DAYTON KENNEL CLUB

GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse 

(photo by Jeffrey Hanlin)

AKC’s Number One Dog All Breeds, the Portuguese Water Dog, GCH CH Claircreek’s Impression de Matisse, continues his march to the end of a record setting year, taking the BIS at Friday’s Dayton Kennel Club show in Columbus OH. 

GCH CH King's Mtn Angelina Ballerina 

Challenging Matisse for judge Jason Hoke’s favor were the English Setter, GCH CH Stargazer N Wingfield Wait Wait Don’t Tell, the 15” Beagle, GCH CH Torquay Midnight Victory, his RBIS, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier, GCH CH King's Mtn Angelina Ballerina, the Havanese, GCH CH Qbin's Strictly Confidential At Enginuity, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH ByRequest Bon Mot, and the German Shepherd Dog, GCH CH Lockenhaus Rumor Has It V Kenlyn. 

Matisse is the winningest show dog in the last three decades with 220 career BIS. This year he has logged 125 BIS and 162 Working Groups, rolling up a 41 BIS/20,000 point lead on the Number Two Dog.