14/09/2026
While I’m away in Japan 🇯🇵, Minerva has been back home strutting her stuff — not only at the Adelaide Royal Show, but also at The Poodle Club of South Australia Specialty Show! 🐩✨
🪄 Ch. Kaasha Minerva McGonagall N.SPRD🪄
And I couldn’t be prouder of our beautiful girl! 💕
🏆 ADELAIDE ROYAL SHOW
✨ Best of Breed
✨ Challenge Bitch
🏆 POODLE CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPECIALTY SHOW
✨ Runner Up Best of Breed
✨ Challenge Bitch
They say it takes a village, and it DEFINITELY takes a village to prepare and show a Poodle when you’re in another country! 😂 There are so many wonderful people I need to thank for making all of this possible.
🩵 Firstly, and most importantly, Kyla White.
This amazing woman has not only been looking after Minerva and putting up with all of her sass while I’m away, but has also washed, maintained, clipped, trimmed and shown her. That is a HUGE job, and I honestly can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done for both Minerva and me. Knowing she was in such capable hands while I’m on the other side of the world has meant so much. 🩵
🧡 Fin Poodles — for coming to the rescue and fixing up Minerva’s spray-up for the Specialty. Absolute lifesaver!
🩷 Elisa Huckel — for beautifully spraying Minerva up for General Specials.
💜 Clair Verlaine — for stepping in to show Minerva in General Specials while Kyla was busy running the grooming competition. It really does take a team!
🤍 A huge thank you to The The Royal Adelaide Show and The Poodle Club of South Australia Inc for putting on these wonderful shows and giving us the opportunity to showcase our beautiful dogs.
💛 And of course, the amazing photographers at Ingrid Matschke Photography and Mafer Photography for capturing these special moments when I couldn’t be there to see them myself. 📸
❤️ Last, but definitely not least, thank you to everyone else who helped, supported, encouraged, held something, fixed something, or stepped in wherever they were needed. I’m sure there are people I haven’t mentioned by name, but please know your help has absolutely not gone unnoticed or unappreciated.
Without everyone chipping in, I simply wouldn’t have been able to have Minerva shown while I was away.
I’m incredibly grateful to have such an amazing village around Minerva and me. 🥹❤️
And Miss Minerva… you certainly know how to make your mum proud, even from the other side of the world! 🇯🇵🐩🏆
