FROM FLORIDA

CH Jamelle's Aristocrat V Elba

Believe it or not we still have one more eastern show to tell you about. From Zolfo Springs, FL we visit the Heartland Dog Club Of Florida who had their two shows this weekend. On Saturday, they asked Kenneth Brown to choose a best from the Sussex Spaniel, CH Remedi's Fastrax Heart O'Gold, the Pharaoh Hound, CH Siphra's No Remorse JC, the Saint Bernard, CH Jamelle's Aristocrat V Elba, the Border Terrier, CH Standish's Total Knock Out, the Shih Tzu, CH Krissy's Tybee Dream Machine, the French Bulldog, CH A'Vigdors Caudataire Du Roi Tuunrat's El Che, and the Rough Collie, CH Sylvan Argent Simply Irresistible. You wouldn’t expect to see the iconic dog from the Alps in Florida, but Kenneth Buxton found one good enough for a BIS. Congratulations to breeders Michele & Jack Mulligan, owners Linda Baker & Edward Baker, and handler Melody Salmi.

Sunday, The Saint and four of Satuday’s finalists, the Pharaoh Hound, the Border Terrier, the Shih Tzu, & the French Bulldog, joined the Black Cocker Spaniel, CH Bracon’s Leapin Lily Pads & the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, CH Riverside In The Dark Zone, in Sandra Goose Allen’s final. She went to the opposite end of the registry choosing the Shih Tzu, bred by Karen L Bey, owned by JoAnn White, and handled by Jennifer Lee Miller. Congratulations to them all.

A DIFFERENT FIRST TIMER IN SOUTH CAROLINA

CH Mybliss Sport Edition At Bella

We’ve worked our way down to Aiken SC where the Columbia Kennel Club held two shows. You have Saturday’s results. Here’s the story on Sunday. Carolyn Herbel’s seven were the Brittany, CH Magic Read My Lips, the 15" Beagle, CH Lanbur Quest For The Best, the Boxer, PRO's Windtalker, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Frenchpark Moon Of Wintertime JE, the Pekingese, CH Linn-Lee's Easy To Love By JenKar, the Bichon Frise, CH Mybliss Sport Edition At Bella, and the Australian Shepherd, Darwin's Patch O'the Lowcountry. Best went to the Bichon, Charley, we believe his first. Congratulations to breeder/owner Myra Wotton, owner Stephanie Uva & handler Dennis Brown.

BOOKENDS IN ALABAMA

CH Genesis Silverado

Marilyn Spacht closed the four day set in Montgomery Al, calling the BIS for the Cahaba Valley Kennel Club. She had an impressive seven of the German Wirehaired Pointer, CH Ripsnorters Mt View Lookout, the Afghan Hound, CH Genesis Silverado, the Boxer, CH Carillons MVP, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Brackley He's My Warrior, the Bichon Frise, CH Lilywhites Shenanigansi, and Saturday’s BIS winner, the Australian Shepherd, CH Mysharas Dream Girl. The Afghan, Dylan, opened the weekend with the BIS and he closed the weekend with the BIS. Dylan & handler Marcelo Veras now have six all breed Bests this year and a very nice set of bookends.

TIGHT IN TIMONIUM

CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream

The big points were in Timonium MD this weekend and the Baltimore County Kennel Club and Barbara Dempsey Alderman had the incredibly difficult choice yesterday of the Irish Setter, CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, the Scottish Deerhound, CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, the Boxer, CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Sealyham Terrier, CH Efbe’s Goodspice Easy Money, a Dutch import from the classes, the Affenpinscher, Banana Joe Von Tanikazari, the Tibetan Spaniel, CH Wassong’s Hanover Alice, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Kridler’s Nutmeg V Signature. Best went to the nation’s Number Two Dog All Breeds, the Boxer, Scarlet. Did we tell you that it’s getting a little close at the top of our rankings? They have one more day in Timonium to sort it out.

NEW NUMBER ONE HERDING DOG

CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins

We have a lot of results to wade through, but I promise you that it will be exciting. Up in West Springfield MA, they capped a three day stay Sunday with Rey Burgos in the final ring for the South Windsor Kennel Club. He had his choice of the English Springer Spaniel, CH Cerise Signature Of Telltale RN CD, the Greyhound, CH GrandCru Clos Erasmus, the Giant Schnauzer, CH Skansen's C'Sofia Of Grandeur, the American Staffordshire Terrier, CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Kimro's Soldier Boy, the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Firetown's Out Of The Blue, and the Bearded Collie, CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins. We have a couple of dogs that have been moving relentlessly up the rankings this past month. The Beardie, Roy, is one of them. Yesterday, he and handler Cliff Steel picked up their ninth all breed BIS of the year to secure the title of Number One Herding Dog.

ANOTHER SMOOTH FOX BIS

CH Slyfox Sneak's A Peek

Yesterday out in Vallejo CA, the Chief Solano Kennel Club asked Raymond Bay to d their BIS. He had seven superlative dogs, the Golden Retriever, CH Gaia Of Yoshida Enterprise, the Basset Hound, CH Blossomhil's Mamma Mia, the Akita, CH Mojo's Rock'N Your World, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Slyfox Sneak's A Peek, the Brussels Griffon, CH Cashin's Walk The Line, the Boston Terrier, CH Flying Ford N Sunglo Dragon's Bordeaux, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Rohan's Reward CD RE HT. It was the Smooth Fox, Adam, continuing his BIS winning ways with his third in a row. We won’t know if it was good enough to put Adam & handler Eddie Boyes into the top ten dogs all breed until we tally this weekend’s points. Check back with us.

ANOTHER FIRST IN ALABAMA

CH Mysharas Dream Girl

They’ve been in Montgomery AL for three days. Yesterday, Carlos Navarro was on board for the Montgomery KC. His finalists included the German Wirehaired Pointer, CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, Afghan Hound, CH Genesis Sliverado, the Boxer, CH Caillions MVP, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Brackley He's My Warrior, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Mysharas Dream Girl. It was the country’s number one Australian Shepherd, Beyonce, taking home the big rosette. It’s the first this year for Beyonce & handler Jamie Clute. Congratulations to Jamie & breeder/owner Sharon Fontanini.

FIRST TIMER IN SOUTH CAROLINA

CH Frenchpark Moon Of Wintertime JE

Our next stop is Aiken SC where the Columbia Kennel Club is giving us two. Yesterday, Charlotte Clem McGowan saw the Vizsla, CH Diamondmines 24 Caret Gold, the 15” Beagle, Milroc Poker Face, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Blumont Dashing N Debonair CDX GO RA, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Frenchpark Moon Of Wintertime JE, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CH Stepamgar King Of Memphis, the Bichon Frise, Mybliss Sport Edition At Bella, and the Rough Collie, CH Azalea Hill's Portrait. It was the two year old Smooth Fox, Luna, picking up her first BIS ever. Congratulation’s to breeders Mary Lynn Machado & John Killeen & Trudy Haines, owner Jerson Valle, and handler Armando Morales.

NEW DOG2WATCH IN MASSACHUSETTS

CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You

Up in West Springfield MA, they closed day two of the set with Betsy Horn Humer calling the BIS for the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club. She had her choice of the Weimaraner, CH Camelot's Knockin' On Heaven's Door, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Nashira's Ciro Of Anjari JC, the Rottweiler, CH Von Hoffman's Antsy Prance, the American Staffordshire Terrier, CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Kimro's Soldier Boy, the Bostn Terrier, Diamond's Mama Mia It's Sophia, and the Bearded Collie, CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins. She chose the AmStaff, Maddy. Not yet two years old, Maddy has three career BIS, all this month! That’s good enough for us to say this is a DOG2WATCH.

BIG NAMES IN MARYLAND

CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed

Timonium MD is one of the more prestigious stops on our dog show calendar and many of our top dogs were at yesterday’s Old Dominion Kennel Club Of Northern Virginia show hoping to take home the coveted top prize. Dr Robert A Indeglia sublime seven were the Irish Setter, CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, the Bloodhound, CH Flessner's International Harvester, the Boxer, CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Sealyham Terrier, CH Efbe’s Goddspice Easy Money, the Maltese, CH CH Ta-Jon's Whose Your Sugar Daddy?, the Lhasa Apso, CH My Thai Ta Sen Halleluiah Chorus, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Kridler's Nutmeg V Signature.

His Best was the Irish Setter, Emily. Emily & handler Adam Bernardin now have nine all breed BIS including some of the most prized in dogdom. She can now add Old Dominion to that resume.