ELEVEN IN A ROW FOR NUMBER TWO

GCH CH Claircreek Impression de Matisse 

(Photo by Alexis Dilow)

The North Shore Kennel Club opened the three day set in Topsfield MA today.  Peggy Dillard Carr’s seven supplicants were the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, GCH CH Chesastar Hudson Bay RN, the Borzoi, GCH CH Greyhaven This Rough Magic SC, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek Impression de Matisse, the Lakeland Terrier, GCH CH Larkspur Acadia Save Me a Spot, the Maltese, CH Ta-Jon’s Hi Diddle Dee Dee, the Keeshond, GCH CH Nightwind’s Little Ricky, and the Belgian Tervuren, GCH CH Mishaook Lulu At Chateau Blanc HSCs.

GCH CH Nightwind’s Little Ricky

Best went to the country’s Number Two Dog All Breeds, the Portie, Matisse.  Reserve was awarded to the Keeshond, Ricky.  Matisse and handler Michael Scott are on a winning streak with 11 BIS in a row.  They now have 33 BIS this year, four more than the Number One Dog.