What a year 2016 has been for 'GIDGET' the new kid on the block at Forestal. With very limited showing Gidget is: No 3 Miniature Schnauzer DOL Pointscore(Dogzonline) in the Show Dog of the Year Competition for Victoria. No 6 in the Victorian Breed Challenge competition. No 2 Rising Star for Victoria. At her first show where she was eligible to earn points for her Championship she was Runner Up Best In Group (Grp 2nd) and Best Puppy in Show at the Golden Wattle Kennel Club. Her second eligible show was Royal Melbourne Show where she won Best of Breed (BOB) from an entry of 70 Miniature Schnauzers and was 1 of 4 short-listed for Best Puppy in the Utility Group. In 6 weeks and just 13 shows she gained her Australian Championship at the age of 10 months including 7 times BOB & Best Puppy in Utility Group & 5 times Runner up BOB. Along the way she was BOB & Puppy in Group at the Prestigious Sunbury Canine Club, Runner up BOB & Puppy In Group at Victorian Womens Dog Club, another large and prestigious show. And Runner Up to Best in the Utility Group (Grp 2nd) at Echuca Kennel Club under Mr A De Wilde (Belgium).