DECATAUR ALABAMA KC DAY TWO

GCH CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald

Our last report of the evening comes in from Priceville AL where the Decatur Alabama Kennel Club was doing it all over again, hosting their second show in as many days.  Wendy Willhauck’s super seven survivors were the Black Cocker Spaniel, Touchstone O Solo Mio, the Saluki, GCH CH Carma's Indian Summer, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Alainn Dugan, the Shih Tzu, CH McKnight's Golden Reputation, the Tibetan Terrier, GCH Cedar C Barnstrom L&D Edition, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Myshara's Dream Girl.  Her BIS was the Schnauzer, Zorro.  Zorro is the Number One Standard Schnauzer and has collected three all breed BIS and 19 Working Group top prizes this year. 

SOUHEGAN KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Oakhurst Crusin' In Chrome

 

In Fitchburg MA today it was the Souhegan Kennel Club turn to host and Robert Vandiver’s turn to call the BIS.  He had his pick of the Pointer, GCH CH Bookstor Inherit The Wind, the Afghan Hound, CH Ledgehill Man Of My Dreams, the Alaskan Malamute, CH ice Crystal’s Top Gun, the Irish Terrier, GCH CH Fleet St Fenway Fan, A Pomeranian from the Open Dog Class, Jan-Hars A Wise Investment, the Keeshond, GCH CH Darkenwald Cavalier O' SouthCar, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Oakhurst Crusin' In Chrome.  It was the Aussie, Bentley, picking up the Best In Show, his first this year.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Belinda & Michael Rhoads and handler Jessica Plourde.

NUMBER ONE...AGAIN

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

You knew it was going to happen didn’t you?  Today in Grand Rapids MI, DR Richard Meen’s final at the Greater Muskegon Kennel Club show included the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Basset Hound, GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu American Express, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, the Smooth Chihuahua, GCH CH Ayrwen’s Star Kissed Delight, the Bulldog, GCH CH Kepley’s Showbiz Razzle Dazzle, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Wyndchimes Change Of Winds Christopher.    The win, Dodger’s 63rd this year, put’s him back in as AKC’s Number One Dog All Breed’s.  You gotta love this race!

SALISBURY MD DAY THREE

GCH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Day three in Salisbury MD ended with Alfred Ferruggiaro in the final ring for the hometown Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club.  His seven finalists were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Cerise’s Tender Is The Night, the Wirehaired Dachshund, GCH CH Gleaneagle’s the Boxer, Who’s Famous Now, the Boxer, GCH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Scottish Terrier, GCH CH Bluberry’s Surely You Jest, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Bichon Frise, CH Bibelot’s Purple Heart O'Mine, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.    BIS went to the nation’s Number Four Dog All Breeds, the Boxer, Scarlett.    You have noticed that Scarlett and handler Diego Fernando Garcia have been quietly collecting 31 all breed Bests this year, right?

CHESHIRE KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed

The dog show weekend in New England started today in Fitchburg MA with the Cheshire Kennel Club’s show.  The day ended with Theresa Hundt’s final featuring the Irish Setter, GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, the 15” Beagle, CH Langrigg Star Of The Stage, the Akita, GCH CH Nakodo's Reign Of Glory, the Irish Terrier, GCH CH Fleet St Fenway Fan, the King Charles & Ruby English Toy Spaniel, GCH CH Southdown Nonetheless, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH My Thai Ta Sen Halleluiah Chorus, and the Briard, CH Bella Del Conte Rissoso.  Best went to the nation’s Number Three Dog All Breeds, the Irish Setter, Emily.   Emily and handler Adam Bernardin have 37 all breed BIS and 103 Sporting Group Firsts this year.  Wow!

DECATUR ALABAMA KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Myshara’s Dream Girl

(Photo by Kenneth Reed Photography)

The Decatur Alabama Kennel Club opened the four day set in Priceville AL today just 200 miles east of us.  Paul  Willhauck gathered the German Shorthaired Pointer, CH Bulkley Sharp Mtn's Blue Skyes MH, the Saluki, GCH CCH Carma's Indian Summer, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Alainn Dugan, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Pascavale Stefano, the Tibetan Terrier, GCH Cedar C Barnstrom L&D Edition, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Myshara’s Dream Girl.  His BIS was the Aussie, Beyonce.    Beyonce has now collected six all breed BIS this year.

NUMBERS ONE & TWO IN MD

GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy

It’s day two of five in Salisbury MD and it’s shaping up to be a very interesting weekend.  The Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, and the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, would enter Anne Hearn’s final in a virtual tie for the Number One Dog All Breeds.  They would be challenged for the BIS by the Irish Setter, CH Courtwood Always Bailey, the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Erasmus, the Boxer GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Justus I’m Your Man, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.  Taking home the BIS and the Number One title, at least for the night, was the Peke, Malachy.   Malachy and owner/handler David Fitzpatrick have put together six BIS in a row and we still have three more shows to go in Maryland.  Stay tuned for all the excitement.

ANTELOPE VALLEY KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss And Tell

We had to go through the catalog, breed by breed, to compile the results from last Sunday’s Antelope Valley Kennel Club show in City of Industry CA, but now we know that Paula Hartinger’s BIS was the Bloodhound, GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss And Tell.  Joining Kissy in the final ring were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gaia Of Yoshida Enterprise, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Aviator’s Luck Be A Lady, the Airedale, GCH CH Sherwood’s King Arthur, the Pug, GCH CH Winsome's Trouble At Coral Bay, the Dalmatian, GCH CH Kastle’s Go Speed Racer, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Segni At Coventry.  It’s the fifth all breed Best this year for Kissy and handler Bruce Schultz.  Kissy remains the top winning Bloodhound in the US and only one of two to win a BIS this year.

SALISBURY MD DAY ONE

GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy

Betty Regina Leininger was in Salisbury MD to call our first BIS of the week at today’s Talbot Kennel Club show.  She had her pick of the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, GCH CH Fireside‘s Spontaneous Combustion, the Scottish Deerhound, GCH CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Wire Fox Terrier, Blackdale Sweetheart, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Bichon Frise, CH Vogelflight’s “Honor” To Pillowtalk, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Brimar’s Always Mandrake HT.   Her BIS was the Peke, Malachy.  It’s Malachy’s fifth BIS in a row and puts him in a virtual tie for the Number One Dog All Breeds.

KINGS & GRAND CHAMPIONS

Henry II schools Phillip II on Titles

We have made a practice to keep our soap box discreetly stowed for most of the history of this blog, but today in researching this week’s shows we came across a couple of interesting entries that cause us to ascend that platform.  At one show we noticed that all of the entries were from one owner, not really unusual in these times of 300 entry dog shows.  However this entry has Champion and Grand Champion dogs entered in the Open Class.  Well, call us naïve, but we never had heard of such a practice.  While we have been told that such is within the permitted, we’re pretty sure that it is contrary to the spirit of good sportsmanship.

Now, we have in the past entered two or three puppies in a show with our adult BBE entry to get some help from the judges in determining who the real “keeper” of the bunch was and though we have never “built” our own major, we have seen it done, though we have frequently witnessed such majors go to an unexpected single entry owner.   In this case we wonder what the owner intended.  Were they needing some help from the judges to tell them whether their GCH, their CH, or their true class dog was the better dog?  Or were they hoping their class dog would take the points over their CH and GCH?  Generally one is a little chagrined when a class dog beats one’s special.  Perhaps when it is one’s own dog, the sting of being told the GCH lost is less? 

Such blatant purchasing of titles should be discouraged, for it demeans all of us.  What is then the value of the title?  We recall in the movie The Lion In Winter the aging King of England, Henry II, telling the boy King of France, Phillip II,  “A king? Because you put your ass on purple cushions? “  Where do the AKC and National Breed Clubs stand on this?