GREENSBORO NC DAY THREE OF FIVE

GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici

(Amended 9:15 AM 18 Aug 2012 We erroneously reported here yesterday that the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View's Ripsnorter, was defeated in the breed at Friday's Greater Hickory Kennel Club show.  The catalog was marked incorrectly.  Oakley was absent yesterday.  Our apolgies to Team Oakley for us repeating the error.)

As three of our Top Five Dogs All Breeds returned to the show ring today in Greensboro NC, I was sitting in the Memphis airport feverishly going over the AKC’s latest official numbers and updating our numbers through yesterday.  We knew that the race was close, but we had no idea how close.  By this evening our Top Three were closer than ever and a new Number One Dog had emerged.

While the numbers have not been huge in Greensboro NC (today’s BIS was worth 824 points) the competition has been as fierce as we have seen all years. The German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View's Ripsnorter Silver Charm was absent as his handler, Phil Booth, was attending his son's wedding.  Congrautlations to Phil and family!  The breed would be represented in the Sporting Group by his nephew, GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck stops Here JH. Truman would finish the day with a Sporting Group Three, watching the new Number One Dog All Breeds, the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova,  advance to Stephanie Hedgepath’s BIS final.  

Rounding out her seven were the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Criston’s Enchanted, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Boston Terrier, GCH CH Gunther’s Gussied Up Edna, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH CH Jesstar’s Nirvana.  

The RBIS would go to the Sheltie, Noah, while the big prize would go to the Doberman, FiFi.  It’s the second of the set and the 29th BIS of the year for FiFi and breeder/owner/handler Jocelyn Mullins.  Our congratulations to Jocelyn and a special shout out to Tem Peyton on moving into the top spot.  Congratulations to breeders Billie, Erin, & Charlie Kerfoot & Ruth Kirby, owners Celie Florence, Beth Fink,  Erin Kerfoot, PhD, Ken Goodhue-McWilliams, PhD, & Delores Strength, and handler Robin Novack.

GREENSBORO NC DAY TWO OF FIVE

GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari  

The drama continued today in Greensboro NC today with the day two show of  the Danville Kennel Club.  Our Number One Dog All Breeds, the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, and the Number Two Dog, the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova,  met once again, this time in Bonnie Linnell Clarke’s Sporting Group.  The GWP, Oakley, advanced to Betty Dale’s final while the Springer, Peyton, picked up the second spot.   

GCH CH Criston’s Enchanted  

Challenging Oakley for the win were the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Criston’s Enchanted, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Boston Terrier, GCH CH Gunther’s Gussied Up Edna, and the Puli, GCH CH Cordmaker’s Rumpus Bumpus.    

The Afghan, Rachel, picked up hers first RBIS, while the Number One Toy Dog, the Affenpinscher, Joey, grabbed the BIS.  It’s the 26th BIS for Joey, the Number Five Dog All Breeds.  He’s also had eight RBIS.  Where would he be if he got any extra points for those?

TOP DOGS GATHER IN NC

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici  

(Photo  by Lynda Beam)

We start our dog show week with a renewal of the head-to-head drama we have seen these past couple of weeks as four of the Top Five Dogs All Breeds gathered in Greensboro NC for today’s Danville Kennel Club show.  

The excitement started early as the Number One Dog, the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, faced off with the Number Two Dog, the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova in Stephanie Hedgepath’s final.  However, neither would advance as it would be the English Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Edgewood Casino Celebrity, who would advance, while the Springer, Peyton, & the GWP, Oakley, would pack up their Group Two & Group Three ribbons and head for the RV.  

 

Joining Celine and handler Marcelo Veras in William deVilleneuve‘s final were the Number Three & Five Dogs, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, & the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari.  Rounding out the final seven were the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Lochnaw Something Good, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Keeshond, GCH CH Sprookje Lunar Appellation HOF, and the Puli, GCH CH Rumpus Bumpus.  

GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari

It would be the Affenpinscher, Joey, playing bridesmaid for the eighth time since the Reserve award went into effect, while the Doberman, FiFi, got to be the center of attention for the 28th time this year.   Whatdaya think?  Pretty exciting stuff for a Wednesday.

WHO'S NUMBER ONE?

GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova 

 (Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin) 

This just in from Racine WI, the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, has just collected another BIS at the Greater Racine Kennel Club show.  It was no walk in the park.  Peyton was challenged in the final by three Top Ten Dogs, the RBIS, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, and the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction..  Also on hand in Judy Webb’s BIS ring were the Longhaired Dachshund, GCH CH Hundelben Queen‘s Armada, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Meadowlake Simply Sinful, and the German Shepherd Dog, Lockerhaus Cruz Director V Jada.  

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici  

Peyton’s 31st BIS of the season makes the race for AKC’s Number One Dog a virtual tie.  While our standings boast a margin of error of 0.5 percent, our model has the Top Two Dogs separated by around 275 points a margin of 0.005 percent.  That’s what is call, in this Presidential election season, a statistical tie.  Nonetheless, we’ve never been afraid to take a stand.  We will tell you who we think is the Number One Dog All Breeds no later than Wednesday.

BACK2BACK BIS TIMES TWO

GCH CH AfterAll Painting the Sky  

The lone offering west of the Rockies this weekend was in Lacy WA where the Nisqually Kennel Club held two shows.  The Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH AfterAll Painting the Sky, made the most of the set, taking home both of the BIS.  

GCH CH Oakley’s B’Dazzled  

(Photo by Kayla Bertagnolli)

On Saturday Dorothy MacDonald chose Sky out of seven that included the Reserve, the English Setter, GCH CH Oakley’s B’Dazzled, the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quite Creek’s Kiss and Tell, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Silverice Super Cooper, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, the Pekingese, GCH CH Windemere;s Dusting of White at Pevyne, the Bulldog, GCH CH Itsa Brix, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Hatch Tillie de la Salsa.    

GCH CH Windemere;s Dusting of White at Pevyne  

Sunday Sky and the above named Peke, Dusty, would impress Dr Ronald Spritzer more than the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Saffire’s Shining Knight, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, GCH CH Raquel Welch of Malabo APD, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Charisma Maxim von Diable, and the aforementioned Poodle, & Bouvier.    

It was the second consecutive BACK2BACK BIS performance for the Number Four Dog All Breeds.  Sky and handler Gabriel Rangel now have 20 BIS.

ARKANSAS KENNEL CLUB DAY TWO

CH Charwin Fairmont Sweet Society Blue Snuff  

Little Rock AR was the only spot in the South to see a dog show this weekend and, as always, the Arkansas Kennel Club drew an enthusiastic crowd.  Read all about Saturday’s show here.  

William Cunningham had the closer on Sunday, choosing his Top Two from a seven that include si dogs that made Saturday’s final, the Pointer, GCH CH Penpoint In Dress Blues, the Bluetick Coonhound, CH Charwin Fairmont Sweet Society Blue Snuff, the  Samoyed, GCH CH Glacier's N Rowdy's Czargent Trouble, the West Highland White Terrier, CH Devonshire Out Of The Starting Gate, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Glenleigh Gang's 'N Roses, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.   The lone newcomer was the Papillon, GCH CH Fenice Le Beaudreaux.

GCH CH Glenleigh Gang's 'N Roses  

Saturday’s BIS, the Bichon, Governor, would collect the RBIS on Sunday, while the Coonhound, Stella, would take the BIS and all the points.   Stella was the breed winner at both the 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club show.  It’s the first AKC BIS for Snuffy.  Congratulations to breeders Katherine Chappell &Nicholas Chappell, owners Charles E Woods & Tena Kastner, and handler Shawn VonPressentin.

MONDAY MORNING MOP UP

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici  

Thanks to our generous readers we were able to bring you most of this weekend’s shows as they happened, but we do have a few more reports to add here in our Monday Morning Mop Up.  Wisconsin fanciers started their weekend on Friday in South Milwaukee with the Cudahy Kennel Club and are finishing it up today in Racine courtesy of the Greater Racine Kennel Club.  

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare

So far our Number Three Dog All Breeds, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, has tallied two BIS and a Working Group Three.  Fifi’s first Best of the set came in Katie Gammill’s final on Friday.  Also competing for judge Gammill’s attention were the Vizsla, CH ReMark’s Inherit The Wind, the Basset Hound, GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu Eenie Meenie Miney Moe,  the Miniature Schnauzer, CH Rampage;s fast And Furious, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, and the Smooth Collie, GCH CH Bit O’Heavens Sorceress PT RN, who picked up the Reserve award.   

GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction

Saturday Judge Gammill would exercise that dog show axiom, “The Best Dog on the Day”, and give FiFi the Group Three, and send the Alaskan Malamute, CH Tugar’s America’s Most Wanted forward to Kent Delaney’s final.  Joining the Malamute were the Vizsla, GCH CH Regal Point Pinnacle Of Kilauea JH, the Saluki, GCH DC Chubasco Goldi Looks For Impala, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Meadowlake Simply Sinful, the above named MinPin & Poodle, and the Belgian Sheepdog, GCH CH Uri De Beauvoir.  

His Reserve was the Standard Poodle, London, and his Best was the MinPin, Classie.  Classie is the country’s Number One MinPin, Number Two Toy Dog, & Number Seven Dog All Breeds with 17 BIS this year.  

The whole crowd would pack up and move on to Racine for the GRKC’s two shows,  Sunday’s final fell to Sue-Ellyn Rempel who would pick FiFi out of a lineup that included the Vizsla, GCH CH Renaissance Pink Chacha (Did you notice that the Sporting Group One went to three different Vizslas?  We would have loved to have sat at that breed ring.), the Harrier, GCH CH Tallyho The Time Of My Life, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, GCH CH Homebrewed Page Three Girl, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy Spaniel, GCH CH Loujon Thornwood Little Jacob, the Poodle, London, who was Reserve once again, and the German Shepherd Dog, Lockerhaus Cruz Director V Jada. 

 FiFi sits all alone in the Number Three spot, more than 11,000 point behind the two leaders and 9,000 point ahead of Number One, with 27 BIS.  We would advise our Top Two to remember to keep an eye on the rear view mirror.

KC OF FREEBORN COUNTY MN

GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence  

(Photo  by Derek Glas)

One member of our Top Ten Dogs All Breeds has had a very good weekend indeed.  The Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, swept both the top awards at the Kennel Club Of Freeborn County, Minnesota in Albert Lea MN.  

GCH CH Aerden’s Pretty in Pink JH  

On Saturday, Tanner and handler Diana Wilson were Houston Clark’s choice over his RBIS, the English Setter, GCH CH Aerden’s Pretty in Pink JH, the Basset Hound, GCH CH Barnyard 3 Oaks Spark of Hope, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH High Mountain Everso in Command, the Pomeranian, Jan Le’s Deck the Walls, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Endeavor, and the German Shepherd Dog, Todorhaus’ Mercy Mercy.  

GCH CH Allaruth Just Kidding of Solebay  

(Photo by Krista Droop)

Sunday, Toddie Clark put Tanner at the front of the line ahead of the English Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Nonnies No Doubt, the Bloodhound GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Windfall, the Miniature Schnauzer, GCH CH Allaruth Just Kidding of Solebay, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Xela's Party Hat, and the Shetland Sheepdog, to be named later.    

The two wins bring Tanner’s 2012 BIS tally to 14, four of which have come in the last two weeks.  We look for the last four months of the year to be really intense.

LORAIN COUNTY KENNEL CLUB 2

GCH CH Riverside Telltail Coco Posh  

Ronald Hilliard just wrapped up the Lorain County Kennel Club’s two day stop in Oberlin OH.  The seven who stayed all day to see him were the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, the Whippet, GCH CH Sporting Field’s Bahama Sands, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH Kenro’s Witching Hour, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Broxden Danea, the Pug, GCH CH Hill Country’s Tag I’m It, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine’s Deck the Halls, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Riverside Telltail Coco Posh.    

GCH CH Sporting Field’s Bahama Sands  

Reserve was the country’s Number One Whippet and Number Five Hound, the Whippet, Tawny, but the big prize went to a relative unknown, the Corgi, Coco.  It was the first BIS for three year old Coco and handler Lois Demers.  Congratulations to Lois and breeders/owners Deb Shindle & Julie & Bill Divens.

HARRISBURG KENNEL CLUB

CH Yakee Easily Persuaded  

Robin Stansell had the final call at today’s Harrisburg Kennel Club show in that Pennsylvania city.  The seven hoping to add all those points to their tally were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, the Bullmastiff, GCH CH Zaltana’s For Whom The Bell Tolls, the West Highland White Terrier, GCH CH Blythfell Fergus, the Pekingese, CH Yakee Easily Persuaded. A Chinese Shar-Pei from the classes, Asia’s Amadeo at Tiffany, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheim’s Captain Crunch.  

GCH CH Blythfell Fergus  

Packing the Reserve Best In Show rosette in their tack box was the Westie, Ben, while the Peke, Rodger, took home all the points.  It is the first BIS for Rodger and owner/handler, Pekingese maven, David Fitzpatrick.  Our congratulations to David and breeder Albert Easdon.

BENNINGTON COUNTY KC

GCH CH Downhome Hitech Innovator  

We start today’s reports with Paul Odenkerchen’s final for the Bennington County Kennel Club show in Ballston Spa NY.  The seven lining up for the closer were the Irish Water Spaniel, GCH CH Whistlestop’s Riley on Fire, the Harrier, GCH CH Downhome Hitech Innovator, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH D’s Remember When, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Xoloitzcuintli, GCH CH Bayshore Giorgio Armani, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Collinswood One In A Million NA NAJ.  

GCH CH Bayshore Giorgio Armani  

Taking home the RBIS was the Xolo, Armani, and taking home the points was the Harrier, Chet.  Chet, the Number Two Hound, will likely rejoin the Top Twenty All Breeds on thee strength of his eighth BIS of the year.