BELTON TX DAY TWO

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice

Deep in the heart of Texas at the Stephenville Kennel Club Of Texas’ day two show Friday in Belton you would have found Vicki Abbott’s final with the Golden Retriever, GCH CH My Buddy's Boppity-Bop Blue Moon RN WC VC SDHF, the 15" Beagle, GCH CH Belcanto Flags A'Flyin, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I Dream Of Style, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, the Miniature Pinscher to be named later, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Elite's By Design, and the Rough Collie, GCH CH Gentry’s Braveheart.  BIS was AKC’s Number One Dog All Breeds, the Smooth Fox, Dodger.  Dodger appears to be like the Energizer Bunny, steadily heading toward the end of the year, holding on tenaciously to the lead.  Would you expect anything less of a Smooth Fox?

PLASANTON CA DAY TWO

GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek

The California canine convention continued Friday with the day two show of the Skyline Dog Fanciers Of San Mateo County in the Diablo Valley town of Pleasanton.  Virginia Lyne gathered the Irish Setter,  GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel. The Boxer, GCH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, day one BIS winner, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek,  the Pomeranian, GCH CH Powerpom High Performance, the Chow Chow, GCH CH Ayran Hong’s Red Passion, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Avalon Frontier Sleepnlady Webber.  It was the Smooth Fox Terrier, Adam, with the repeat performance, getting his second BIS in two days.   Adam and Eddie Boyes have been energized by last week‘s big wins on the east coast and are maintaining that energy this week.  Adam and all the other California competitors will pick up the all breed action on Sunday with the huge Del Valle Dog Club Of Livermore .

ALBANY KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Nakodo’s Reign Of Glory

They jump started their three day week in West Springfield MA with Dr Gareth Morgan-Jones choosing the Best In Show for the Albany Kennel Club.  Lining up for consideration were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Tempo’s U’ve Got What Gets Me, the Borzoi, CH Raynbo’s Run For The Roses, the Akita, GCH CH Nakodo’s Reign Of Glory, the Irish Terrier, GCH CH Fleet St Fenway Fan, the Yorkshire Terrier, GCH CH Foxfire’s City Slicker, the Bulldog, GCH CH Kepley’s Showbiz Razzle Dazzle, and the Puli, Moonshadow Rogyo’s Kis Medve.  BIS went to the Akita, Echo.   It’s the eighth this year for DOG2WATCH Echo and handler Paul Levesque.

DOUGLASVILLE KC OF GA

GCH CH Casablanca‘s Thrilling Seduction

We have partial show results from our other major venue this weekend, Atlanta GA.  The Douglasville Kennel Club  of Georgia opened the all breed competition with Madison Weeks seeing the seven whittled down from 1700 entries.  His choice for BIS was the US’ Number Seven Dog All Breeds, the Black  Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca‘s Thrilling Seduction.  Among the other finalists were the Whippet, CH Bo-Bett's Speed demon, the Boxer, GCH CH Carillon's MVP, the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Pekingese, CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the the Miniature Poodle, CH Campostela The Perfect Storm, and the Briard, CH Diors Copper Mine. Beckham and handler Linda Pitts have garnered 18 all breed BIS this year.  More importantly, they have represented the best of what an AKC show dog should be, always on, always beautifully presented, and always looking like he could do the job he was bred for.

BELTON TX DAY ONE

CH Ferlin’s It’s All About Me

We do have shows going on outside of California & Georgia.  Down in Belton TX the Stephenville Kennel Club Of Texas got the ball rolling with Tim Robbins in the final ring with the German Shorthaired Pointer, CH Erenvogel It Amazes Me, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I Dream Of Style, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice, Affenpinscher, CH Ferlin’s It’s All About Me, the Standard Poodle, CH Hanna’s Dam Inge Fair Sun, and the Belgian Sheepdog, CH Bonnytime’s Keepsake At Isengard.  Best went to the appropriately named Affenpinscher, Houston. It’s the first all breed BIS for Houston who won a BBE Toy Group Three at last year’s AKC/Eukanuba Championship.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Linda Ferris and handler Sharon Boyd.

PLEASANTON CA DAY ONE

GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek,

Some of the country’s best showed up today to kick off the big weekend in Pleasanton CA today.  It’s started with the Skyline Dog Fanciers Of San Mateo County first of two shows.    Day one’s final featured the Irish Water Spaniel, GCH CH Poole‘s Ide‘s Got Water, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Smooth Fox Terrier, GCH CH Slyfox Sneaks A Peek, the Pomeranian, GCH CH Powerpom High Performance, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Suboja’s Army’s Soldier. Charles Trotter’s BIS was the Number Ten Dog All Breeds, the Smooth Fox, Adam.  The big, big win will likely improve that standing.  We still have three more all breed shows to come in California.  Read all about them here.

ANOTHER CAIRN BIS!

GCH CH Maverston Double Dutch

We finally have results from Monday’s Maryland Kennel Club show in West Friendship MD.  As Cairn Terrier owners we are delighted to tell you that Lydia Coleman Hutchinson’s BIS was the Cairn, GCH CH Maverston Double Dutch.  Joining him in the final were Sunday’s BIS winner, the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, GCH CH Fireside’s Spontaneous Combustion, the Pharaoh Hound, CH Hallam’s Gysai Gabriel SC, the Siberian Husky, CH Indigo’s Synama Wood Imp, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Lhasa Apso, GCH CH My Thai Ta Sen Halleluiah Chorus, and the Briard CH Déjà Vu All Over Again.  It was the second BIS for the country’s Number One Cairn.  We hope that there are many more.

MULTI SHOW VENUES FOR ALL

Mt Diablo from Callippe Preserve Golf Club
in Pleasanton CA

Only one of our ten dog show venues this week will be of the traditional two day variety.  The Lawton Dog Fanciers Association will set up on Saturday & Sunday in their hometown of Lawton OK. 

We have two of the season’s major stops this weekend.  In Atlanta CA the Douglasville Kennel Club Of Georgia, the Atlanta Kennel Club, & the Newnan Kennel Club will draw around 7000 total entries for the their all breed shows in Atlanta GA.  Out in Pleasanton CA, east of San Francisco, the Skyline Dog Fanciers Of San Mateo County & the Del Valle Dog Club Of Livermore will attract closer to 10,000 competitors.  Atlanta will also feature warm up events for Hounds & Terriers while Pleasanton will have 17 specialties preceding the all breed events.

There’s plenty of multiple show venues elsewhere as well.  The Albany Kennel Club and the Troy Kennel Club will team for three in West Springfield MA beginning Friday, ditto for the Gloucester County Kennel Club & South Jersey Kennel Club in Buena NJ, and the Laurel Highlands Kennel Association & Upper Potomac Valley Kennel Club in Cumberland MD.  You get four, Friday to Monday,  in Springfield IL courtesy of the Mattoon Kennel Club, the Sandemac Kennel Club, & the Illinois Capitol Kennel Club.

For once, the Great Plains States will see plenty of doggy action.  There’s four starting Friday in Rapid City SD hosted by the hometown Rapid City Kennel Club.  The Platte Valley Kennel Club Of Fremont, Nebraska & the Cornhusker Kennel Club Of Lincoln, Nebraska will start their four in Lincoln NE on Thursday.  Don’t forget the two aforementioned shows in Lawton OK,  Finally there’s four in Belton TX starting Thursday  brought to you by the Stephenville Kennel Club Of Texas and the Bell County Kennel Club.

This weekend is a great time to see some of the finest dogs anywhere.  Get out to an AKC dog show this weekend.

STCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY

CH Alpines Highwayman

While we wait for results for yesterday’s Ramapo Kennel Club show, Let’s tell you about a National Specialty.  Almost 250 American Staffordshire Terriers were gathered in Hutto TX this past week for the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America 2010 National Specialty.  Sandra Goose Allen’s BISS was CH Alpines Highwayman, bred, owned, & handled by Ed Thomason.  BOS was 2010 Montgomery County Kennel Club BIS, GCH CH Castle Rock's Sbigstaff Mad About You.  We are pleased to say that both BISS, “Jelly” and BOS, “Maddy”, are two of our DOGS2WATCH.  In addition to the BISS, Jelly ahs accumulated nine Terrier Group firsts and two all breed BIS.  Congratulations to Ed, breeders Karen Thomason, D Nechemias & L Claus, owners Zane Smith & Karen Thomason, and all the other winners.

CABRILLO KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Segni At Coventry
(Photo by Carol Beuchat)

We still have not told you about this weekend in Del Mar CA and the Cabrillo Kennel Club‘s two shows.   We will remind you that we told you that Angela Porpora’s BIS on Saturday was the Wirehaired Dachshund,  GCH CH Verdon’s devil In Disguise MW.  We didn’t tell you that the Pointer, CH Creeksyde’s Witches Promise, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Sevenly Above The Law, the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Darwyn’s I’m Not Arguing That, the Chinese Crested, Kamikazi’s Tokyo Cowboy, the Dalmatian, CH Castle’s Go Speed Racer, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Bon Idee’s Garden Party.

On Sunday Dr Anthony DiNardo saw the same Welsh & Chinese Crested, the Irish Water Spaniel, CH Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook, the Ibizan Hound, GCH CH Harehill’s Ace In The Hole, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Six Pence, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Lebull’s New Hope Wooly Bully, and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, GCH CH Segni At Coventry.    His BIS was the Corgi, Molly.  It’s the sixth this year for Molly.