COLUMBIA MISSOURI KC DAY ONE

CH Danfour Debutante

The Columbia Missouri Kennel Club opened their two day set in their hometown with Norm Patton commanding the final ring.  His seven supplicants were the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Royal Guardian's That's My Boy, the Long Haired Dachshund, CH Hundeleben Queen Armada SL, the Akita, CH Cas Cobo  Haul Eudora, the Kerry Blue Terrier, CH Krisman's Lotsa Lottie Da For Liviah, the Havanese GCH CH Heartland Keeping the Secret, the Miniature Poodle, CH Danfour Debutante, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH CH Kylene Eden The Dragonslayer.

His Best In Show was the Miniature Poodle, Banana.  It’s the first BIS for the 18 month old bitch.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Daniel Chavez.

SAN ANTONIO KC DAY ONE

GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy

The San Antonio Kennel Club took over on day three in their hometown and ended the day with Roger Hartinger choosing a BIS.  His options were the Weimaraner, GCH CH Win'Weim's It's My Grey Goose, winner of Thursday and Friday’s shows, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall I Dream Of Style, the Airedale Terrier, CH Texter Stronghold Legend, the Japanese Chin, CH Victory Next Of Chin, the Bichon Frise, GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Todorhaus V Bmeer.

His Best was the country’s Number One Non-Sporting Dog, the Bichon, Drummer.  Drummer now has seven big rosettes this year.

SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB DAY ONE

GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici

Out in the Pacific Northwest several of the nation’s top dogs gathered in Seattle WA for the first of the two shows offered by the hometown Seattle Kennel Club.  The seven that made it to Ken Buxton’s final were the Golden Retriever, CH Peterwhite's Melik Angel, the Borzoi, GCH CH Aashtoria Wildhunt Hidden Agenda, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici, the American Staffordshire Terrier, GCH CH Alpine’s Highwayman, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, GCH CH Full Of Malarkey Miles Of Aisles, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Snowdowne When In Rome.

Best went to the Doberman, FiFi.  The win, her third BIS this year, will make her the Number Two Working Dog.  We will have to wait for all the weekend’s numbers before we can tell you if she will make it into the Top Ten Dogs All Breeds.

GARDEN CITY KANSAS KC DAY TWO

GCH CH Sumerian’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence

Linda Scanlon had the judge’s book at the day two final of the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club,  She chose her Best from the ASCOB Cocker Spaniel, CH Mardi Gras Strut The Stage, the Saluki, GCH CH Aurora's Walk This Way, winner of the Day One show, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Sumerian’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, the West Highland White Terrier, CH Snowy River Walk This Way, a Long Coat Chihuahua from the classes, Sylvancreek Not For Kids, also from the classes the Standard Poodle, Bar-None From The Get Go, and the Smooth Collie, GCH CH Bit O Heavens Sorceress.  It was another BACK2BACK BIS for the Kuvasz, Tanner.  The win will likely put Tanner in the Top Five Dogs All Breeds.

PALM BEACH COUNTY DFA DAY ONE

CH Happy Hour Highmark Toasty

We love the Florida dog shows and we especially like an excuse to go to Palm Beach.  Today dog fanciers indulged themselves in the good life at the day one show of the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association in West Palm Beach.  Jeffrey Pepper’s final seven were the Golden Retriever, CH Happy Hour Highmark Toasty, the Greyhound, GCH CH BrandCru Erasmus, the Rottweiler, GCH CH Cammcastle’s My Gigolo, the Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the French Bulldog, GCH CH Bandog Bayou’s Warrior, and the Australian Shepherd, GCH CH Equinox Ad Astra.

His BIS was the Golden, Rotten.  Eight year old Rotten hasn’t been out much since 2007 when he won the breed at Westminster, but the multiple BIS winner lives in near by Boca Raton and obviously enjoyed the outing.  Congratulations to breeders Maura Phelan & Linda Willard and owners Pamela & Jerome Oxenberg & Louis Krokover.

CRUFTS DAY THREE

CH Travella Star Lord

Day Three of the 2011 Crufts dog show is complete and we have our Terrier and Hound Group winners.   Mr Philip Greenway's Best in the Terrier Group was the Wire Fox Terrier, CH Travella Star Lord.  His Reserve was the Airedale Terrier, CH/AM CH Longvue Jackpot of Saredon.  Third went to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, CH Hubbull’s The Promise, and Fourth was the Norwich Terrier, Ragu’s Jazz King.  The multiple  BIS winner Henry was the BISS at the 2010 National Specialty of the British Fox Terrier Club.  Congratulations to breeder MR W Browne -Cole, owner Victor Malzoni Jr, and handler Richard Allen.

Soletrader Peek A Boo

Best in Mrs Eleanor Bothwell’s Hound Group was the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Soletrader Peek A Boo.  Her Reserve was the Borzoi, CIB/SE/NO/FI/DK CH Borzowski’s Phenomenon, her Third was the Afghan Hound, IR CH Ashahni Amir, and her Fourth was the Whippet, IT CH Sober Ingrid. The PBGV, Jilly, at 18 months of age is just beginning her show career and a Crufts Best in Group is a very auspicious win.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Sara Robertson.

FOUR BIS WINNERS

 

We have a quartet of BIS winners to tell you about.  The Bearded Collie, GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins,, picked up his 53rd career all breed Best at yesterday’s  Monticello New York Kennel Club show in Milton NY.  

 

The country’s Number Two Terrier. The Skye Terrier, CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman, topped the limited breed Everglades Terrier Club show.  

 

It was the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria‘s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, taking home the big rosette at the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club show in Garden City KS. (When was the last time the Number One Working Dog was a Kuvasz?)

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

 Finally, the 2010 Crufts Hound Group winner , the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, posted the BACK2BACK BIS win at the day to show of the Kennel Club Of Greater Victoria.

TULLAHOMA KC OF TN DAY ONE

GCH CH Cracknor’s Cross The Ts

We have some results from Friday’s shows for you.  First from Franklin TN where the Tullahoma Kennel Club Of Tennessee hosted their day one show.  William Bergum had a spectacular seven of the Black Cocker Spaniel, GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction, the Saluki, Khiva's Sasha Kishon, the Boxer, GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream, the Norfolk Terrier, GCH CH Cracknor’s Cross The Ts, Thursday’s BIS winner, the Pekingese, GCH CH PalaceGardden Malachy, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Bandheim’s Captain Crunch.

His Best was the Norfolk, Plum.  It’s the first BIS this year for handler Roxanne Sutton and Plum, granddaughter of the 2005 Crufts winner, CH Cracknor Cause Celebre.  You may remember that Plum was the Terrier Group Two at last month's Westminster Kennel Club show.  Congratulations to Roxanne, breeder M H E Matell, and owners Pamela Beale, Elisabeth Matell, & Beth Sweigart, and handler Roxanne Sutton.

CRUFTS DAY TWO

CH/IR CH Winuwuk Lust At First Sigh

Once again we treated our selves to the live on line streaming of group judging at Crufts, the giant British Kennel Club extravaganza.    Today’s offerings were the Working Group and the Pastoral Group (comparable to our Herding Group). 

Three things caught our eye as the Working Group breed winners entered the big ring.  First, for a country steeped in tradition, exhibitors really get casual in their dress at Crufts.  At Westminster, handlers agonize over what they will wear in the Group judging.  Apparently, the British do not.  More on subject, is the culture shock of seeing floppy ears on the Boxer & the Doberman and the tail on the Bobtail (Old English), but we will leave that debate for another time.  We also were impressed that several of the dogs in the Working Group were substantially more substantial than what we see in the US.  We’re not saying American dogs are reedy.  We’re just saying that the English dogs were, well, beefy.

Mrs K Wilberg’s Group winner was the Boxer, CH/IR CH Winuwuk Lust At First Sight.  Her Reserve was the beautiful Newfoundland, CH/IR CH Fairweathers Knock Out with Brooklynbear.  Third was the Doberman Pinscher, CH Supera’s Ozzy Osbourne JW, and Fourth went to the Rottweiler, CH Olearia Blaze Of  Gold.  The Boxer, Max, is the winningest Boxer In the Kennel Club’s history and a repeat Crufts Working Group winner, having topped that Group in 2009.  Congratulations to breeders/owners Marion Ward-Davies, Julie Brown & Tim Hutchings.

CH Elmo Vom Hunhnegrab

Mr E Hulme’s Best of the Pastoral Group was the German Shepherd Dog, CH Elmo Vom Hunhnegrab.  His Reserve, Third, & Fourth were the Samoyed, CIB/EST/FIN/LT/LV/RUS CH Pilgrimage Snow Ball (yes, we know.  It’s their Kennel Club and they can do it any way they like), the Australian Shepherd, CH/DK/NO/VDH/INT CH Thornapple Aftershock, & the Norwegian Buhund, NUCH LUXCH NORDV-10 BEW-10 Kimura’s Jenseman.  Four year old Rico has been doing his share of winning since arriving in England from Germany, winning three BIS in ten shows entered.  Congratulations to breeder Heinz Scheerer, owner Mr J Cullen, and handler Stephen Cox.

KC OF GREATER VICTORIA DAY ONE

GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It
(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

There are few more pleasant places in these United States than San Antonio TX and yesterday the Kennel Club of Greater Victoria held the first of four shows scheduled this week in the city made famous by the Alamo. 

Judy Webb’s seven survivors were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It, the Pharaoh Hound, GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It, the ,Rottweiler, CH Chancellor Flirt's High Flyin' Gladiator, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH Dalriada’s Mystic, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH. Ferlin's It's All About Me, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Chaoyang Chick Magnet At Asia, and the Smooth Collie, GCH CH Travler's Pierce Arrow.

Her Best was the Pharaoh Hound, Qing.  That’s seven so far this year for Qing.  You did notice that we have three Hounds in our Top Ten?