HATBORO AS THERMOPOLYAE

GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse 

(photo by Lynda Beam)

Like the Greeks at Thermopolyae  the Number One Dog All Breeds, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, held off a horde of more than 1000 Terrier entries to take the BIS at Friday’s Hatboro Dog Club show.  The Belgian Wire Fox Terrier, CH King Arthur von Foliny Home, led the Terrier charge, taking the RBIS.

CH King Arthur von Foliny Home

Rounding out judge Joyce Vanek’s seven finalists were the English Springer Spaniel, GCH CH Legacy Random Titleist, the Greyhound, GCH CH GrandCru Phelps Insignia, the Pug, GCH CH Hill Country Tag I’m It, the Schipperke, GCH CH BonChien Bee-Utiful Ba-Bee, and the Bouvier des Flandres, GCH CH Warwick’s Laureate Roman Holiday RN PT THD CGC.

Matisse, the winningest Working Dog of all time with 203 career BIS, has amassed 108 top prizes this year.