MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Wheelers

(L/R:  Emily, Billy, Brenda, Windy & Tom, Olivia, Lori, & Winston)

2012 has been a wonderful year for Dog Show Poop and the Wheelers.  We have been all over the US visiting with our fellow dog fanciers and reporting on the most exciting race for The Number One Dog All Breeds since 2008.  We also saw our daughter, Windy, marry a wonderful young man, Tom Fitzhugh. 

In 2013 we will continue our thrice weekly Back Story column over on Best In Show Daily as well as ringside reports starting with January’s  Rose City Classic in Portland OR and the Westminster Kennel Club show in February.  Next week we will announce some new features for you here on Dog Show Poop.

In the meantime we wish you Merry Christmas & Happy New Year and hope you and your families are as blessed as we have been.

MONDAY MORNING MOP UP

GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm 

(Photo by Megan Cloudman courtesy of Best In Show Daily)

Our Monday Morning Mop Up consists of just one show, yesterday’s Delaware Water Gap Kennel Club show in Allentown PA.  We did tell you yesterday that Dennis McCoy’s BIS was the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, assuring that the GWP, Oakley, would finish the year as the Number One Dog All Breeds. 

GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box 

(Photo by Kayla Bertagnolli courtesy of Best In Show Daily)

Reserve went to the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, who had a tremendous five days with five Group Ones and two BIS, to nail down the Number One Hound Title and move up to the Number Eight Dog All Breeds.  Also finishing their year with a Group 1 were the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek Impression De Matisse, the Colored Bull Terrier, GCH CH Banbury Bedrock Bright Star Bright, the Dalmatian, GCH CH Spotlight’s Ruffian, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH  Pine Hills Payday of Hayshill.

We will give you a complete final Top Ten in a couple of days and we will be making some major announcements about Dog Show Poop in the New Year.

AND THE AKC/EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPION IS...

GCH CH AfterAll Painting the Sky
(Photo courtesy of AKC)

Edd Embry Bivin had the difficult task to choose a 2012 AKC/Eukanuba National Champion. Among his seven were two dogs that had not been campaigned here in the US much, the Saluki, CH Shiraz California Dreamin’, and the Standard Poodle, Del Zarsoso Savalme from Afterglow.   

Joining them were five dogs familiar to all of us who have followed the game this year here in the US, the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablnaca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Catanya’s Latin Lover, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH AfterAll Painting the Sky, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Rocheuse Me and My Shadow of Cornus.

CH Shiraz California Dreamin’

 (Photo courtesy of AKC)

His Reserve went to the Saluki, Harley, but the big prize went to the country's Number One Terrier, the Wire Fox, Sky.  Sky has been unstoppable since her debut in February in Chicago, collecting 38 big BIS this year, finishing 2012 as the Number Four Dog All Breeds.  Congratulations to  breeders  A J Pertuit Jr, & Betty Seton, and owners Victor Malzoni,  Torie Steele, Mary & Scott Olund & Diane Ryan, and handler Gabriel Rangel.

2012 AENC WORKING GROUP

GCH CH Catanya’s Latin Lover

The breed judging in the Working Group was full of drama with major upsets in the Boxer, Doberman, and Giant Schnauzer rings.  Norm Kenney still had lots of quality in his Group tonight.  The four he placed were the Alaskan Malamute, GCH CH Catanya’s Latin Lover, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Blackhawk Finnegan’s Wake, and the Giant Schnauzer,  CH Lowdown Remy’s Girl V Ardenhout.

2012 AENC BBE BIS

GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici
(Photo by Lynda Beam)

The legendary breeder/owner/handler, Patricia Trotter, judged the Bred by Exhibitior Best In Show.  Her options were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Summits Emery It’s In The bag, the Afghan Hound, GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Meadowlake Simply Sinful, the Papillon, GCH CH Involvo The King of Pop, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Surrey Sugar Baby, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH Jesstar Nirvana.

Taking home one of the most prestigious awards at the AENC was the Doberman, FiFi, breeder/owner handled by Jocelyn Mullins.