Oktober 4th was Bruiser's first show in junior class. Unfortunately he was the only Curly on the day, as the other Curly entered stept in glass in the morning. BUT to  get the junior CAC and to get the adult CAC the dog always need the qualification "Excellent". I was pleased to have an English judge Patsy Hollings and she wrote about him : "Good quality dog, very nicely put together, head appeals greatly. Still very much a baby but must have a brilliant future" He got the qualification Excellent, and his first Dutch CAC and junior CAC.

On 12 september the Curly Coated Retriever Club Nederland had it's first Championshipshow. Bruiser, who will be out of puppyclass in 2 days, won Best Puppy! here he is pictured with judge Annemieke van Luyk.

On 30/8 Bruiser made his debute on the International Championshipshow in Rotterdam. He was still in puppyclass, so he could not compete against the adult Curlies. In the breed ring he got the highest puppy qualification, 'Very promising', and lateron he was to compete with 34 other puppies in the large main ring. His performance in the main ring was excellent, like he did it many times before, but it was really the first time. He became 5th of all puppies, so that was excellent! A great start for Bruiser!