FRIDAY IN MADISON OHIO

CH Chaoyang’s Take It To The Limit

The Grand River Kennel Club opened a three day weekend today in Madison OH.  Nancy Dinkfelt assembled the Black Cocker Spaniel, CH Lehi’s Crystal Ball At Bluriver, the American Foxhound, CH Hewly Camilla, the Bernese Mountain Dog, CH Adesa floats Like A  Butterfly, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Angranian Derry Mucker, the Pomeranian, CH Mountain Crest U Don’t Own Me, the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Chaoyang’s Take It To The Limit, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.  Her Best was the Shar-Pei.  It’s the third for the two year old dog and handler Nina Fetter.

HEAD ON UP TO DULUTH

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

The nation’s Number One Dog All Breeds, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Vigilante Justice, got an early start on the rest of the field this week, taking the top prize at yesterday’s Duluth Kennel Club Show In Duluth MN.    Also on hand in Denny Mounce’s final were Top Ten dogs, the Black Cocker Spaniel,  GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, Top Twenty Dog, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Schipperke, CH Dante's Fire When Ready HOF, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Pettibone's Little Big Man.  Dodger & handler Amy Booth lead the nation with 35 all breed BIS.  The fun continues today in Duluth through Sunday.  If you are anywhere near Duluth this weekend, don’t miss the opportunity to see some of the best AKC has to offer.

ALASKA RESULTS FINALLY

GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici

A dedicated reader asked us if we report on AKC shows in Alaska or Hawaii.  The answer is, yes, we do when someone tells us the results.  Roy Jones has posted, somewhat cryptically, this past  weekend’s Kenai Kennel Club results from Soldotna AK.

Friday Sharon Krogh got first dibbs at choosing a BIS.  She had her pick of the Golden Retriever, CH Koria's Life Of The Party, the Afghan Hound, Nightwind O'Pourquoi Pas, the Rottweiler, CH Stoneridge Kryptonite RN CD, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Angranian Derry Mucker, the Pomeranian, Grame's Berrylicious Ichiban Pumkin Pie, the Shiba Inu, CH Sagewood Tsunami VCD1 TD CD NA NAJ RN, and the Shetland Sheepdog, CH Sunburst Faith Unconditional.  She chose the four year old Rottie dog.  Congratulations to breeders Cheri Hagen & Patsy Tomin and owner Debra Brannon.

Saturday Evie Sullivan would greet an all new seven, the Curly Coated Retriever, CH Pizzazz Trigger, the Whippet, Tonsina's Instant Karma, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici, the West Highland White Terrier, CH Glennhaven's Danny Boy O'Donnybrook, the Pug, CH Dulittle's Takhini Gotta Secret Crush, the Boston Terrier, Sunglos Mystic Suede Fantasia, and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi, CH Nicholar's De Novo Of Belukha.BIS was the two year old Corgi, Zoe, bred by Kathleen Seube, Sharon Young & Floyd Seube and owned by Tammy S. Batac.  Well done to all. 

 Billie Kneale Kellogg closed it out Sunday with the Gordon Setter, Gilnockie Grtlnd Th 1 Ur Ma Warnd U Bout JH, the Basset Hound, CH Sasquatch Double Exposure, the above mentioned Doberman & Westie, the Shih Tzu, CH Xeralane's Eye Of The Storm, the French Bulldog, CH Bridgecreeks Speakn All That Jazz, and the Belgian Tevuren, CH Ember Glo's Hurray For Me CD RE HSAs OA NAJ OF.   It was the Doberman, FiFi,  from sunny California taking home the big Rosette.  That’s three this year for FiFi,  Congratulations to breeders/owners Jocelyn & Kevin Mullins.

SITE SEEING WITH THE AKC

 Carmel CA's Iconic Lone Pine

After a plethora of clusters this summer, you will find only one four day stand available this week in Duluth MN where the hometown Duluth Kennel Club will kick off the week tomorrow with the first of four shows.  There is a kind of four day weekend available for the metropolitan NY area, but you will have to travel to make that one happen.  The fun starts out on Long Island in the hamlet of Riverhead NY where the Riverhead Kennel Club will host shows Friday & Saturday.  Then exhibitors will have to travel 110 very congested miles through New York City to Morristown NJ for the Twin Brooks Kennel Club’s two shows Sunday & Monday.  New England fanciers will have a similar journey, though more picturesque.  Staring in Tunbridge VT for Friday’s Woodstock Dog Club event and then motoring 90 minutes north to Essex Junction VT for Saturday’s Champlain Valley Kennel Club show and Sunday’s Green Mountain Dog Club party.

If you are in the Great Lakes region you will have your choice of Friday/Saturday/Sunday in Madison OH with Grand River Kennel Club & Ashtabula Kennel Club, in  Marshall MI, with the Holland Michigan Kennel Club  & Battle Creek Kennel Club, or in Belvidere IL with the Blackhawk Kennel Club, & Kishwaukee Kennel Club.    The rest of the offerings are of the two day, Saturday/Sunday variety.  There are shows in Berryville Va courtesy of the Shawnee Kennel Club.  Join us six minutes south of Graceland at the Greater Shelby Kennel Club’s two shows in Southaven  MS where we will be showing our Cairn.   Heart Landers can join the Nebraska Kennel Club in Omaha.

The rest of our offerings are all in spectacular locations out west.  Get a Rocky Mountain High in Eagle CO with the Roaring Fork Kennel Club, breath the clean air in Couer D’Alene ID with the Inland Empire Kennel Club, enjoy the raw beauty of the Olympic Peninsula in Lace WA with the Nisqually Kennel Club, or indulge yourself in the cafes and galleries in Carmel CA with the Del Monte Kennel Club.  Wherever you go, you can pair the glorious dogs of the AKC with some grand site seeing.

DALLAS DETAILS

CH Sporting Field's Bahama Sands

We also gave you some of the results from Dallas TX’s weekend shows.  You may recall that we told you that the Golden Retriever, GCH CH My Buddy's Boppity-Bop Blue Moon RN WC VC SDHF, was John Ward’s BIS at Friday’s Greater Collin Kennel Club show.  Also making it to the final ring were the Whippet, CH Sporting Field's Bahama Sands, the Giant Schnauzer, CH Ingebars Siasconet Rose, the Norwich Terrier, CH Skyscot's Poker Chip, the Pug, CH Kenshei And That's The Way It Is, the Bichon Frise, CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, and the Bouvier des Flandres, CH Rocheuses Pretty In Pink.

Again, we did give you Saturday’s results and now we can tell you that the Whippet, CH Sporting Field’s Bahama Sands, repeated her Saturday BIS win at Sunday’s Trinity Valley Kennel Club show.  Also on hand in Leonard Reppond’s final were the previously mention Pug & Bichon, the Vizsla, CH Russetleatherboulder's Wildtok MH, the Standard Schnauzer, CH Shalimars Golden Ticket, the Wire Fox Terrier, CH Dalriada’s Mystic, and the Belgian Sheepdog, CH Sans Broncos Stunned At Kindred.   Sunday;s win brings to eight the number of BIS that Tawny and handler Amada Giles have collected this year.

CATCHING UP IN SEDALIA MO

CH Myshara’s Dream Girl

We did give you some results from this weekend’s shows in Sedalia MO.  here’s what we left out.  Joining BIS winner, the German Wirehaired Pointer, CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, in William Cunningham’s ring for the Jefferson City Missouri Kennel Club’s Friday final were the Pharaoh Hound, CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Siberian Husky, CH Topaz T.R.O.U.B.L.E., the West Highland White Terrier, CH Plum Creek Di’s Amazing Grace, the Yorkshire Terrier, CH Stringer’s Something Gotta Give, the Boston Terrier, CH Gumbo Keans Cosmic Stargazer, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.

CH Firethorn N Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes

We did give you Saturday’s results. Sunday the Sedalia Kennel Club and Charlotte Patterson took over and she gave Saturday’s BIS winner, the Pharaoh Hound, Qing, his second BIS of the weekend.  He was accompanied by the Gordon Setter, CH Firethorn N Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes, the Newfoundland, CH  Raincoast Partner Of Dreams, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy spaniel, CH Royalist Ready To Reign, the Chinese Shar-Pei, CH Vajes Miss Jane Hathaway, and the Australian Shepherd, CHVeritas Truth B Told.

GREATER DE KALB KC

CH Catera’s Fun Fast N World Class

One place we did not hear a word from this weekend was De Kalb IL where the greater De Kalb Kennel Club hosted two shows.  However, now we can tell you that on Saturday Mary Lou Kniola’s final included the English Springer Spaniel, CH Tagalong’s Boy Oh Boy, the Whippet, CH Starline’s Chanel, the Alaskan Mal;mute, CH Catera’s Fun Fast N World Class, the Norfolk Terrier, CH Max-Well’s Violet, the Brussels Griffon, CH Knolland Amber Moon, the Tibetan Terrier, CH Ri Lee’s Stellar Performance, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Lambluv’s Gambolon Blue Thunder.  Her BIS was the eight year old Malamute, Bentley.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Amanda Kanzelberger-Volkomner & owner Nathan Volkomener.

CH Knolland Amber Moon

Sunday, Douglas Johnson took over and saw the same Griff & Tibetan Spaniel, the Brittany, CH Melridge Stir ‘N It Up, the Longhaired Dachshund, CH Homar’s Solo Aviator, the Great Dane, CH Lobato’s Code Red, the Norwich Terrier, CH Abbedale Take Two At Taliesin, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.  Best was the Griff, Lainey.  Just barely a year old, the precocious youngster is the daughter of CH Cilliene Masquerade aka Lincoln.  Licoln was the winner of 70 all breed BIS, and the 2008 & 2009 Westminster Kennel Club Toy Groups.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Luc Boileau, owner Beverly Wyckoff, and handler Susan A Kipp.

SUNDAY IN HUNTINGTON WV

GCH CH Lonestars Wicked Good

We were lucky this week to give you most of the results as they happened, but we do have a few to catch you up on.  On Sunday in Huntington WV, the Miniature Schnauzer, GCH CH Lonestars Wicked Good was Joan Schurr Kefeli’s BIS at the Huntington Kennel Club’s day two show.  Also on hand in the final were the English Springer Spaniel, CH Wil-Orions Twenty Twenty, the Wirehaired Dachshund, CH EJ's Chewy MW, the Standard Schnauzer, CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CH Stepamgar King Of Memphis, the Miniature Poodle, CH Splash Di Caprio, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shoal Creeks Sangria V Barick.  Elle was the first Miniature Schnauzer to earn the Grand Champion Appelation and now she has her first all breed BIS.  Congatulations to breeders/owners Richard & Sharon Edwards and handler Terrie V Houck.

COCKER NATIONALSPECIALTY

CH Showcase Medicine Man

The American Spaniel Club gathered the three varieties of Cockers in Richmond VA this past weekend for their National Specialty.  Charles Self chose the Parti Cocker, CH Showcase Medicine Man, BOV.  Buddy was bred by Becky Rapoport & Carolyn Rogers, is owned by Dr Sarah Forbes & Becky Rapoport, and is handled by Lisa Arnett.

CH K-Line N Cutts Beyond-A-Doubt

Kevin Flinn’s ASCOB BOV was CH K-Line N Cutts Beyond-A-Doubt.  The nine year old Rudy, bred by Judy Kline, owned by Mark Steffen & Randy Price, and handled by Jeffrey Hanlin Jr.  Rudy, with 35 Specialty wins, has won more BISS than any other Cocker in history.  Elaine Mathis chose as the Best Black Cocker Spaniel, the nation’s Number Seven Dog All Breeds, CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction.  Beckham was bred by Linda G Moore & is owned by Linda, Bruce Van Deman, Carolee Douglas, Mary Walker, & Cindy Cassidy and is handled by Linda Pitts.

CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction

It fell to Charles Self to choose the overall 2010 BISS and he chose the spectacular Black Cocker, Beckham.  Our congratulations to all the winners.

BOUVIER BEST IN VENTURA

GCH CH Avalon Frontier Sleepnlady Webber

The Ventura Kennel Club closed the weekend in their hometown with another mega show of over 2500 dogs entered.  M Rosalie Anderson had a superlative seven of the English Springer Spaniel, CH Oteins Cap'n Jack Sparrow, the Basenji, CH Jasiri-Sukari Bucking The Trind, the Boxer, CH Duba Dae’s Who’s Your Daddy, the Smooth fox Terrier, CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek, the Brussels Griffon, CH Cashin's Walk The Line, the French Bulldog,     Lefox Born To Boogie, and the Bouvir des Flandres, GCH CH Avalon frontier Sleepnlady Webber.  Collecting the heavy silver and all those points was DOG2WATCH, Number Five Herding dog, the Bouvier, Webber.  That’s five this year for Webber and handler Larry Fenner.