Kuyu made his debut in Canada in January 2013 at the Ladies Kennel Club of BC in Cloverdale, BC. He showed for 3 days with handlers Don Rodgers and Emma Marshall. In December 2013 Kuyu met up again with handler Don Rogers in Canada at the Auld Lang Syne Dog Association shows in Chillawack, BC. In these 3 December shows Kuyu earned his Canadian Championship, two Best of Breeds, and a Group 2 and a Group 3 placement in the Hound Group on successive days.   Kuyu’s performance in Canada in these 2 weekends of showing in 2014 led to his conformation ranking as the #11 Rhodesian Ridgeback in Canada for 2014.