy hearts but some worried minds because of
the bigger challenge Caliber was about to face….

Once again, Carlos Flaquer went inside the show

ring fallowed by the group winners, the German
Sheppard and a Giant Xolo had been the BIS
winners not only this weekend but all over this
year. It was 4 past noon, after a long trip from
Zamora, Michoacán to México City, and yet, Caliber
had the will to satisfy his hunger for glory, he never
lost focus, not even when his path was full of
immovable pigeons that had no other choice than
flying away under Caliber’s determination, almost
hitting his face.

A Mastiff had never been BIS under Carlos Flaquer and he explained to the Mexican
breeders why, at the seminar after the show “I am a Mastiff breeder and nothing is
enough for me, that’s why I seek for the best”.
Sometimes the payoff to all kind of efforts is not fair, this was not the case on
Saturday for Caliber and people behind him.
RAINMAKERS CALIBER OF REAL VALLEY WAS BEST IN SHOW.

Rarely things are so well put together, after 13 years once again a Mastiff wins a BIS in
Mexico, It was Caliber’s first time, it was also the first one for the owner Jose Luis, it was
the first time either after 10 years as pro-handler for Cesar Gutierrez, it was the first one
for the breeder, Rebecca Thyssen of Rainmakers Mastiffs and it was the first time too that
Carlos Flaquer gives a BIS to a Mastiff.
Happiness invaded the place; celebration did not stop until midnight, some
kept celebrating until 5 am. But the biggest celebration was the gathering in
great harmony of the most important Mexican Mastiff breeders, future
breeders and fanciers, where the mayor subject was the foundation on solid
and healthy bases of what has to become the first Mastiff club in Mexico,
hopping to be able to support next year a Mastiff specialty in the same place.
On Sunday, honors were repeated in their groups by Caliber and Atila, both
with a blue ribbon, Dasha (ordoñez) was BOS. There is no doubt it was the
Mastiff weekend in a very hard and competitive show, Carlos Flaquer was
pleased with Mastiffs’ quality in Mexico, where two different Mastiffs made
all 4 days group 1st at the adults working group, although Caliber proved to
be a great addition to this country with his BIS, group ribbons and ribbons to
his offsprings in the puppy classes, Carlos Flaquer highly recommended not
to overlook the great characteristics of all the mastiffs that attended to the
show, where lines like Greiner Hall, Beowulfs, Groppetti and still some Deer
Run, could produce quality Mastiffs to be placed among the whole country
and why not? In a close future to other countries.