COLUMBIA MISSOURI KC DAY ONE

CH Danfour Debutante

The Columbia Missouri Kennel Club opened their two day set in their hometown with Norm Patton commanding the final ring.  His seven supplicants were the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Royal Guardian's That's My Boy, the Long Haired Dachshund, CH Hundeleben Queen Armada SL, the Akita, CH Cas Cobo  Haul Eudora, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Krisman's Lotsa Lottie Da For Liviah, the Havanese GCH CH Heartland Keeping the Secret, the Miniature Poodle, CH Danfour Debutante, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH CH Kylene Eden The Dragonslayer.

His Best In Show was the Miniature Poodle, Banana.  It’s the first BIS for the 18 month old bitch.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Daniel Chavez.

SAN ANTONIO KC DAY ONE

GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy

The San Antonio Kennel Club took over on day three in their hometown and ended the day with Roger Hartinger choosing a BIS.  His options were the Weimaraner, GCH CH Win'Weim's It's My Grey Goose, winner of Thursday and Friday’s shows, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I Dream Of Style, the Airedale Terrier, CH Texter Stronghold Legend, the Japanese Chin, CH Victory Next Of Chin, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Todorhaus V Bmeer.

His Best was the country’s Number One Non-Sporting Dog, the Bichon, Drummer.  Drummer now has seven big rosettes this year.

SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici

Out in the Pacific Northwest several of the nation’s top dogs gathered in Seattle WA for the first of the two shows offered by the hometown Seattle Kennel Club.  The seven that made it to Ken Buxton’s final were the Golden Retriever, CH Peterwhite's Melik Angel, the Borzoi, GCH CH Aashtoria Wildhunt Hidden Agenda, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Alpine’s Highwayman, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, GCH CH Full Of Malarkey Miles Of Aisles, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Snowdowne When In Rome.

Best went to the Doberman, FiFi.  The win, her third BIS this year, will make her the Number Two Working Dog.  We will have to wait for all the weekend’s numbers before we can tell you if she will make it into the Top Ten Dogs All Breeds.

GARDEN CITY KANSAS KC DAY TWO

GCH CH Sumerian’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence

Linda Scanlon had the judge’s book at the day two final of the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club,  She chose her Best from the ASCOB Cocker Spaniel, CH Mardi Gras Strut The Stage, the Saluki, GCH CH Aurora's Walk This Way, winner of the Day One show, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Sumerian’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, the West Highland White Terrier, CH Snowy River Walk This Way, a Long Coat Chihuahua from the classes, Sylvancreek Not For Kids, also from the classes the Standard Poodle, Bar-None From The Get Go, and the Smooth Collie, GCH CH Bit O Heavens Sorceress.  It was another BACK2BACK BIS for the Kuvasz, Tanner.  The win will likely put Tanner in the Top Five Dogs All Breeds.

PALM BEACH COUNTY DFA DAY ONE

CH Happy Hour Highmark Toasty

We love the Florida dog shows and we especially like an excuse to go to Palm Beach.  Today dog fanciers indulged themselves in the good life at the day one show of the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association in West Palm Beach.  Jeffrey Pepper’s final seven were the Golden Retriever, CH Happy Hour Highmark Toasty, the Greyhound, GCH CH BrandCru Erasmus, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s My Gigolo, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Bandog Bayou’s Warrior, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Equinox Ad Astra.

His BIS was the Golden, Rotten.  Eight year old Rotten hasn’t been out much since 2007 when he won the breed at Westminster, but the multiple BIS winner lives in near by Boca Raton and obviously enjoyed the outing.  Congratulations to breeders Maura Phelan & Linda Willard and owners Pamela & Jerome Oxenberg & Louis Krokover.

CRUFTS DAY THREE

CH Travella Star Lord

Day Three of the 2011 Crufts dog show is complete and we have our Terrier and Hound Group winners.   Mr Philip Greenway's Best in the Terrier Group was the Wire Fox Terrier, CH Travella Star Lord.  His Reserve was the Airedale Terrier, CH/AM CH Longvue Jackpot of Saredon.  Third went to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Hubbull’s The Promise, and Fourth was the Norwich Terrier, Ragu’s Jazz King.  The multiple  BIS winner Henry was the BISS at the 2010 National Specialty of the British Fox Terrier Club.  Congratulations to breeder MR W Browne -Cole, owner Victor Malzoni Jr, and handler Richard Allen.

Soletrader Peek A Boo

Best in Mrs Eleanor Bothwell’s Hound Group was the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Soletrader Peek A Boo.  Her Reserve was the Borzoi, CIB/SE/NO/FI/DK CH Borzowski’s Phenomenon, her Third was the Afghan Hound, IR CH Ashahni Amir, and her Fourth was the Whippet, IT CH Sober Ingrid. The PBGV, Jilly, at 18 months of age is just beginning her show career and a Crufts Best in Group is a very auspicious win.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Sara Robertson.

FOUR BIS WINNERS

 

We have a quartet of BIS winners to tell you about.  The Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins,, picked up his 53rd career all breed Best at yesterday’s  Monticello New York Kennel Club show in Milton NY.  

 

The country’s Number Two Terrier. The Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, topped the limited breed Everglades Terrier Club show.  

 

It was the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria‘s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, taking home the big rosette at the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club show in Garden City KS. (When was the last time the Number One Working Dog was a Kuvasz?)

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

 Finally, the 2010 Crufts Hound Group winner , the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, posted the BACK2BACK BIS win at the day to show of the Kennel Club Of Greater Victoria.

TULLAHOMA KC OF TN DAY ONE

GCH CH Cracknor’s Cross The Ts

We have some results from Friday’s shows for you.  First from Franklin TN where the Tullahoma Kennel Club Of Tennessee hosted their day one show.  William Bergum had a spectacular seven of the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Saluki, Khiva's Sasha Kishon, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Norfolk Terrier, GCH CH Cracknor’s Cross The Ts, Thursday’s BIS winner, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGardden Malachy, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch.

His Best was the Norfolk, Plum.  It’s the first BIS this year for handler Roxanne Sutton and Plum, granddaughter of the 2005 Crufts winner, CH Cracknor Cause Celebre.  You may remember that Plum was the Terrier Group Two at last month's Westminster Kennel Club show.  Congratulations to Roxanne, breeder M H E Matell, and owners Pamela Beale, Elisabeth Matell, & Beth Sweigart, and handler Roxanne Sutton.

CRUFTS DAY TWO

CH/IR CH Winuwuk Lust At First Sigh

Once again we treated our selves to the live on line streaming of group judging at Crufts, the giant British Kennel Club extravaganza.    Today’s offerings were the Working Group and the Pastoral Group (comparable to our Herding Group). 

Three things caught our eye as the Working Group breed winners entered the big ring.  First, for a country steeped in tradition, exhibitors really get casual in their dress at Crufts.  At Westminster, handlers agonize over what they will wear in the Group judging.  Apparently, the British do not.  More on subject, is the culture shock of seeing floppy ears on the Boxer & the Doberman and the tail on the Bobtail (Old English), but we will leave that debate for another time.  We also were impressed that several of the dogs in the Working Group were substantially more substantial than what we see in the US.  We’re not saying American dogs are reedy.  We’re just saying that the English dogs were, well, beefy.

Mrs K Wilberg’s Group winner was the Boxer, CH/IR CH Winuwuk Lust At First Sight.  Her Reserve was the beautiful Newfoundland, CH/IR CH Fairweathers Knock Out with Brooklynbear.  Third was the Doberman Pinscher, CH Supera’s Ozzy Osbourne JW, and Fourth went to the Rottweiler, CH Olearia Blaze Of  Gold.  The Boxer, Max, is the winningest Boxer In the Kennel Club’s history and a repeat Crufts Working Group winner, having topped that Group in 2009.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Marion Ward-Davies, Julie Brown & Tim Hutchings.

CH Elmo Vom Hunhnegrab

Mr E Hulme’s Best of the Pastoral Group was the German Shepherd Dog, CH Elmo Vom Hunhnegrab.  His Reserve, Third, & Fourth were the Samoyed, CIB/EST/FIN/LT/LV/RUS CH Pilgrimage Snow Ball (yes, we know.  It’s their Kennel Club and they can do it any way they like), the Australian Shepherd, CH/DK/NO/VDH/INT CH Thornapple Aftershock, & the Norwegian Buhund, NUCH LUXCH NORDV-10 BEW-10 Kimura’s Jenseman.  Four year old Rico has been doing his share of winning since arriving in England from Germany, winning three BIS in ten shows entered.  Congratulations to breeder Heinz Scheerer, owner Mr J Cullen, and handler Stephen Cox.

KC OF GREATER VICTORIA DAY ONE

GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It
(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

There are few more pleasant places in these United States than San Antonio TX and yesterday the Kennel Club of Greater Victoria held the first of four shows scheduled this week in the city made famous by the Alamo. 

Judy Webb’s seven survivors were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the ,Rottweiler, CH Chancellor Flirt's High Flyin' Gladiator, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH Dalriada’s Mystic, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH. Ferlin's It's All About Me, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Chaoyang Chick Magnet At Asia, and the Smooth Collie, GCH CH Travler's Pierce Arrow.

Her Best was the Pharaoh Hound, Qing.  That’s seven so far this year for Qing.  You did notice that we have three Hounds in our Top Ten?

NASHVILLE KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy

While the world’s biggest dog show is going on in Birmingham, England, an English bred dog, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden, was here in the US adding another BIS to his already impressive resume.  The latest win came today in Franklin TN at the day one show of the Nashville Kennel Club.  Joining Malachy and owner/handler David Fitzpatrick in Houston Clark’s final were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH My Buddys Boppity-Bop Blue Moon RN, the Basenji, CH Signet Meiterhaus Gossip Girl, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Norfok Terrier, GCH CH Cracknor Cross The T's, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.  The win puts Malachy back in the Top Twenty Dogs All Breeds.  We look for Malachy to be back in the Top Ten soon.

CRUFTS BEGINS - GUN DOGS

Eng SH CH Vbos The Kentuckian

We tend to be egocentric here in the US, especially strange in the dog fancy considering most of our beloved breeds originated outside the US.  Dog Shows outside the US are not as frequent as here in America, but they make up for that with incredible entries and pageantry.  Arguably the most prestigious of all dog shows is the United Kingdom’s annual homage to the dog, Crufts.  This year’s Crufts is the 120th iteration of the gigantic event and has more than 20,000 entries from all over the world including 19 entries from the US.  For those of us who cannot attend Crufts offers pay for view of a multitude of events over the next three days.  

Today the 4,604 Gun Dogs, analogous to our Sporting Group, held sway.  Judge Dr Ronald W James chose the nine year old veteran Flatcoated Retriever, SH CH Vbos The Kentuckian, as his Best of Group.  Reserve went to the Irish Water Spaniel, SH CH Stanegate Sparks Will Fly (AI), Third to the Cocker Spaniel (here we would call it an English Cocker), SH CH Lujesa Touch The Sky JW, and Fourth to the Golden Retriever, Linirgor MacTavish.

Jet is the top winning Flatcoat in the UK and the winner of the 2009 & 2008 Flatcoated Retriever Society’s National Specialties.   Congratulations to breeder/owner James W Irvine.

JUST A SUNDAY DRIVE AWAY

 The Alamo

San Antonio's Most Recognizable Landmark

We are happy to report that just about every one in the US will have an AKC all breed dog show within an easy drive this week.  The fun will start Thursday with shows in Tennessee and Texas.  The Nashville Kennel Club & the Tullahoma Kennel Club Of Tennessee will give us four in the tony town of Franklin TN while the Kennel Club Of Greater Victoria & the San Antonio Kennel Club will hold their four shows in beautiful San Antonio TX.

For those who can manage to do a three day weekend try the Monticello New York Kennel Club’s & the  Saw Mill River Kennel Club’s offering in Milton NY or the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club in their hometown, both beginning Friday.   In the Florida , the Everglades Terrier Club will start things off on Friday in West Palm Beach FL before the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association offers up their two all breed shows.

The rest of our shows will be of the two day, Saturday/Sunday variety.  In the Heartland fanciers can choose between the Logansport Kennel Club shows in Auburn IN or the Columbia Missouri Kennel Club’s twofer in Columbia MO while those of you on the West Coast can go South to     Victorville CA for the Apple Valley Kennel Club’s duo or north to  Seattle WA for the hometown Seattle Kennel Club‘s double header.

We have great dogs in every corner of the US.  You are sure to see one of them if you visit one of the above shows this weekend.

SCOTTSDALE DFA DAY TWO

GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek

Sunbelt exhibitors wrapped up their five day visit to Scottsdale AZ yesterday with the second show from the Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association.  Jay Richardson had the final final and a super seven from which to choose his BIS, the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Cerise Tender Is The Night, the Whippet, CH Starline Chanel, the Rottweiler, CH Chancellorflirt’s Hi Flyingladiator, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Miniature Poodle, CH Danfour Debutante, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Melody’s Heart Beat Of America.

Picking up his second top prize of the weekend was the Smooth Fox, Adam.  The first came Friday up in Hanford CA, 575 northwest of Scottsdale AZ. And that’s the advantage of being near I-5.  Look for Adam to move up into the Top Fifteen Dogs All Breeds.

WISCONSIN KENNEL CLUB

CH Majestic's Keeping The Drama

We now have results from this past weekend’s Wisconsin Kennel Club’s two shows in West Allis WI.  Saturday judge Robert Slay had his pick of the English Cocker Spaniel, CH Majestic's Keeping The Drama, the Petit Bassett Griffon Vendeen, CH Soletrader Bjorn Borg, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Awanunas Tornado Of Snow, the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, GCH CH Dundalk Put Me In Coach, the Maltese, CH SeaBreeze Caribbean Sun Callin, the Bulldog, CH Evergreens Miss Congeniality, and  the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Barkshires Jim Dandy.

His BIS was the English Cocker, Bo.  Bo was the BISS at last May’s English Cocker Spaniel Club of America National Specialty.  This is his first all breed BIS win.  Congratulations to breeder/ owner/handler Kay Belter and owners Sheri Bechtold Johnson & Kay & Doug Belter. 

GCH CH First Class Syrah D'Hermitage

Kitty Steidel closed it out with Copper, the above named PBGV, the Doberman Pinscher, Bruda Up In Spirit, the Bedlington Terrier, GCH CH First Class Syrah D'Hermitage, the previously mentioned Maltese, the Bichon Frise, CH Vogelflights Honor To Pillowtalk, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Lockenhaus Isis V Kenlyn Hi-Cliff. 

Her Best was the Bedlington, Syrah.  It’s the first BIS and first Terrier Group One for the 22 month old bitch.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Jacquelyn Fogel, co-breeders Carol Rappaport, Nancy Rappaport, & Patricia Mills, and handler Carlos Puig.

IN SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici

(Photo by HOTdog)

Our final stop of the day is Scottsdale AZ where the big points were this week.  Starting with the Terrier only Sun Country Terrier Club show on Thursday the has continued with two shows from the Superstition Kennel Club and one from the Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association.  You can read about Friday’s SKC show here. 

We’re here to talk about the beautiful Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, who has collected BACK2BACK BIS winning both Saturday’s SKC show and Sunday’ SDFA event.  On Saturday FiFi and handler Michelle Marie Santana were joined by the English Setter, GCH CH Oakley B’Dazzled, the Irish Wolfhound, GCH CH Pinehurst Garret, Winner of Thursday’s Terrier show and Friday’s SKC, the Border Terrier, GCH Devon Lady Simper Fi, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy Spaniel, GCH CH Loujon Backroads To Paris, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Danford Debutante, and the Australian Cattle Dog, CH Carben Copy's If The Shoe Fits in Evie Sullivan’s final.

Sunday’s BIS judge Anella Cooper chose FiFi over the above named English Setter, Miniature Poodle, & Cattle Dog, the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss And tell, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek, and the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari.  The two wins were worth over 4,000 points.  That should be good enough to catapult FiFi up into the Top Fifteen Dogs All Breeds.  Congratulations to Michelle and breeders/owners Jocelyn & Kevin Mullins.

Check back with us late for a report on today’s closer in Scottsdale.

KINGS KC OF CALIFORNIA DAY TWO

CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH

They closed the four days in Hanford CA with the second iteration of the Kings Kennel Club of California.  Lining up for Robert Caswell was the German Shorthair Pointer, CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH, the Black and Tan Coonhound, GCH CH Silveridge Showtyme At Windbourne, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Catanya's Latin Lover, the Welsh Terrier, CH Bruhill’s First Lady, the Havanese, CH Askin Steppin’ To The Bad Side, the Bulldog, GCH CH Globe And Anchor Sgt Iron Mike, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Segni at Coventry.

His BIS was the GSP, Sting. This is the first BIS for the four year old. Congratulations to breeders Leita Estes & Morgan Beck, owners Leita Estes & Dr Timothy Stinchcombe, and handler Valerie Nunes-Atkinson.

FAITH CITY KC OF WICHITA FALLS

GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy

One place w have not reported on this week is Wichita FallsTX where the Faith City Kennel Club Of Wichita Falls held their two shows Saturday & Sunday.  Day one closed with the Clumber Spaniel, CH  Cajun's A Change Is Gonna Come, the Saluki, DC Shahtani Ivory Moon SC, a 13 month old Tibetan Mastiff (that’s a record isn’t it?), Drakyi Dreamlover, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, CH Schooner's Spirit Of Sherman, the Papillon, GCH CH  Copella's Rising Attraction, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Paradigm's Baylandon Broadway.

Best went to the Bichon, Drummer.  Drummer and handler Scott Sommer sixth BIS ties their 2010 record and it’s just the first weekend in March.  Gonna be a white hot 2011.

GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It
(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Sunday Dr Dale Simmons saw Drummer, the same TM & Aussie, the Weimaraner, GCH CH Win'Weim's It's My Grey Goose, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Norwich Terrier, CH  Itsy Bitsy Troubadour, and the Maltese, Ta-Jon's Sunny Side Up.  It was the Pharaoh Hound, Qing, picking up his second BIS of the week.  It’s a sighthound.  They get around.

BELLE-CITY KC DAY TWO

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream
(Photo by Infocubymiguel)

We told you all about Saturday’s Purina Pro Plan National Championship show hosted by the Belle-City Kennel Club, which was streamed live on line.  Sunday’s BIS was judged by Denny Mounce who chose her Best from the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the Bloodhound, CH Quiet Creek‘s Windfall, 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 Dalmatian, Royalty’s Taylormade Call Me Sir, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.

It was Saturday’s BIS winner, the Boxer, Scarlett picking up her second Best of the weekend.  Scarlett and handler Diego Fernando Garcia will move up several spots in the rankings as a result.

DETROIT KENNEL CLUB DAY TWO

GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy

One of our most competitive entries this weekend was in Detroit MI where the hometown Detroit Kennel Club gave us two thrilling shows and it was one of the dogs that gave us a thrilling finish to 2010, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, scoring the BACK2BACK BIS wins.  We did report earlier on Saturday’s show.  On Sunday Malachy and owner/handler David Fitzpatrick were challenged by the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Alaskan Malamute, CH Sno Klassic Back Doorman, the Norfolk Terrier, GCH CH Cracknor’s Cross The Ts, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Hillwood Ale Kai Walking On Air, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Aryakas Hermes.  These two wins will put Malachy right back in the hunt for a Top Ten ranking.

OKALOOSA KC & PENSACOLA DFA

GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It
(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Floridians had a four day weekend that started in Ft Walton Beach and ended in Pensacola.  You can read about Thursday’s show here.  On Friday the Okaloosa Kennel Club closed the day with Karen Wilson considering the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the Pharaoh hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Black Russian Terrier, GCH CH Lancelot’s Chiorfny Prints, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pincscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the French Bulldog, Bandog Bayou's Warrior, and the Border Collie, GCH CH Sporting Field’s Heiress.

Her BIS was the top winning Pharaoh hound in AKC history, Qing.  Qing and handler Brian Livingston now have five top prizes this year.

CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch
(Photo by Patt Kolesar)

The rest of the weekend would belong to the terrific Mexican import, the German Shepherd Dog, CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch, who took both BIS of the Pensacola Dog Fanciers Association.  On Saturday Carl Leipman would choose Capi over  above named Golden, the Whippet, GCH CH Sporting Field’s Bahama Sands, the Boxer, CH Carillon’s MVP, the previously mentioned Skye, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CH Forest Creek Dream On, and the Lhasa Apso, CH Ta Sen James Bond.  On Sunday Capi would be Leonora Riddle’s pick over the same six save one, the Japanese Chin, GCH CH Kelaury Good Luck From We-Syng.

DOG2WATCH Capi and handler Jimmy Moses have now collected four BIS and eleven Herding Groups since hitting the scene just six weeks ago.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND KC

GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here JH

We start Monday Morning Mop Up with a pair of shows hosted by the Hilton Head Island (SC) Kennel Club in their hometown this weekend.  On Saturday, Roger Hartinger would choose his BIS from the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here JH, the Pharaoh Hound, DC Hallam's Ethan Ramel JC SC MC LCX, the Black Russian Terrier, CH Petr Pervy Iz Russkoi Dinastii, the Bedlington Terrier, GCH CH Lamz Heads I Win Tails You Lose, the Pug, CH Caper's Sirius Endeavor, the Miniature Poodle, CH Light N' Lively's Equal To The Task, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Winsome’s Love Remembears.

His choice was the GWP, Truman.  It’s the first all breed BIS for Truman, the son of the top GWP in history, GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout.  Truman is also the winner of the 2010 National Specialty of  the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America last October.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Angie Johson, Mike Johnson, Christine Whitmore, owner Kiki Courtelis, and handler Frank Murphy.

DC Hallam's Ethan Ramel JC SC MC LCX

Pat Trotter closed it out Sunday the Komondor, Meadow View Officer N A Gentleman, the Dalmatian, CH Spotlights Ruffian, and five of Saturday’s finalists.  Her Best was the Pharaoh Hound, Ethan.  Ethan was the breed winner at last month’s Westminster Kennel Club show.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Dominic Carota & Stephen Sipperly, co-bfreeders Linda Witt & Nancy Sowerbutts, and handler Stacy Snyder-Work.

HAWAIIAN KC DAY ONE

Canyonlands Shiraz Nalowinds

James Noe had the great pleasure of judging yesterday’s Best In Show for the Hawaiian Kennel Club.  His seven hopefuls were the Golden Retriever, San Dollar Chase’N Rainbows, Longhaired Dachshund, Xeralane’s Lucky Penny, the Siberian Husky, Canyonlands Shiraz Nalowinds, the Scottish Terrier, CH Slievecroob Micolene, the Pomeranian, GCH CH Woodrose’s Causin’ A Commotion, the Lhasa Apso, Diva Hatrick Puttin On The Ritz, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Winfall’s True Elegance.

He chose the Siberian, Kylie.  It’s Kylie’s first BIS.  Congratulations to breeder Katrina Fisher and owners Wayne Duarte & Bonnie Duarte.

KINGS KC OF CALIFORNIA DAY ONE

CH Bruhill’s First Lady
(Photo by Derek Glas)

Before we get into today’s results, let’s tell you about some of the Saturday action.  From Hanford CA we hear the BIS winner at the yesterday’s day one show of the Kings Kennel Club of California was the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Bruhill’s First Lady. Jackie and handler Wood Wornall were joined in Darryl Vice’s final by the Weimaraner, GCH     CH Silhouettes LifeInTheFastlane, the Black & Tan Coonhound, GCH CH Silver Ridge Showtyme At Windbourne, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Catanya’s Latin lover, the Pomeranian, CH CR Simply Irresistible,  the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Lakota’s Hitman Of Cantar.  It’s the second BIS this year for Jackie and Wood.  Looks like we will have another great year for Terriers.