PIONEER VALLEY KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Up in West Springfield MA, Michael Buckley was the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club’s choice for their final.  He had his choice of the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Cerise Signature of Telltale RN CD, the 15” Beagle, GCCH CH Lanrigg Star of the Stage, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Castle Rock's SBigStaff Mad About You, the Yorkshire Terrier, CCH Foxfire Wind Beneath My Wings, the Chow Chow, GCH CH E-Lin Traveling Man, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

His choice was the Number Three Dog Allbreeds, the Boxer, Scarlett.   With seven BIS so far this year, Scarlett and handler Diego Fernando Garcia are determined to keep the Top Two Dogs within striking distance.

OLD DOMINION KC OF NOVA

GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova

We are in the Nation’s Capital for the Easter Holiday and took the opportunity to drop in on one the dog show world’s premier stops, the Old Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Virginia  show.   This weekend’s largest show, preceded by the Columbia Terrier Association of Maryland and a dozen other specialty competitions, featured plenty of grooming space, large rings, and lots of vendors.

The day ended with seven very special dogs vying for the attention of BIS judge Keke Kahn.  They were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli, the Great Dane, GCH CH Lobato’s Jitterbug Man, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Lomondview Clementina, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Surrey Sugar Baby, and the Puli, GCH CH Cordmaker Rumpus Bumpus.

Her Best was the Springer, Peyton.  Peyton has made a practice of winning big shows.  This is his fourth this year.

HEARTLAND DOG CLUB OF FL DAY 1

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare

Our first report of the day comes from down in Zolfo Springs FL where the Heartland Dog Club of America held their first of two shows this weekend.   BIS judge Gene Blake first day finalists were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the Saluki, GCH CH Baha Persian of Interest NAJ, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s My Gigolo, the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Bandog Bayou’s The Warrior, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Winsome’s Love Remembears.

It was the MinPin, Classie, taking the day one big rosette.  DOG2WATCH Classie has three all breed BIS this season.

PALOUSE HILLS DFA DAY ONE

GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore

Out west the Palouse Hills Dog Fanciers kicked off the weekend with their day one show.  Sari Brewster Tietjen commanded the BIS ring on day with the Irish Water Spaniel, GCHC CH Poole's Ide Got Water, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Polo's The Aviator, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria's Wildwood Silver Sixpence, the Bedlington, GCH CH Show Me the Money, the Silky Terrier, GCH CH Bar-B's Tawny Mist Topias, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, CH Colburn Let Freedom Ring.

Her BIS was the Standard Poodle, Ally.  Ally’s 12th BIS puts her in a virtual tie for Number One Standard Poodle & Number One Non-Sporting Dog.  It’s going to be a interesting week.

BLOMMINGTON INDIANA KC

GCH CH Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction

(Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin)

Out in Terre Haute IN the  Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction, made it BACK2BACK BIS, taking home the top prize at today’s Bloomington Indiana Kennel Club show.  Joining Beckham in Anne Bolus’ final were the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, GCH CH Soletrader Bjorn Borg, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH  Kenro's Fleeting Moment, the Irish Terrier, CH Sugarbush's American Girl, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH Chaoyang Take It To The Limit At NuStar, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH Legacys Bold Venture.

Beckham’s 11th BIS gives him a comfortable lead over the rest of the field at this point, but then it is still just April.

SPRINGFIELD KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Castle Rock's SBigStaff Mad About You

(Photo by Kenneth Reed)

New Englander Judy Harrington was in West Springfield MA today to call the BIS for the Springfield Kennel Club.  Her options were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gosling’s Reel Deal, the 15” Beagle, GCCH CH Lanrigg Star of the Stage, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Castle Rock's SBigStaff Mad About You, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Whitebread’s Diamond Solitaire, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

She chose the AmStaff, Maddy.  DOG2WATCH Maddy.  Has been impressing judges with outstanding breed type while maintaining a distinctly feminine presence.  Congratulations to breeders Laszlo Silz Nagy & Dayna Pesenti, owners Genoa Brown, Ruth Sampson, & Dayna Pesenti, and handler Kim Rudzik.

TERRE HAUTE KC DAY ONE

GCH CH Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction
(Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin)

The Terre Haute Kennel Club opened the four day stop in their Indiana hometown today.  David Bolus ended the day mulling over a choice among the  Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction, the Bassett Hound, GCH CH Fort Merrill Topsfield Yahoo, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH  Kenro's Fleeting Moment, Smooth Fox, GCH CH Waybroke Broxden Turning Tanner, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers, the Boston Terrier to be named later, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder. 

He went with the country’s Number  One Dog All Breeds, the Cocker, Beckham.  Beckham & handler Michael Pitt have now collected ten all breed BIS and have a 5,000 point lead on this year’s field of competitors.

CRAB CAKES & COCKERS

Baltimore's Beautiful Inner Harbor

We will be out an about in this busy coming week.  Look for us on Saturday at Old Dominion Kennel Club of Northern Virginia, one of the three big all breed shows in Timonium MD, north of Baltimore.  The Columbia Terrier Association Of Maryland will warm up Friday for  Old Dominion KCNV, the Baltimore County Kennel Club, & the Catoctin Kennel Club. 

Friday New Englanders will gather in West Springfield MA for the Springfield Kennel Club, South Windsor Kennel Club, & Pioneer Valley Kennel Club’s three shows.    Down in the Sunshine State, the Heartland Dog Club Of Florida will be in Zolfo Springs FL (75 miles southeast of Tampa) for the weekend. 

Up in the Great Lakes region, it will be a leisurely one day stop in Columbus OH with the Central Ohio Kennel Club.  Midwesterners have a healthy four days in Terre Haute IN  with the Terre Haute Kennel Club & Bloomington Indiana Kennel Club.  The fun starts Thursday.  It will be chilly, but above freezing, in Fond du Lac WI for the hometown Fond Du Lac Kennel Club’s traditional weekend.  It will be a tad warmer in Waterloo IA for the Waterloo Kennel Club’s twofer.

Down here in the South we have lots of options.  You can choose two days in Harrison AR (80 miles due south of Springfield MO) with the North Arkansas Kennel Club, three days in Montgomery AL with the Anniston Kennel Club, Montgomery Kennel Club, & Cahaba Valley Kennel, or a rollicking four days in the Shreveport suburb of Bossier City LA with the Shreveport Kennel Club & D'Arbonne Kennel Club.

You will have to travel two time zones west for our remaining shows.  Take your pick of the Angeles Canyon Kennel Club’s weekend in the Los Angles berg of City of Industry, two in the San Francisco Bay area with the Chief Solano Kennel Club in Vallejo CA, or go full bore four in Lewiston ID (100 mile south of Spokane WA) where the Palouse Hills Dog Fanciers will kick off on Thursday, followed by the Lewis-Clark Kennel Club’s two.

What could be better this weekend than crab cakes & Cockers?

WINDWARD HAWAIIAN DFA DAY TWO

Our final report of the day comes from another island paradise, Oahu in the state of Hawaii.  You can read about Saturday‘s Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association show here.    Sunday’s WHDFA ended with Carolyn Herbel deciding among the Black Cocker Spaniel, CH Halakai I Have A Dream, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Pupukearidge Kekualono, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Craklin Rosie Lemils, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Broxden Bet Regards, the Toy Poodle, Smash JP Spirits, the Bulldog, GCH CH Trent’s Adorebull Last Word, and from the Bred By Exhibitor Dog class, the Australian Shepherd, Aumoekohu Dipped in Chocolate.

Her Best In Show was five year old the Cocker.  We are not sure if it’s his very first BIS, but we do know it is his first this year.  He was also piloted to Best Bred By Exhibitor In Show by breeder/owner/handler Gerri Cadiz.  Congratulations!

GROVE OKLAHOMA

GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy

There were four shows in Grove OK this week.  We did give you a report on Thursday’s show.  Here’s the rest of the story.  At Friday's Northeast Oklahoma Kennel Club show, Arley Hussin gathered the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quiet Creeks Windfall, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumerias Wildwood Silver Six Pence, the Irish Terrier, CH Sugarbushs American Girl, the Shih Tzu, GCH CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheims Captain Crunch, in his final ring.

It was the Bichon, Drummer, posting the BACK2BACK win.  Drummer’s eleventh BIS of the year will make the run for Number One Non-Sporting Dog a little more interesting. 

GCH CH Szumerias Wildwood Silver Six Pence

Six of Friday’s finalists were joined by the American Staffordshire Terrier, CH Alpine’s Ring of Fire, in Paula Hartinger’s day one Bartlesville Kennel Club final on Saturday.  She would choose the Kuvasz, Tanner. As her Best.  Tanner, the Number Two Working Dog, now has six top prizes this year and a Top Ten berth.

GCH CH Babheims Captain Crunch

(Photo by Patt Kolesar)

Sunday on day two of the BKC, the above named Springer, Kuvasz, Irish Terrier, Bichon, & GSD, would be challenged by the Harrier, CH Happy Tails Keepin The Faith, and the Havanese, Adorabulls Thats Better Than Sex, for the BIS.  Houston Clark would prefer the Number One Herding Dog, the GSD, Capi.  The Mexican import rocketed to the top of his Group since his arrival in the US and now has six BIS