Royal Canin Rest of the World Challenge, sponsored by Royal Canin, was an
idea by Shaun Powell and the competition started in 2012. Of similar format to
the Welsh Handler of The Year, the competition is held at Pembrokeshire by The
Pond and is open to anyone not born in Wales with a Grade 3 -7 dog.
Show Report 2014
Former World Champion Retains the
Title
Quality will
always come out on top. After two days of fierce competition, current holder Nicola Garrett
retained her Royal Canin Rest of the World title at this year's Pembrokeshire By the Pond,
judged by Tracy Bennett.
The Royal Canin
Rest of the World (ROTW) Challenge is the finale of a week of Agility in Wales which started
with Royal Canin support at The Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show. It then moved on to
Agility on the Beach and entertained some 80,000 visitors at Pembrokeshire County Show with
some top class Agility, culminating with Royal Canin Thursday and the finale of this two part
competition which is open to all sizes of dog.
Angie Edwards
with Donnellons Got a Bo, a medium-sized dog, was hoping that her 550 mile round trip - all the
way from Norfolk - would be a huge success. They were to run last in the Agility round after
winning the Jumping round by beating just under 100 dogs.
As always,
running the Agility as Round No.2 throws up surprises. Julie Dowle and Here We Go Loopy Lou had
finished clear, just outside the top 10 jumping on Day 1. They set a second, very quick clear
round on Day 2 so the pressure was on the top 10 to really perform.
Running the
best 10 in reverse order put Veronica Hill, who had dogs 10 and 9 under a bit of pressure. As
ever, her experience paid off and, with great delight, Veronica set the standard with not one
but two double clears with Magical Gamble and The Spy Catcher. Eventually they took 3rd and 4th
places overall.
Former World
Champion and last year's winner Nicola Garret with Nedlo Wych Way Now staked her claim for the
winning spot by taking the lead with just six dogs left to go. Fiona Vaughan, Mark Wassell,
Sophie Macbeth, Mary Cleverley and Angie Edwards - all better placed after Round No.1 - let the
title slip away with eliminations and missed contacts over what proved to be a challenging
course.
Congratulations to our overall top four who took home over £100s worth of Royal Canin prize
money as well as lots of Royal Canin goodies.
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Nicola Garret
with Nedlo Wych Way Now
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Julie Dowle
Here with We Go Loopy Lou
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Veronica Hill
with Magical Gamble
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Veronica
Hill with The Spy Catcher
Going into its
4th year next year, this Agility competition is becoming more and more competitive. The Royal
Canin Rest of the World Challenge will be one of the highlights of the 2015 Pembrokeshire By
The Pond event.
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Show Report 2013
Pembrokeshire By The Pond
13 to 15 August 2013
The
Royal Canin Rest of the World Challenge brought a fantastic three days of
competition to a close as Former World Champion Nicola Garrett with Nedlo Wych
One took home the Royal Canin Rest of the World Title and the prize money ahead
of team mate Mandy Melville-Love.
After a
successful start to Pembrokeshire By The Pond with Agility on the Beach, Royal
Canin helped finish what has to have been the best Pembrokeshire By The Pond
yet, by awarding Royal Canin goodies and food to all of the class winners
on the third day of the competition - Royal Canin Day on Thursday, 15 August 2013..
Nicola
was well placed in 3rd after the Jumping round on Day 2 at Pembroke
with partner Mark Wassell - the over night leader with Upanova Tagheuer. Running
the top 10 from Round One in reverse order only added to the tension as we
sought to find the 2013 Champion and with Agility as the second part of the
competition, those all-important contacts came into play.
Mandy
Melville–Love proved consistency is key as she came from 9th and 6th
in the Jumping round to take home both 2nd and 3rd overall
in the Royal Canin Rest of the World Challenge, with two cracking rounds with her
dogs Dreamchart Keeva's Thunder and Bottlesford Chequers at Dreamchart.
Going
into its 3rd year next year, this Agility competition is becoming more and more
competitive and The Royal Canin Rest of the World Challenge is no doubt going to
become one of the highlights of the 2014 Pembrokeshire By The Pond event. | 
