TRAVERSE CITY MI, DAY ONE

GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction 

(Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin) 

The Grand Traverse Kennel Club opened their three day stop in Traverse City MI today and put Loraine Boutwell in the BIS ring.  The seven dogs that made in to her final were the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the 13” Beagle, CH Werff’s Apple of My Eye, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, GCH CH Homebrewed Page Three Girl RN, the Pug, CH Hill Country’s Tag I’m It, the Lowchen, CH Touche’s Vindication, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Quiche’s Grand Finale.  

Best went to the country’s Number Eight Dog All Breeds, the Cocker, Beckham.  2011’s Number One Dog is not on as aggressive a schedule as last year, but still has 21 BIS this year.