BELLE-CITY KC DAY ONE

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream

We watched the live stream on line today of the Purina Pro Plan Show Dog Championship hosted by the Belle-City Kennel Club today at the Purina Farms complex in Grey Summit MO.  We are really excited about this technology giving us another way to check in on shows around the US.

Donna Buxton’s final included the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the Longhaired Dachshund, CH Vongay’s-Reubears Black Velvet Wrap, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Alainn Dugan, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers, the Tibetan Terrier, CH Barnstorm’s Grissom, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.  Her BIS was the Boxer Scarlett.   It’s the second BIS this year for 2010’s Number Four Dog All Breeds.

DETROIT KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy

More than 1500 dogs gathered today for the first of the two all breed shows from the Detroit (MI) Kennel Club this weekend.  The seven that made it to Dr Richard Meen’s final were the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Clos Erasmus, the Bullmastiff, Bullstock’s Aengus Scott, the Norwich Terrier, GCH CH Huntwood’s Joy Ride Of Moorcraft, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Miniature Poodle, CH Surrey Sugar Baby, and the Shetland Sheepdog, CH JusDandy Devine Mz Em.

His BIS was the Pekingese, Malachy.  It’s the first all breed BIS this year for Malachy and owner handler David Fitzpatrick, who took a break after finishing 2010  as the Number Two Dog All Breeds with 63 all breed Bests and an 138 Toy Group wins.   This year they have had several important appearances including a limited breed BIS at the prestigious Toys only Progressive Dog Club show and a Group One at Westminster three weeks ago.  Congratulations to David, breeders Jim & Jean Smith, and owners Iris Love & Sandra Middlebrook.

SEQUOIA KENNEL CLUB DAY TWO

GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek

We have results from Hanford CA where the I-5 crowd gathered for the day two show of the Sequoia Kennel Club.   Robert Stein chose his Best In Show, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek from a final that included the German Shorthair Pointer, CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Cabaret Come Chase The Dream, the Doberman Pinscher, Caryola’s Antigua, the Brussels Griffon, GCH CH Cashnross' First Griff Tina Fey, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the Welsh Pembroke Corgi, GCH CH Segni at Coventry.  It’s the second BIS for Adam and handler Eddie Boyes  since they took the Terrier Group at the Westminster Kennel Club show two weeks ago. 

SUPERSITION KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Devon’s Semper Fi
(Photo by Lisa Croft Elliott) 

The big prize for the day was in Scottsdale where the day one show of the Superstition Kennel Club drew more than 2200 entries.  Marcie Dobkin’s final included the Weimaraner, GCH CH Rosewin Classic Schwin Of Anson, the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss An Tell, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood, Silver Six Pence, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Devon’s Semper Fi, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Bulldog, GCH CH Rambling Fever Shotgun Willie, and the Australian Cattle Dog, CH Carben’s Copy If The Shoe Fits.

Her Best In Show was the Border Terrier, Hazel.  It was the first BIS this year for Hazel, the winningest Border Terrier in 2010 with seven all breed Bests and 33 Terrier Groups.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Alison Miller & Leslie Miller, owner Sandra Middlebrooks, and handler Erin Roberts.

OKALOOSA KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

CH Copella’s Rising Attraction
(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Florida dog fanciers started their weekend yesterday in Fort Walton Beach at the day one show of the Okaloosa Kennel Club.  Col Joe Purkhiser had his pick of the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the 13” Beagle, CH Encore’s Rerun Roirdan, the Black Russian Terrier, GCH CH Petr PervyIz Russkoi Dinastii, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Papillon, CH Copella’s Rising Attraction, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH Ta Sen Bond James Bond, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch.

His Best In Show was the Papillon, Peyton.  Peyton had a super week in New York last month winning a Group Three at the all Toy Progressive Dog Club show on the 11th, a BISS at the Papillon Club Of America specialty on the 12th, and a Group Four at the Westminster Kennel Club show on the 14th.   Now he has his first all breed BIS of the year.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Paula Cox, owners, Madeline Mosing & Cheslie Pickett, and handler Brian Livingston.

SEQUOIA KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore

We have results in from Hanford CA where the Sequoia Kennel Club kicked off the four day set.  Donavan Thompson chose his Best In Show from the German Shorthair Pointer, CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH, the Black and Tan Coonhound, CH Silveridge Showtyme At Windbourne, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Catanya's Latin Lover, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peak, the Brussels Griffon, GCH CH Cashnross' First Griff Tina Fey, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the Welsh Pembroke Corgi, GCH CH Segni at Coventry

It was the Standard Poodle, Ally, with the first BIS of the week.  Ally and handler Tim Brazier now have five BIS this season and will keep us all guessing who will be the Number Two Dog All Breeds come Tuesday morning.  You did notice we have three Non-Sporting Dogs in the Top Ten Dogs?

DOG SHOW LIVE ON LINE!

We have been reminded that this weekend’s Belle-City Kennel Club Saturday, March  5th  show is the 2011 Show Dog Championship presented by Pro Plan.  The show, which will be held at the Purina Farms Event Center in Gray Summit MO outside of St Louis.  This year, for the first time, Tampa Digital and Carson International will be broadcasting the show live online at barknetwork.com.

The live streaming event will  cover all the group judging as well as the Best In Show.  Tampa Digital and Carson International are also producing 60-minute network shows from each event to air nationally through syndication.  We let you know those dates just as soon as we can get them.

We will be watching and will report the results back to you, aong with all the back stories.  Don’t you love dog shows in the digital age?

BEFORE GAS PRICES RISE TOO HIGH

We have a few more options this week than last with nine different sites hosting all breed shows this week in the US.  While most will be of the two day, Saturday/Sunday variety, those of you with leisure time to burn will have ample opportunity to do so.

Floridian exhibitors are still hanging out in the panhandle spending Thursday & Friday in Fort Walton Beach with the Okaloosa Kennel Club before motoring over to Pensacola for a weekend with the Pensacola Dog Fanciers Association.  They will do it up big time in Scottsdale AZ beginning with the Terrier only Sun Country Terrier Club tomorrow and following with two all  breed shows courtesy of the Superstition Kennel Club and then two more all breed shows from the Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association.   For those of you on the west coast with easy access to I-5 (and who of you don’t have easy access to I-5) visit California’s bread basket, the San Joaquin Valley, where the Sequoia Kennel Club & the Kings Kennel Club Of California will kick off a four day stay in the town of Hanford.

The rest of us will choose one of the two show weekends offered by the Hilton Head Island Kennel Club in lovely Hilton Head SC, by the Detroit (MI) Kennel Club, by the Wisconsin Kennel Club in West Allis WI, by the Belle City Kennel Club at Purina Farms in Gray Summit MO, by the Faith City Kennel Club Of Wichita Falls (TX), or in paradise with the Hawaiian Kennel Club in Honolulu HI.

Spring is just around the corner.  Now is the time to get out and enjoy this great country of ours and see some of the great purebred AKC dogs.  Do it now….before gas prices rise to $5.00 a gallon. 

SILVER BAY KC OF SAN DIEGO DAY TWO

GCH CH Tamarin‘s Top Banana

Our final report comes from the beautiful Southern California beach town of Del Mar, where the Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego set up for the weekend.  Check our archives for Saturday’s results.  On Sunday the SBKCSD asked Terry Berrios to choose a BIS from the German Shorthaired Pointer, GCH CH Shorttales N Cahoots W Irondale JH, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Rottweiler, CH Chancellorflirt’s Hi Flyingladiator, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Alpine’s Highwayman, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Tamarin‘s Top Banana, the Miniature Poodle, CH Danfour Debutante, and the Australian Cattle Dog, CH Carben Copy’s If The Shoe Fits.  Her BIS was the Affenpinscher, Topper.  It’s the second BIS this year for Topper and handler Jorge Olivera.

CHICAGO IL

GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction

The big numbers were in Chicago this week where four days of shows were capped by the prestigious International Kennel Club of Chicago’s dual events.  Check our prior posts for stories on Thursday and Saturday’s shows.

It was the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction with the breakout performance winning BACK2BACK BIS against the toughest lineup we have seen outside of Westminster, taking both Friday’s Blackhawk Kennel Club show as well as the day one IKCC event.  On Friday London and handler Ann Rairigh were joined in Colin Hamilton’s final by the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quiet Creek's Kiss And Tell, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Camcastle’s Friar Tuck, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Castle Rock's S Bigstaff Mad About You, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, and our new DOG2WATCH, the German Shepherd Dog, CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch.

GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction

The big finale at Sunday’s IKCC day two show belonged to the country’s Number One Dog Allbreeds, the above named Black Cocker Spaniel.  Judge Carl Liepmann might have chosen London, the previously mentioned Peke or GSD, the Whippet, GCH CH Sporting Field’s Bahama Sands, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream,  or the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH SlyfoxSneaks A Peek, but he didn’t.  The Cocker, Beckham, and handler Michael Pitts now have seven BIS this year and twice the number of points of the Number Two Dog.

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Belcanto’s Flags A’Flyin

Floridians were in the Panhandle this weekend for the Ochlockonee River Kennel Club Of Florida’s two shows.  Saturday ended with James Fredericksen choosing his BIS from the Vizsla, GCH CH Annian’s Gone With The Wind JH, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Belcanto’s Flags A’Flyin, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Ivoss Rotly Crew V Caloosa Ranch CD, the Miniature Schnauzer, RMK Streetkar Named Desire, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Standard Poodle, CH Hightide Eclipse, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Equinox Ad Astra.

He chose the Beagle, Corbin.  It’s his career fifth and his first this year.  Corbin and handler Christopher Keith collected four BIS and 15 Hound groups last year.  Congratulations to Christopher and breeder/owner Ruth Willett.

CH Hightide Eclipse

They wrapped it up on Sunday with Lee Canalizo greeting the same Vizsla, Beagle, MinPin, & Poodle, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Double Ring Tarees Dream Machine, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, GCH CH Prada Classic Aran Isle At Donellas, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH No Kidding Of Edan. 

BIS went to the 22 month old Poodle.  We first took note of this one early this month when she grabbed a Group one at the big Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia show in Atlanta.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Ann S Galloway and handler Christian Manelopoulos.  If any of you know where I can get more information on this one we would be delighted.

SUFFERN NY

GCH CH Lobato’s Jitterbug Man

While we had an abbreviated show week, we still have a bit of Monday Morning Mop Up to do.  New Yorkers spent three days up in Rockland County with the Walkill Kennel Club and the Rockland County Kennel Club.  We did catch up with an exhibitor at yesterday’s RCKC show who gave all the details and you can read all about it below. 

But it all started Friday with the WKC show.  Sonny Ambrosio lucky seven were the Pointer, GCH CH Tahari's To Wild To Be Serious, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, GCH CH Celestial CJ's Hearts On Fire, the Great Dane, GCH CH Lobato’s Jitterbug Man, the Sealyham Terrier, GCH CH Efbe's Goodspice Easy Money, the Maltese, Richelieu's Here Comes Trouble Again, the Lowchen, CH Windsor Bihar Chasing Rainbows, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

His BIS was the big guy, the Great Dane, James.  It’s BIS number two for DOG2WATCH James and handler Marie Sommershoe.

GCH CH GrandCru Clos Erasmus
(Photo by Winnersdog)

Sunday the RCKC’s day one show ended with Rita Bell considering an all new seven, the Brittany, GCH CH Triumphant's Saviour Machine, the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Clos Erasmus, the Cane Corso, GCH CH Bel Monte Keno Godiva, the Irish Terrier, CH Laochragh's Clancy, the Maltese, CH Ta-Jon’s Just Bee-Ing Silly, the Xoloitzcuintli, Bestios Mintsitani, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Windfall Slam Dunk.

Best was the Greyhound, Era.   It’s the first this year for Era and breeder/owner/handler Rindi Gaudet.  Rindi & Era wrapped up 2010 with 16 all breed BIS and 51 Group Firsts.  Congratulations to Rindi, breeder/owner Melanie Steele, and co-breeder Clint Livingston. 

ROCKLAND COUNTY KC DAY TWO

CH Laochragh s Clancy
(Photo by Lisa Croft-Elliott) 

We haven’t heard much from the New York crowd this weekend, but we did have a reader on site at today’s Rockland County Kennel Club show in Suffern NY.  Judy English Murray’s exciting final seven were the Irish Setter, CH Marlyn All About Magic, yesterday’s BIS winner,  the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Clos Erasmus, the Great Dane, GCH CH Lobato’s Jitterbug Man, the Irish Terrier, CH Laochragh's Clancy, the Toy Poodle, CH Barclay Belstar Tinkilees Buddy, the Lowchen, CH Winsor Bihar Chasing Rainbows, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

Best was the Irish Terrier, Clancy.  We are pretty sure that it is the first BIS for two year old Clancy.  Congratulations to breeder Christine Marsh, owners Kern Marsh & Kelly Marsh, and handler Adam Bernardin.  

MERI-MISS KC DAY TWO

GCH CH Winfall I Dream of Style

The Meri-Miss Kennel Club asked Dr Steve Keating to do the final final in Hattiesburg MS to close the four day set.  He had his choice of the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I Dream of Style, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Devon’s Semper Fi, the Pug, GCH CH GCH CH Caper's Sirius Endeavor, the Schipperke, GCH CH Dante Fire When Ready, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.

He chose the Boxer, Macey.  It’s the first BIS this year for Macey and handler Mike Shepherd, who finished 2010 with five BIS and 34 Working Groups last year.  We suspect that they will better that mark this year.

SILVER BAY KC OF SAN DIEGO DAY ONE

GCH CH Starline’s Chanel

We have some partial results from the only show west of the Mississippi, yesterday’s Silver Bay Kennel Club Of San Diego in Del Mar CA.  Larry Sinclair’s final was a mix of very well known names and fresh faces, the Weimaraner, GCH CH Silhouette’s LifeInTheFastLane, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Boxer, GCH CH R And G’s Mystical Dancer, the Cairn Terrier,  GCH CH Hampton Court's Ashley, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Tamarin’s Top Banana, the Bulldog, GCH CH Newcomb's tBC Modern Major General, and the Bouvier des Flandres, CH Bon Idee’s Garden Party.

His BIS was the Whippet, Chanel.  Chanel and handler Lori Wilson continue to assault the record books, collecting their fourth BIS of the young year.