OAK RIDGE KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box

The Oak Ridge Kennel Club hosted day two in Knoxville TN and they asked James White to choose his two best from the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Summit’s Emery It’s In The Bag, the American Foxhound, GCH CH Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence,  the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Boston Terrier, GCH CH Gunther’s Gussied Up Edna, and  the Puli GCH CH Cordmaker Rumpus Bumpus.

GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence 

(Photo by Derek Glas)

Finishing one/two were Foxhound, Jewel, and the Kuvasz, Tanner.  Jewel is the country’s Number One Hound and Number Ten Dog All Breeds with a record breaking 27 BIS this year.

VIRGINIA BEACH DAY ONE

GCH CH Whirlaways Ida Belle's A Ringing

Robert Vandiver just wrapped things up at the Tidewater Kennel Club Of Virginia opener in Virginia Beach VA.  The seven dogs he saw were the Irish Setter, GCH CH Fyrethorn Pay It Forward, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, GCH CH Whirlaways Ida Belle's A Ringing, the Bernese Mountain Dog, GCH CH Tallpines Appletini RN, the Smooth Fox Terrier, CH Harewood Foxcove Gunpowder And Lead, the Pug, GCH CH Caper’s Sirius Endeavor, the Miniature Poodle, GCH CH Surrey Sugar Baby, and  the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder.

GCH CH Fyrethorn Pay It Forward

Taking the set’s first top awards were the RBIS, the Irish Setter, Murphy, and the BIS, the Rhodesian, Ida Belle.   The dog with South African roots and a Southern USA name now has three BIS and 20 Hound Groups on the year.

AFGHAN HOUND CLUB OF AMERICA

GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli

The Afghan Hound is the breed that got me hooked on dog shows.  In 1968 I watched the Afghan Hound, CH Dahnwood Gabriel, handled by Michele Leathers Billings, win BIS at the Memphis Kennel Club show here in my hometown and I have been a dog show junkie ever since.

This past week more than 200 of the aristocratic dogs gathered in Atlanta for the 2012 National Specialty of the Afghan Hound Club of America.  Helen Winski Stein had the Best of Breed judging and she chose GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli as her Best In Specialty Show.  Her Best of Opposite Sex was CH Jakar An Affair Most Wicked, her Winners Dog  was Regimes Thriller of Elmo and her Winners Bitch/Best of Winners was  Jama Winsong Heavenly Delight.

It was an unprecedented fourth national title in a row for Mowgli and breeder/owner/handler Jay Hafford.  Mowgli is currently the nation’s Number One Afghan Hound and Number Three Hound, all remarkable accomplishments done in limited showing,  Congratulations to Jay, co-breeder/owner James Blanchard and owner Ann Sterner.

FORT WAYNE IN DAY TWO

GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova

(Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin)

While some of yesterday’s competitors left Fort Wayne IN for today’s Tennessee Valley Kennel Club show in Knoxville TN, most stayed for a shot at the 825 points available at today’s La Porte County Kennel Club show.  Once again, some of our top dogs failed to make it to Darryl Vice’s final.  Both the Number One Dog All Breeds, the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm, and the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction, received second place ribbons in their respective groups.

CH Goldsand’s Columbus

At the end of the day, the seven facing judge Vice were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Wynmoor Champagne Supernova, the Saluki, GCH CH Sandstorm’s Blue Nile Bubbles of Jatara, the Standard Schnauzer, GCH CH Blackhawk Finnegan's Wake, the Russell Terrier, CH Goldsands Columbus, the Affenpinscher, GCH CH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, the Schipperke, GCH CH Dante Fire When Ready HOF, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Babheim’s Captain Crunch. 

The RBIS went to the Russell, Bosse, and BIS went to the Springer, Peyton.  Peyton’s 51^st BIS of the year puts him just about 1,000 points behind the Number One Dog.

KNOXVILLE TN DAY ONE

GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare

(Photo by Jeffrey Hanlin)

The snow from Hurricane Sandy is gone from Knoxville TN where a hardy group of fanciers gathered for today’s Tennessee Valley Kennel Club show.  The seven who persevered and reached Gloria Geringer’s final were the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here JH, the Otterhound, CH Kalevala’s Always In Scentsational Style, the Kuvasz, GCH CH Szumeria’s Wildwood Silver Six Pence, the Welsh Terrier, GCH CH Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor, the Miniature Pinscher, GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare, the Boston Terrier, GCH CH Gunther’s Gussied Up Edna, and the Puli, GCH CH Cordmaker Rumpus Bumpus.

GCH CH Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor

Winning the RBIS was the Welsh Terrier, Jennie while the big prize went to the MinPin, Classie.  Today’s BIS is her 26^th of the year and will put her within 1800 points of the Number One Toy Dog.