SADIE CONTINUES COLLECTING BIS

The Oklahoma City Kennel Club held their second show of the weekend in their hometown today.

CH Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot

Our I-Reporter on site telsl us that Dr Harry Smith finalsists were the Golden Retriever, Ch Toasty’s Treasure Island, the Basenji, CH Ab-Rafiki The Icon Of Cool, the Alaskan Malmute, CH Sno Classic Play The Game, the nation’s number one dog, the Scottish Terrier, CH Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot, the Pomeranian, CH Puffpride Somewhere In Time, the Standard Poodle, CH Donnchada Sweet Dreams, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shoal Creek’s Sangria V Barick.

BIS went, as it has 29 times this year, to the Scottie, Sadie. It’s a tribute to her dominance that we feel obligated to say that it was her first all breed Best In Show since June 5th. This train may have slowed a little, but she is still way ahead of everyone else.

KEES AT KANADASAGA

It’s day two in Bainbridge NY, the club is the Kanadasaga Kennel Club, and the BIS judge is Angela Porpora.

CH Quest Stand By Me

Today’s magnificent seven were the Irish Setter, CH Shadagee Caught RedHanded, the Afghan Hound CH Wynsyr China Doll, the Boxer, CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Lakeland Terrier, CH Manoir’s Match Pointe, the Pekingese, CH Linn- Lee's For The Good Times, the Keeshond, CH Quest Stand By Me, and the Cardigan Welsh Cogi, CH Xtacee Moonlight Serenade.

And Today’s BIS winner was the four year old Keeshond, Tank. It’s his second BIS this month. Congratulations to Tank’s breeders/owners Maureen Winters & Jennifer Sturgeon and handler Jessica Plourde. And this time we found a photo.

GIANT IN OHIO

We have one show to report on this morning, yesterday’s the Warren County Kennel Club in Lebanon OH.

CH Skansen's Sir August Brigs

Ruth Zimmerman got to choose BIS from the German Wirehaired Pointer, the CH Ripsnorter's Mt View Lookout, the Basset Hound, CH Topfield-Sanchu American Express, the Giant Schnauzer, CH Skansen's Sir August Brigs, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Cornerstone Soliloquy, the Havanese, CH Mojito's Desilu De Solana, the Keeshond, CH Sonsts's Tis Th Season, and the Shetland Sheepdog, CH JusDandy Devine Mz M.

The big prize went to the big Schnauzer, Brigs, his first this year. Congratulations to breeder Sylvia Hammarstrom, owner Mary Williams, and handler Vicki Seiler.

VIZSLA BEST IN OK

We’ve heard from our I-Reporter in Oklahoma City where the Oklahoma City Kennel Club opened a four show weekend.

CH Renaissance Girls Gone Wild

The judge was Marjorie Martorella and her finalists were the Vizsla, CH Renaissance Girls Gone Wild, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, CH Afterglow Ebeneezer, a Siberian Husky from the Veterans class, CH Kontoki’s Return To Innocence, the country’s number one dog, the Scottish Terrier, CH Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot, the Toy Manchester Terrier, Firefly’s Dreams Come True, the Standard Poodle, CH Donnchada Sweet Dreams, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shoal Creek’s Sangria V Barick.

BIS went to the Vizsla, Flirt, her career second and first this year. Congratulations to breeders/owners & Linda & George Durham, co-breeder Cathy Kottmeier, and handler Linda Clark.

BEARDIE IN BAINBRIDGE

One of our I-Reporters has checked in from the Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club show in Bainbridge, NY where they are beginning a four day party.

CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins

Today the BIS judge was Nikki Riggsbee and the contenders were the Irish Setter, CH Shadagee Caught RedHanded, the Afghan Hound CH Wynsyr China Doll, the Great Pyrenees, CH Pyrless Brother Love, the Bedlington Terrier, CH Velvety Angel Eyes, the Havanese, CH Harbor’s It Had To Be Me, the Keeshond, CH Quest Stand By Me, and the Bearded Collie, CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

Andy our first BIS of the weekend went to the Beardie, Roy, scoring Bests in consecutive weekends. We expect to have more reports tonight. So check back with us in a bit.

SEVEN SHOW DOGS DEAD

This morning we heard about a tragic incident. Seven dogs are dead of heat stroke after being left in a handler’s van over night. Among the confirmed dead is the country’s number one Akita bitch, CH Mystik’s Jersey Had-Ta-Go-To Gekko.

CH Mystik’s Jersey Had-Ta-Go-To Gekko
with Handler Mary Wild

The dogs were in the custody of professional handler Mary Wild of Arnold MO. Wild had just returned home at about 1:00 Monday morning from the Iowa City IA shows. According to a Saint Louis news site STL Today, Wild made the decision to leave the eight dogs in the van over night. STL Today reports that the dogs were the Akita, Jersey, three Golden Retrievers, an Alaskan Malamute, a Siberian Husky, and a Dalmatian. According to Onofrio Dog Shows, Wild had the Golden Retrievers, Laurell’s AKA, CH Nalyn’s Private Stash, CH Annecy’s Good Girls Go To Heaven, the Alaskan Malamute, CH Sno Ridge’s Sudden Impact, and the Siberian Husky, Topaz Hot Wyred, entered at the Hawkeye Kennel Club shows. However, we have not independently confirmed that these were the dogs that were killed. Jefferson County MO authorities are investigating. (Editor's update: the Alaskan Malamute, CH Sno Ridge's Sudden Impact, was not one of the deceased)

We hope that all of you take extra care to safeguard your animals during these hot days. We have had temperatures in the high 90s for the last two weeks in here in Memphis and our dogs are uncharacteristically spending most of their time indoors in air conditioned quarters.

Our heartfelt condolences to the breeders and owners of these poor dogs. We cannot summon words to console such a loss.

DOG SHOW SMORGASBORD

Dog shows, like most hobbies, these days have now diversified to serve multiple levels of participants. No longer must we be weekend warriors and make do with the Saturday/Sunday fare enlivened by the occasional national holiday. These days more consumed exhibitors can pack up the RV and travel, gypsy-like, from locale to locale sampling shows almost any day of the week.

Exhibitors Traveling to Another Five Day Cluster

So if you ever aspired to run away with the circus, try the five day stand in Ohio starting tomorrow in Lebanon. The Warren County Kennel Club Of Ohio will be there for two days after which the Dayton, Lima, & Sandusky Kennel Clubs will stage three shows in Lima.

Early Americans Planning Dog Shows

There are four day stops in no less than five locations this week. A quartet of Kennel Clubs with native American names (Del-otse-nango, Kanadasaga, Susque-nango, & Chenango) pitch camp Thursday in the Anglo named Bainbridge NY. Similar celebration of the merger of indigenous peoples and the British empire kicks off Friday in Wrentham MA hosted by the Hockamock & Wampanoag Kennel Clubs.

Oklahoma City

Also starting Thursday are four day events in Hattiesburg MS (Greater Hattiesburg & Meri-Miss Kennel Clubs) and Oklahoma City OK (Oklahoma City & Mid-Del-Tinker Kennel Clubs). In Bel Alton MD the Southern Maryland & Rock Creek Kennel Clubs will leave the gate on Friday.

Continental Divide At Loveland Colorado

There is only one three day offering this weekend but you will need the extra day to get to Anchorage for the Alaska Kennel Club’s trio of shows starting Friday. There are traditional two days events in Vandergrift PA (Bushy Run Kennel Club), Loveland CO (Buckhorn Valley Kennel Club), Redmond OR ( Mount Bachleor Kennel Club), and Ferndale Kennel Club (Lost Coast Kennel Club Of California).

So whether you are a full time exhibitor, weekend enthusiast, or dog loving spectator, you have lots of choices. Don’t forget to take a hat and a cool beverage.

IT ADDS UP

Back during our days with the Department of Justice, we ran across a 14 year old boy who had mugged an 80 year old woman for 67 cents. When asked if it was worth it, he replied, “67 cents, here, 67 cents there, that sh*t adds up.”

CH J’Cobe Vigilante Justice

And so it was with this past two weeks with 14 shows in 15 days in Idaho and Montana. While the wins were certainly spread around, one dog came out with substantially more points. That dog, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH J’Cobe Vigilante Justice, capped the two weeks with another BIS at yesterday’s Five Valley Kennel Club in Missoula MT. Dodger’s take after 15 days, was five BIS, eight more Group wins & placements, and about 5500 points, good enough to move Dodger into the number eight all breed spot. Like we said, it adds up.

CH Artizoe High Caliber

Fred Bassett’s other finalists yesterday were the English Setter, CH Artizoe High Caliber, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Pupukearidge Ikaika O Sprngvly, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Marienburg Inaqui Sukijaki, the Affenpinscher, CH Tamarin Tug, the Bulldog, CH Legacy Empress Of The Copa, and the Polish Lowland Sheepdog, CH Star’s It’s A Serius Family Affair.

We congratulate all the those who participated in the Idaho Itinerary and the Montana Motorcade. We just wish you guys had been in an area where more of us would have been able to witness the spectacle. Everyone mark their calendar for the similar marathon that precedes the AKC,Eukanuba National Championship in December. We might just make that one.

MONTANA MOTORCADE

CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

We have been giving you snippets of the Montana Motorcade since it began last Tuesday, but we need to catch you up on the action. We gave you most of the finalists from Friday‘s Electric City Kennel Club‘s show in Great Falls, but left out the Golden Retriever, CH Goldentrip Snow Dream and the 13” Beagle, CH Jabrwoki’s Le Jazz Hot.

CH Dunkirk I’m Gonna Live Forever

Saturday, they finished up in Great Falls with Robert Moore calling BIS. He pulled from the Brittany, CH Mitch’s Mt Ready Aim Fire, the Afghan Hound, CH Polo the Aviator, the Akita, CH Mojo’s Rock'n Your World, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, the Pekingese, CH Dunkirk I’m Gonna Live Forever, the French Bulldog, CH Highwood’s Big Shot, and the Bouvier des Flandres, CH Avalon Frontier Sleepn Lady Webber.

CH Highwood’s Big Shot

We did tell you that Sunday, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, Ikaika, was Lowell Davis’ BIS on day one of the Five Valley Kennel Club three day stand in Missoula. Now we can tell you that Saturday’s finalists, the Peke, the Frenchie, and the Bouvier were in Sunday’s seven with Ikaika and the English Setter, Artizoe High Caliber, the Boxer, CH Duba Dae’s Who’s your Daddy, and the Airedale Terrier, CH Huntwood’s Wildest Performance.

CH Seamist On A Windward Tack RN

And we do have late news that today’s final consisted of the Sussex Spaniel, CH Seamist On A Windward Tack RN, the 15” Beagle, CH Just Right The Full Monty, Doberman Pinscher, CH Marienburg Inaqui Sukijaki, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, the Affenpinscher, CH Tamarin Taser, the Keeshond, CH Kemont’s Skyline’s Game Boy, and the Bouvier, Webber.

Arlene Davis’ Best In Show was the Smooth Fox, Dodger. That’s three BIS for Dodger in the last four days. This dog is hotter than Georgia asphalt.

FOCUS ON OREGON

Out in Canby OR, the Clackamas Kennel Club hosted a two of the largest shows this weekend.

CH Sky Acres Spy Plane

On Saturday, Barbara Watt went over a final of the Irish Setter, Kaerdon's Just Tickled Pink JH, the Whippet, CH Starline's Chanel, the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, CH Snowy Mountain's Zeus, the Lakeland Terrier, Blackwatch On The Rocks, the Papillon, CH Arkeno's Ears To You, the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Melvard's Doll Of Destiny, the Belgian Tervuren, CH Sky Acres Spy Plane.

The Tervuren, Spy, won his third BIS this year. He is the number one Tervuren and moving up toward a top ten spot in the Herding Group.

CH Bellatak My Funny Valentine

Sunday, Spy, would return with the Whippet and the Lakeland. Joining the in Michael Manning‘s ring were the English Springer Spaniel, CH Cerise Signature Of Telltale RN CD, the Alaskan Malamute, CH Rogue's Jonny Walker Black Label, the Havanese, CH Bellatak My Funny Valentine, and the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Melvard's Doll Of Destiny.

Sunday was the Malamute’s day, with the BIS going to the six year old bred and owned by Jerry & Sharon Weston. Congratulations to them on their first BIS this year.