DAY ONE IN FORT WAYNE IN

GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse 

(photo by Rhonda Cassidy)

The Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club kicked off the five day Old Fort Cluster in Fort Wayne IN on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne shows are the only cluster this week in the US and as such have drawn many of the nation’s top dogs. 

GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie 

The seven BIS judge Raymond Filburn Jr saw were the Weimaraner, GCH CH Doc's Crosswinds Absolut Ten Of Acadia, the Whippet, GCH CH Sporting Fields Shameless, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, the Skye Terrier, GCH CH Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie, the Pug, GCH CH Caper’s Sirius Endeavor, the Chinese Shar-Pei, GCH CH Shine’s Deck the Halls, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Lockenhaus Rumor Has It V Kenlyn. 

 His Best was the nation’s Number One Dog All Breeds, the PWD, Matisse, and his Reserve, was the country’s Number One Terrier and Number Five Dog All Breeds, the Skye, Charlie. The win was Matisse’s 213th career BIS. This year Matisse has 118 BIS in 153 final attempts this year.