March 2005 saw Rikki on the Continent for the first time in France to compete in the two shows at Montlucon being graded “Excellent” at both. Rikki gave way to her litter sister Mindy at the first show taking Reserve Bitch CAC at the National Breed show organised by the Club Francais des Chiens Nordiques et des Spitz du Japon., but then apparently decided that anything her litter sister could do, she could also do and so pulled out all the stops at the second show which was a full International Show held under FCI rules and reversed the result by being awarded the Bitch CAC and CACIB and BEST OF BREED.
