08/06/2026
WDS 2026 was very interesting and useful experience.
My Kennel King of Valahia obtained relatively good results.
We competed with another typology of Saint Bernard dogs, very thin, that's probably why the big Saint Bernard Kennels from Europe, Great Britain, America, etc. did not participate.
I participated, believing that regardless of the typology, the quality of the dog, compliance with standards and movement are priorities.
However, I am satisfied with the results and more than that, because it meant training and experience for the dogs, especially for the little ones.
The only thing that really amazed me, is that my beautiful Iank Saint Valley (European Champion on Champion Class, BOB, Vice World Champion Open Class and Reserve CAC, National Champion Cum Laude, Best in show 2026, twice BOG 2 etc, etc) who has never received a rating lower than Excellent since he was a junior and has been judged by over 20 international judges so far, obtained a Very Good rating; although he did excellently, considering that he is "too strong" as Mr. Judge expressed it. Being strong for a Saint Bernard seems to be a defect, and 20 judges were wrong in his evaluation?!
Here are the results:
1- Iank Saint Valley - Very Good, 4th place;
2- Ares King of Valahia (Romanian junior champion ) Junior Class - Excellent, 2nd place ;
3- Amelie King of Valahia (Romanian junior champion )Intermediate Class- Very good, 1st place;
4- Angel King of Valahia, owner Adrian Padurean, Junior Class - Excellent, 3rd place;
Our next participation will be more successful, anyway we confirmed once again the quality of our dogs and we learned that in dog competitions who is the judge and where the competition takes place is important.