DAY ONE IN KALAMAZOO MI

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici

When we were in Kalamazoo MI back in May we were very impressed with how five separate clubs pulled together to put a cluster that was a success on every level.  Four of those clubs are back at it this week.  The Pontiac Kennel Club had the opener on Thursday and they put James Fredericksen in the final ring.

GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm 

(Photo by Lisa Croft Elliot)

The seven he saw were the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, the Harrier, GCH CH Downhome Hitech Innovator, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Russell Terrier, GCH CH Goldsands Columbus, the Pug, GCH CH Hill Country’s Tag I’m It, the Bulldog, GCH CH Evergreen's Miss Congeniality, and the Old English Sheepdog. GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.

His Reserve and Best In Show went to Two of our Top Five Dogs, the Number One Dog All Breeds, the GWP, Oakley, and the Number Three Dog, the Doberman, FiFi.  It was FiFi’s and breeder/owner/handler Jocelyn Mullins’  42^nd BIS this year.

DAY TWO IN SALISBURY MD

GCH CH Lomondview Clementina

Exhibitors in Salisbury MD already have two shows in the books this week.  The Talbot Kennel Club asked Monica Canestrini to handle their second final of the five day set.  She chose her top two from the Irish Setter, GCH CH Northwind's First Reign, the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, the Saint Bernard, GCH CH Jamelle's Aristocrat V Elba, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Silky Terrier, GCH CH Snow Glen's Tesoro Cover Story, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Surrey Sugar Baby, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheim Captain Crunch.

GCH CH Babheim Captain Crunch

Grabbing the Reserve award was the GSD, Capi, while the Scottie, Phoebe, took the Best In Show.  It’s Phoebe’s ninth BIS and her 79^th Terrier Group.  Wow!

DAY ONE IN SAILSBURY MD

GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box

As the show season winds down, several of our top dogs gathered in Salisbury MD for today’s Talbot Kennel Club show, the first of five all breed shows in that Maryland burg.

GCH CH Lomondview Clementina

Dorothy Macdonald’s seven hopefuls were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, the Saint Bernard, GCH CH Jamelle’s Aristocrat V Elba, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Silky Terrier, GCH CH Snow Glen’s Tesoro Cover Story, Dalmatian, GCH CH Spotlight’s Ruffian, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheim’s Captain Crunch.

Capturing the stop’s first top awards were the Scottie, Phoebe, who took the Reserve, and the Foxhound, Jewel.  Jewel’s 29^th BIS follows a week in which she took three BIS & BISS at the American Foxhound National Specialty.  We would say this girl is on a roll. 

MONDAY IN VIRGINIA BEACH

GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm 

(Photo by Lisa Croft Elliot)

Our weekend wrapped on Monday with the hometown Virginia Beach Kennel Club’s second show of the set.  As the lone offering of the day, the show attracted several of the country’s top dogs.  Taking the BIS was the country’s Number One Dog All Breeds, the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm.  The RBIS went to the country’s Number Three Dog, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici.

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici

Rounding out Sari Tietjen’s final were the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, the West Highland White Terrier, GCH CH MKC Bonaparte, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Krissy’s Savy Jasper, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH Xeralane’s Kid Rock, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.

Oakley’s 61^st BIS of the year send him into the new week with an almost 1700 point lead on the Number Two Dog.

COOK INLET KENNEL CLUB

Springwind's Crunch the Numbers

As winter approaches the folks up in our 49^th state squeezed in one more show this weekend in Palmer AK.  Richard Reynolds chose his top two from the following seven:  the Labrador Retriever, Springwind's Crunch the Numbers, the Whippet, Arwen Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the Bernese Mountain Dog, CH Bear Mountain's Grand Prix, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, GCH CH Redrock's Desert Storm, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CH Sheeba Discover The Chief, the Shiba Inu,    CH Sagewood Tsunami VCD1 TD CD NA NAJ RN, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Arctic Tern's Sir Baskin Robbins.

Finishing one/two were the Lab, Fudge, and the Bernese, Polar.  It’s the first for the Alaskan native.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Sheri Walsh and owner Vicki Lord.