DONNER TRAIL KC

GCH CH Aviators Luck Be A Lady

The Donner Trail Kennel Club spent the weekend in Roseville CA which is in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills.  The first day ended with Col Joe Purkhiser’s seven of the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gaia Of Yoshida Enterprise Jp, the Saluki, GCH CH 7Seas Int’l Safari AL Sayad, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Aviators Luck Be A Lady, the Lakeland Terrier, CH Brocair's Flower Power At Revelry, the Pomeranian, CH C R Simply Irresistible, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH PaRay’s Rime Time, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH CH PaRay Cirque Du Soleil.  Best on day one was the Portie, Ladybug.  Ladybug and handler Amy Rutherford were fresh from winning the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America’s 2010 National Specialty.  Ladybug is the top PWD in history.

GCH CH PaRay Cirque Du Soleil

Day two closed with Sue-Ellyn Rempel considering Ladybug, the same Pom, Bichon, & Sheltie, the Pointer, CH Xanalot Avanti Flashpoint, the Norwegian Elkhound, GCH CH Vin-Melca's Voyager, and the the Smooth Fox Terrier, Decorum Intensity.  BIS was the spectacular Sheltie, Cirque.  As eye catching as her namesake, Cirque has been collecting BIS like box tops, picking up four in the last month to bring her season total to eight.

RESULTS FROM NEW MEXICO

CH Cliffrose Call Of The Dove

New Mexico is one of those states that few Americans visit and it is their loss.  Dog fanciers were able to combine a visit to the Land of Enchantment with a four day dog show stay in Alamogordo.  It kicked off on Friday with the Mesilla Valley Kennel Club’s day one show which had Cecilia Ringstrom choosing the first BIS winner.  Her options were the CH Autumn’s Stardust And Roses, the Bloodhound, CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss And Tell, the Neapolitan Mastiff, CH Bruno Della Vecchia Roma, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Angranian Derry Mucker, the Pomeranian, CH Cliffrose Call Of The Dove, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Vaje’s Miss Jane Hathaway, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Enchanted’s American Thunder.   It was the Pom, Woody.  It was the first BIS for the 18 month old.  Congratulations to breeders Krystal Morris & Lana Price, owners Krystal Morris, Ron and Merilyn Smith, and handler Curtiss Smith.

GCH CH Dawin Spitfire

Saturday the MVKC did an encore and asked Barbara Dempsey Alderman to name their second Best In Show of the stop.  She had her pick of Friday finalists, the GSP, the StaffyBull, & the GSD, the Saluki, DC Shantani Desert Moon, the German Pinscher, CH Oakwood V Kaitler’s Revival, the Maltese, GCH Rhapsody Regarding Henry, and the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Dawin Spitfire.   She named the US’ Number Poodle, Jetta as her Best In Show.  Jetta has 24 all breed Bests this season.

GCH CH Enchanted’s American Thunder

Sunday the Chaparral Kennel Club took over, ending their day one with Virginia Lynne and a line up of the previously mentioned GSP, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, & GSD, the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, GCH CH Dehra Amazon Bvlgari, the Akita, GCH CH Mojo’s Rock’N Your World, the Havanese, GCH CH Gingerbred YoukoJack Desiderio, and the French Bulldog, GCH CH Highwood’s Big Shot.  Her Best was the GSD, Stormy.  Clint Livingston has now led Stormy to four BIS this year.

DC Shantani Desert Moon

Butch MacDonald closed the four day set with the above named GSP, Saluki, Maltese, Poodle, & GSD, the Great Pyrenees, GCH CH Pyrpressure l”Orggueil, and the Miniature Bull Terrier, CH Evolution’s Educated At Silmaril.  The CKC day two BIS was the Saluki, Jayda.  Count it as 2010 BIS number three for Jayda.

GREATER HUMBLE AREA KC

GCH CH Devon Lady Simper Fi

The Greater Humble (TX) Area Kennel Club treated it’s hometown to two days of canine company this weekend.  On Saturday BIS judge Shelley S Hennessy was presented with the English Cocker Spaniel, CH  Shambrio's Virtual Reality, the Longhaired Dachshund, Dorae Solo Maxim ML, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Excel's Texas Ride V Merrimac, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Devon Lady Simper Fi, the Miniature Pinscher, CH Windwalkers Call In The Clowns, the Tibetan Terrier, CH Sunclipse Mystique, and the Australian Cattle Dog, GCH CH Moonfly's Ice Blue Flame PT.  It was the Border Terrier, Hazel.  Hazel and handler Erin Roberts have logged four BIS this year.

GCH CH Belcanto Flags A' Flyin

Sunday Joe Tacker would choose his BIS from the same MinPin & Tibetan Terrier, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, CH Chesabar's Anyone Anyone, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Belcanto Flags A' Flyin, the Newfoundland, GCH CH Bifrost's Gust O'Boradaile, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Everglory's The Sultan Of Swat. And the Border Collie, CH JBK Cowboy Candee.  He chose the Beagle, Corbin.    It’s the third all breed Best for the multi BISS.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS KC

CH Northgate’s As You Like It

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

We’ve been paroled from the hospital, pending a follow up on Thursday, but that means we will have plenty of time to catch up on all the show results.  For those who have sent in specialty results, we will get to them, as soon as we clear out the backlog of all breed results.  We should be caught up with everybody by Wednesday.

Mid South fanciers were in Bentonville AR this weekend for two days Northwest Arkansas Kennel Club,.  Saturday ended with  Jay Richardson considering the ASCOB Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Broken Ridges Wild At Heart, the Pharaoh Hound, CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Giant Schnauzer, GCH CH Sonnenschein River Chase, the Wire Fox Terrier, Smywyre Nobody’s Fool, the Maltese, CH Ta Jons Just Bee-Ing Silly, the Keeshond, CH Karolina Bonnyvale Meant To Be Me, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Copperidges Fire N Bayouland.  His BIS was the AKC’s top Pharaoh ever, Qing.  That’s number eleven for Qing, who was piloted to the win by Collette Livingston.

CH Vogelflights Honor To Pillowtalk

Sunday Dennis McCoy would see Qing, the aforementioned Maltese & Aussie, the Vizsla, GCH CH Renaissance Girls Gone Wild, the Mastiff, GCH CH Lazy Ds Bonnie Blu, the Standard Manchester Terrier, GCH CH Starfires Leave It To Me Of Subira, the Bichon Frise, CH Vogelflights Honor To Pillowtalk.  Best In Show went to the Bichon, Honor.  It was the first all breed BIS for Honor who started his show career going Winners Dog at the 2010 Bichon Frise Club of America's  National Specialty.  Congratulations to breeders/owners  Lori Kornfeld, Tracy Kornfeld, Mary Vogel, & Kathie Vogel and handler Lisa Bettis.

SIBERIAN SWEEPS MINNESOTA

CH Antara's Put On The Red Light
(Photo by Relee)

Not all the back2back BIS logged this weekend were by Top Twenty dogs.  Out in Hutchinson MN the Siberian Husky, CH Antara's Put On The Red Light, bagged both of  the top prizes at the Wright County Minnesota Kennel Club’s two shows.  On Saturday Roxanne was Accompanied in Joan Scott’s B IS ring by the Weimaraner, GCH CH Silhouette’s LifInTheFastLane, the 15” Beagle, CH Dyno-Mite Sharp Dressed Man, the Wire Fox Terrier, Briarlea’s Poison Ivy, the Shih Tzu, Olive’s Grove Odd Thomas, the Chow Chow, CH Cross B Impressive Willie N, and the Belgian Sheepdog, GCH CH Chargany’s Voyageur.

Sunday, James Fredericksen saw Roxanne, the above named Weimaraner, the Saluki, DC Solari Talisa Instygator SC, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Groove N Tribalfox Flamboyant, the Pomerania, Ch Tradewind Amazing Grace, the Bichon Frise, Ch Bibelot’s Purple Hear O’Mine, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Pettibone Little Big Man.   Roxanne picked up her first BIS this year just two weeks ago.  Could this become a habit?

STONE CITY KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Ri Lee’s Stellar Performance

We will go next to Morris IL to tell you all about the Stone City Kennel Club’s two shows.  On Saturday it was George Vukich in with the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH  CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, the Wirehaired Dachshund, CH Rosethorn Unique Answer, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck, the Wire Fox Terrier, CH Aljamar Dealin With The Devil, the Papillion, GCH CH Wingssong Rock Star, the Tibetan Terrier, GCH CH Ri Lee’s Stellar Performance, and the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.   Best went to the Tibetan Terrier, Reese.  That’s four BIS for Reece this year, all in the last ten weeks.

GCH CH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck

Sunday, all of Saturday’s finalist, except Reese, were back to see Kent Delaney.  His Non-Sporting Group representative would be the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH Hylan Shotru Riverview Our Dream.  His BIS would be the country’s Number Three Working Dog, the Rott, Tux.  That’s lucky number 13 this year for Tux.

MONDAY MORNING MOP UP

GCH CH Firethorn And Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes

We have spent the morning being shuttled from one waiting room to another to get a heart scan done.  We tried to smuggle our cell phone and laptop along, but we understand computers and radiology don’t mix.  Now that we are back in our room we can start our Monday Morning Mop Up. 

Our first stop is Wauseon  OH where George Murray closed it out for the Fulton Ohio Kennel Club.  His final final seven were the Gordon Setter, GCH CH Firethorn And Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes, the Irish Wolfhound, CH Ansa Mo Merlin D'Eirinn, the Bullmastiff, CH Brude Murbe Samson, the Lakeland Terrier, CH Talydales Friend Of The Force, Saturday’s BIS winner, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Bichon Frise, CH Belle Creek's Razzle Dazzle, and the Briard, GCH CH Deja Vu Mia Chain Of Fools.  

BIS went to the Gordon, Carson.  It’s the fifth all breed BIS this year for Carson and handler Eileen Hackett.  If you haven’t caught it yet, look for Carson on Animal Planet’s Dogs 101. 

CAVALIER BIS IN FLORIDA

GCH CH Mondrian VH Lamslag RE

Down in the Sunshine State, the Greater Venice Florida Dog Club capped the four day stay in Arcadia FL with Chantal Andrew doing the BIS.  Her seven survivors were Saturday’s BIS winner, the Golden Retriever, Gemini’s Furst Draft, the Whippet, CH Bo-Bett’s Speed Demon, the Samoyed, CH White Gold's Kick'N Ice Of DJ, the Australian Terrier, CH Kambarra’s Bella Macchina RA, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, GCH CH Mondrian VH Lamslag RE,  the Schipperke, CH Starship‘s I‘m A Believer, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Riversides In The Dark Zone.  BIS went to the Cav, Mondrian, his third this year.  The multi BIS winner has been the Number on Cavalier for the last two years

BACK2BACK BIS IN PA

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

One Terrier that was not at today’s Montgomery County Kennel Club show was the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice.  Dodger was in Aliquippa PA picking up the back2back BIS at the Beaver County Kennel Club. Joining Dodger in Kathleen Grosso’s final were the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Ottherhound, CH Adeline’s Sticky wicket, the Siberian Husky, GCH CH Kontoki’s A Bend In The Road, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy Spaniel, GCH CH Royalist Ready To Reign, the Boston Terrier, CH Analee I Told Ya So, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.   The win assures Dodger will retain his Number One ranking for a bit.

IT'S THE AMSTAFF AT MCKC

GCH CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You

(Photo by Kenneth Reed Photography)

We have been off line most of the day, after an morning visit to our local emergency room to investigate some pesky chest pains.  We agreed to stay overnight on the condition that they admit our laptop computer along with us.  So forgive us if we are a bit slower with our reports than usual over the next couple of days.

First we have a report from Blue Bell PA and the biggest of all limited breed shows, the Montgomery County Kennel Club show.  There were 2136 Terriers entered with the West Highland White Terriers in the lead with 131 entries.  Scottish Terriers were close behind with 126, and our breed, the Cairn Terrier, just after with 125.  At the end of the day, it was one of our DOGS2WATCH, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You, winning the Terrier world’s most coveted prize.  Rounding out the placements were the Irish Terrier, GCH CH  Fleet St Fenway Fan, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek, and the Scottish Terrier, CH Lomondview Clementina.

2010 MCKC BIS Maddy has been coming into her own lately, winning her first all breed BIS just six months ago.  Maddy was bred by Laszlo Silz Nagy & Dayna Pesenti, is owned by Dayna, Genoa Brown, & Ruth Sampson, and handled by Kim Rudzik.  A big congratulations to all of them and all the other winners at today’s Magnificent Montgomery County Kennel Club show!