FORSYTH KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout

Fanciers around the country braved threatening weather to attend shows today.   Dr Donald Gill’s final for the Forsyth Kennel in relatively temperate Winston Salem NC included the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Siberian Husky, GCH CH Indigo‘s Hilltop Istatte, the West Highland White Terrier, GCH CH Glennhaven's Danny Boy O' Donnybrook , the Smooth Coat Chihuahua, GCH CH Ayrwen Star Kissed Delight,  the Tibetan Terrier, Deep Acres Fields Of Gold, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Kridler Nutmeg V Signature.

Picking up the BACK2BACK BIS was the GWP, Scout.   The two wins will serve Scout, the nation’s Number Six Dog All Breeds, well in the rankings race which is especially tight in the bottom half of our Top Ten.

GREATER MIAMI DOG CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman

No one knows Skye Terriers like Walter Goodman and he found a great one in Miami FL at today’s Greater Miami Dog Club show.  His BIS was the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman.   Joining Buddy and handler Larry Corneliues in the final ring were the Vizsla, GCH CH Annian's Gone With The Wind JH , the Saluki, CH Omen’s Alef Ariel, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Bichon Frise, CH Rockstar Living La Vida Loca, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Riverside In The Dark Zone..  Buddy, the nation’s Number Three Terrier, now has 17 all breed BIS this year.

LADIES DOG CLUB

GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed

The Number Three Dog All Breeds, the Irish Setter, GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, served notice on the Top Two Dogs that she is not conceding the race yet, winning her second BIS of the weekend in Providence RI at today’s Ladies Dog Club event.

Emily was joined in Charlotte McGowan’s final by the Scottish Deerhound, GCH CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, the Boxer, GCH CH Mahogany's Mi Own Sweet Time, the Irish Terrier, GCH CH Fleet St Fenway Fan, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Dawin Spitfire, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.  Emily’s win, her 47th career BIS makes a move up the rankings more than a daydream.  It could happen.

ANOTHER BIS MILESTONE!

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

The Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, claimed a major milestone today, collecting his 100th career BIS from Carlos Navarro at today’s South Dade Kennel Club in Miami FL.  Also on hand for the festivities were the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Star K’s Mile Hi Valentine, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Torquay Midnight Confession, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood styled Dream, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Campostela The Perfect Storm, and the Briard, CH Dior’s Copper Mine. 

The win will not let the Number Two Dog All Breeds, Dodger, catch the Number One, but it will cause him to look over his shoulder.

GREATER HICKORY KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout

The Greater Hickory Kennel Club show in Winston-Salem NC is one of five all breed events today and it drew some of the country’s top dogs.  Paula Nykiel’s final included the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald, the West Highland White Terrier, GCH CH Glennhaven's Danny Boy O' Donnybrook , the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH My Thai Ta Sen Halleluiah Chorus, and the Puli, CH Cordmaker Rumpus Bumpus.

Her BIS was the country’s Number Six Dog All Breeds, the GWP, Scout.  Scout, the winningest German Wirehaired Pointer in history, collected his 100th Sporting Group of the year and his 46th career BIS.

THE RANKINGS RACE

One of the services we provide to the dog show community is an up to date ranking of our Top Ten Dogs.  Our numbers are based on ACK official results augmented by the reported counts from superintendents MBF and Onofrio (widely believed to be reliable) and our estimates from our own mathematical model, which has had a margin of error of less than 0.5 percent over the last three years. (which is way better than the average national polling organizations)

We have received several requests for the exact numbers we have in our rankings.  We have purposely not included the exact numbers because we don't want to quibble over a dozen points variance in a 30,000 total.  We provide the following chart with the warning that the numbers are ESTIMATES and published for our readers amusement.   So enjoy!

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TOP WINNING IRISH SETTER EVER!

GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed

This year has seen several all time breed records fall and another one fell today at today’s Middlesex County Kennel Club show in Providence RI.  Charles Foley awarded the Irish Setter, GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, her 46th career BIS.  On hand to witness the historic win were the Scottish Deerhound, GCH CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, the Akita, GCH CH Nakodo’s Reign Of Glory, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Castle Rock's SBigStaff Mad About You, the Toy Poodle, GCH CH Smash Jp Moon Walk, the Boston Terrier, GCH CH Windemere Mystify, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins.

The BIS allows Emily, currently the country’s Number Three Dog All Breeds, to close the distance between her and the top two.  Congratulations to breeders Debbie Burke, Timothy Burke & Ellen Bieler, owners Debbie Burke & Nancy Lee Conner, and handler Adam Bernardin.  When was the last time we had an Irish Setter in the All Breed Top Ten?

SOUTH DADE KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Cammcastle’s My Gigolo

Some of the best dogs in AKC were in Miami FL seeking warmer temperatures and a few extra points before they close this year’s record books.  At today’s South Dade Kennel Club show Thomas Nesbitt would choose his BIS from the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Star K’s Mile Hi Valentine, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Torquay Midnight Confession, The Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s My Gigolo, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Chow Chow, GCH CH Kelin's There Can Be Only One TT , and the Briard, CH Dior’s Copper Mine.
He chose the Rott, Gigolo.  The three year old is just coming into his own, winning his first BIS back in October and now he has a second.    Gigolo has mostly confined his talents to the Florida shows.  We hope he ventures out soon so more can get acquainted with him.

TOY DOG CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare

The Toy Dog Club Of South Florida got our dog show week off to a rousing start in Miami FL with a great display of the smallest of our pure bred AKC dogs.  Kenneth Falconi’s Top Toy Dog was the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare.  Following Classy and owner/handler Armando Angelbello  in the placements were Second, the Papillon, GCH CH Forevr Errol Flynn , Third, the Silky Terrier, GCH CH Mtnview Prince Charles Chbaka Ekruro, and Fourth, a Shih Tzu from the Open Dog class, Lake Buena Vista Fabian.   The fun in Miami continues through Sunday with four all breed shows from the South Dade Kennel Club and the Greater Miami Dog Club.

EUKANUBA BREEDER STAKES

Michelle Santana

This year’s AKC/Eukanuba National Championship featured the first  Breeder Stakes Finals.  Each of the five finalists had qualified in one of five regional finals in Canada and the United states, by exhibiting three dogs of  their own breeding from at least two separate litters.  In the finals, they had the freedom of showcasing just one dog of their breeding. 

The winner of the inaugural Eukunaba Breeders Stakes Final was Michelle Santana of Foxfire Dobermans.  Michele chose CH FoxFire Love Monster to represent her program in the finals.   Michelle, who was the working Groups nominee this year for AKC Breeder of the Year, has dedicated her program to producing Dobermans that are temperamentally and physically sound.  Breeder/owner/handler of seven generations of Foxfire Dobermans, Michelle is a recipient of The Doberman Pinscher Club of America’s “Breeder of Excellence,” for  producing sixteen DPCA Register of Merit Dobermans  Foxfire Dobermans have produced 110 champions and 56 performance-titled dogs.

Among the special dogs Michelle has produced were the 1998 Best of Breed DPCA National, BIS/BISS CH Foxfire’s Devils N Demons, 2005 Number One Doberman, BIS/ BISS CH Foxfire’s All That Jazz, who was also AKC’s Top Producing Dam for 2008 and 2009, and  CH Foxfire All Star, AKC’s Top Producing Sire in 2009 and the lead dog of Foxfire’s Best in Show trio  at the Inaugural Eukanuba Breeder’s Stakes.

Our congratulations to Michelle and the other four finalists.  The entire dog world owes you an enormous  debt of gratitude for your contributions to our sport.