S.A.D.A.K. Serbia Specialty Show 2018

Judge: Mario Pinelli, del Picadero kennel, Italy

MACUMBA de la Paco Cassa – Exc., 2nd place, Junior Class

For us, S.A.D.A.K. and European specialty shows in general have long been, and remain, a showcase for the Dogo Argentino in Europe. The numbers of dogs regularly seen at the Serbian specialty show could not be found anywhere else in Europe. These events were always a chance for us to learn, get to know the community and breeders, and deepen our understanding of the breed. Results were never our top priority.

In 2018, when we entered Junior Class with Macumba at just nine months and a few days old, she was, I think, the second youngest in the ring alongside 20 other females. Mario Pinelli placed great emphasis on movement and gradually eliminated dogs as they moved. It was all the more surprising when, at the end, only two of us were still running.
Macumba de la Paco Cassa took second place at Europe’s largest Dogo Argentino show, under a judge who is a long-standing breeder and a true expert.

What had seemed unimaginable just a few years earlier was now a reality.

We still have wonderful memories of this event.