ANCHORAGE ALASKA

GCH CH Dacun Kaylen;s He’s A Heartbreaker

Our most exotic locale this weekend was Anchorage AK where the Tanana Valley Kennel Club & the Alaska Kennel Club teamed for a pair of shows.  On Saturday Joe Walton’s seven hopefuls were the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Koria’s Life of the Party, the Whippet, GCH CH Starline’s Chanel, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Birchrun’s By Deisgn for Tarma, the Norwich Terrier, Den-Mar’s 8FT Tall & Bullet Proof, the Toy Poodle, CH Paperbirch Dbara Bit of Maverick, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Dacun Kaylen's He’s A Heartbreaker, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Artic Rose Shooting Star PT.

BIS would go to the white hot Standard Poodle, Thomas.  DOG2WATCH Thomas now has six big rosettes this year.

GCH CH Starline’s Chanel

(Photo by Carol Beuchat)

On Sunday Thomas, the Whippet, & the Toy Poodle, would all return for a second attempt at a BIS.  They were joined in Linda Riedel’s final by the Labrador Retriever, GCH CH Double Dutch D'Artagnion JH RN OAP AXP, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Del Sur’s Keno of Cascade, the White Bull Terrier, Magor Remember Me, the Australian Shepherd, CH Turnagain Backcountry Blewby U.  Best would go to the Whippet, Chanel.   Make that six for Chanel and handler Lori Wilson this season.