MONDAY MORNING MOP UP

GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu Eenie Miney Moe 

With 40 all breed shows to cover in our Monday Morning Mop Up is an ambitious undertaking.  Let’s start in Columbus OH where several of our top dogs gathered, including the Number One Dog All Breeds, the German Wirehaired Pointer, GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm.  Oakley and handler Phil Booth would end the four day stint with two Bests In Show, and two Reserve Best In Shows

GCH CH Mt View’s Ripsnorter Silver Charm

(Photo Courtesy of Best In Show Daily)

The Sandusky Kennel Club was up first on Thursday and ended the day with Tim Catterson in the final ring with Oakley, the Basset Hound, GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu Eenie Miney Moe, the Saint Bernard, GCH CH Jamelle's Aristocrat V Elba, the Russell Terrier, GCH CH Goldsands Columbus, the Yorkshire Terrier, GCH CH Stratford's Diamond Jim, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Jade East Do You Know The Way To San Jose, and the Shetland Sheepdog, GCH CH Grandgables The Frat Boy.

Judge Catterson would choose the Basset, Tiger, as his Best In Show and Oakley, as his Reserve.  Tiger and handler Brian Martin have eight BIS & 47 Hound Groups.

GCH CH Goldsands Columbus

At Friday’s Dayton Kennel Club Tom Hale preferred Oakley and the above named Russell Terrier over the Basset, Tiger, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Jaroe Legend Of Irish Spirit, the Japanese Chin, GCH CH Pem We-Syng Lucky Mi, the Chinese Sahr-Pei, GCH CH Shine's Deck The Halls, and the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shadyrock Dancing Doll.

GCH CH Nuuktok's Atka Inukshuk

Saturday Oakley would take the RBIS at the Lima Kennel Club show behind the aforementioned American Eskimo Dog, Inuk.  Rounding out Judith Daniels’ final were the Wirehaired Dachshund, GCH CH J's Starbarrack's Babybug's Devil of a Bug, the Doberman Pinscher, GCH CH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici, the Border Terrier, GCH CH Meadowlake Simply Sinful, the Havanese, CH Marcosa's Slip Slidin' Away, and the Bearded Collie, GCH CH Spiritwood's Gandalf The Blue.

It’s the first AKC BIS this year for Inuk who has the enviable distinction of winning the breed at the Westminster Kennel Club show for four consecutive years.  Congratulations to breeder/owner Sharon Robertson and handler Graeme Burdon.

GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder 

(Photo by Infocusbymiguel)

Oakley would be back on top on Sunday followed by the Reserve winner, the Old English Sheepdog, GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder, the Greyhound, GCH CH Arghandab Sacred Dance At Ceber JC Sacred Dance At Ceber JC, the previous day’s Doberman, FiFi, the Wire Fox Terrier, GCH CH Gordon’s Bite of the Apple, the same Havanese, and the Eskie, Inuk.